Incorporate a company in Dubai
Incorporate your company or subsidiary in Dubai 100% online, without travelling, with a local advisor and everything on one platform.
0% personal income tax and 100% foreign ownership.
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Our advisors analyse the market in Dubai and the tax strategy that best fits your case: legal form, taxes and annual obligations. Free and no commitment.
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A video call with a Filnet expert advisor.
- Your landing in DubaiWe analyse the market, the legal form and the real costs of operating from Dubai, based on your activity and goals.
- A tax strategy tailored to youTaxes, holding structures and double taxation between Spain and Dubai, explained for your case.
- A local expert advisorIn your language, with paperwork handled and fixed prices.
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Key figures for Dubai
Corporation tax
Corporate Tax 9%
in Spain: 25%
Indirect tax
VAT 5%
in Spain: 21%
Time to incorporate
1-3 weeks
100% online, no travel
Market
Global hub
Between Europe and Asia · logistics and financial hub
The legal structure you will operate with
We analyse your case and choose the structure that fits best; this is the usual one for most businesses.
Free Zone or Mainland
Free Zone / Mainland
Benefits
- 100% foreign ownershipIn the free zones you do not need a local partner. Total control of your company.
- 0% personal income taxThere is no personal income tax. What you invoice stays in the company.
- 9% corporate taxOnly on profits above AED 375,000. One of the lowest in the world.
- Licence in weeksFast incorporation (1-3 weeks) and access to a global business and logistics hub.
Key considerations
- Minimum capital
- Depends on the free zone (from ~€0)
- Timeline
- 1-3 weeks
- Corporation tax
- Corporate Tax 9%
No endless background checks to open your company bank account
Thanks to our agreements with Revolut and other partner banks, your company account in another country does not sit for months in reviews: the account opening runs in parallel with incorporation, so you can operate sooner.
- No files stuck for monthsWe work with partner banks that know the process and will not ask for the same documents five times.
- Open in daysAn operating account to invoice and get paid, without waiting for months.
- Incorporation and bank account in parallelWe coordinate both tracks so you lose no time on either.
How we open your company in Dubai
You do none of the paperwork. We handle everything, in English.
We choose the jurisdiction
Free Zone or Mainland depending on your target market and activity.
Name reservation and licence
We register the trade name and apply for the licence.
Incorporation and visas
Licence issuance, registration and the shareholders’ visa procedures.
Bank account
Opening a corporate account in the UAE. We accompany you throughout the process.
You start operating
Active licence, shareholder residency and a local adviser in Spanish.
Why Dubai
Dubai lets you operate with 100% foreign ownership, 0% personal income tax and 9% corporate tax. It is the base many SMEs use to cover the Middle East and Asia: we tell you whether it fits your expansion.
0% personal income tax and 100% foreign ownership.
Explore expansion options100% foreign ownership
In the free zones you do not need a local partner. Total control of your company.
0% personal income tax
There is no personal income tax. What you invoice stays in the company.
9% corporate tax
Only on profits above AED 375,000. One of the lowest in the world.
Licence in weeks
Fast incorporation (1-3 weeks) and access to a global business and logistics hub.
Explore more about Dubai
Case studies
V2C
We supported V2C in its expansion to Portugal, France, Germany and Italy until it became the leader in electric chargers in Europe (+€30M).
Portugal · Francia · Alemania · Italia
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Hagen Group
We helped Hagen Group, the world’s largest pet supplies company, establish itself in Portugal, Andorra and Italy (×7 sales in Spain).
Portugal · Andorra · Italia
View caseFrequently asked questions
Incorporation and the monthly services (accounting, tax and payroll if you hire) are quoted to fit your case. After the analysis, our specialists will design a tailored plan for you at a very good price, with no hidden costs.
Not in the free zones: you can have 100% ownership. On the Mainland, most activities also allow full foreign ownership since the 2021 reform.
9% corporate tax only on profits above AED 375,000, and 5% VAT. There is no personal income tax.
Between 1 and 3 weeks, depending on the free zone and the activity. It is one of the fastest processes we handle.
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