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About Sharjah Media City (SHAMS) Free Zone
Sharjah Media City (SHAMS) Free Zone is the perfect Dubai Free Zone for creative and media businesses to grow and thrive. Launched in January 2017, it covers a wide range of business activities available for those wishing to embark on their entrepreneurial journey in the UAE.
Shams is a unique free zone in the UAE that encourages businesses to explore creativity and innovation. Despite being a young economic zone, it is very popular among small startups, SMEs, and large corporations alike.
It offers a wide range of facilities for businesses, including commercial office complexes, flexible and personalized creative units, hospitality solutions, and community and residential plazas. This, combined with its other benefits, makes running a business in SHAMS an incredibly smooth and successful experience!
If you are interested in growing a successful creative or media based entrepreneurial venture, then SHAMS free zone company setup will be the right choice for you!
Our Best Package
Especially for E-commerce Trade License
AED 5,750
- E-commerce & Dropshipping
- Sell products on Amazon, Noon, E-commerce Website and more
- Up to 5 Business Group of Activities Free of Charge
- Combine Media, Professional & Trading Activities under 1 License
- Conduct Business Locally & Internationally
- Multiple Shareholders in 1 License
- Lease Agreement for Corporate Bank Account Opening Purposes
- No Office Space Requirement
Licenses Offered by SHAMS Freezone
Sharjah Media City Free Zone offers a number of licenses, making SHAMS free zone company setup flexible and convenient!
Service License
The SHAMS free zone service license gives businesses rights for production, re-production, transformation, and distribution of services. Service license includes rendering services as a primary objective and utilizing goods to provide them.
Industrial License
The SHAMS free zone industrial license allows for production, re-production, transformation, and manufacturing of goods. This is for manufacturing business that are involved in the production of physical products.
Trading License
The SHAMS free zone trading license gives businesses permission for selling goods within Sharjah Media City, or importing and exporting of goods. It includes movement of goods, wholesale and retail sale of goods and rendering of services related to the sale of these goods.
Holding License
The Sharjah Media City Free Zone Holding License allows for the holding of standalone assets and/or stakes in other companies. It gives permission for controlling other companies’ property (real estate), patents, trademarks, stocks, or other assets.
Benefits of SHAMS Freezone Company
- Physical presence in the UAE not required to incorporate your new company.
- No need of NOC to start your own company
- 100% foreign ownership
- No need for annual audit and paid-up share capital
- Allows opening of corporate bank account
- Permission to hire foreign employees
- Business startup from 19 years and above
SHAMS Freezone License Cost
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License Renewal in SHAMS Freezone
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Company Liquidation in SHAMS Freezone
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Company Formation Process and Timeline
Beyond View is dedicated to serving and assisting you, exhausting all efforts while still being true to our streamlined processes and deadlines.
Requirements of Setting Up a Company in SHAMS
- All documents must be attested and approved from relevant authorities
- Branch Company has to produce documents of its parent company
- There are various departments for business formation and approval from all these departments is necessary
- Companies related to media industry are preferred but other businesses are also allowed to establish
There are a variety of steps that need to be taken, some complicated, some less intricate. Usually, the first thing you have to do is select your business practice. From here, you will need to agree on your company name, finalize, and send your registration documents to the competent authorities, open a bank account, and apply for any visas that may be necessary. However, the details of this procedure will depend on the type of license you apply for and the type of company you choose to run. That’s why, before beginning any of these procedures, the first port of call should always be a company set-up specialist who can direct you through any aspect of the process, ultimately ensuring the entire application requires little more than a few hours of your time.
Why Beyond View
- We provide comprehensive services for company establishment in Shams Free Zone
- Due to our wide experience, we are completely aware of all the procedure for approval from relevant authorities
- We will assist companies in accomplishing all types of legal tasks during and after registration of company
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, and we do not require a NOC from your existing sponsor.
Our team will provide you with a list of banks with their contact details.
No, you will have 100% ownership of your company.
You can open a branch or subsidiary subject to the approval of relevant authorities.
No, investor is not required to be a UAE resident in order to establish a business in SHAMS.