22% growth in “Dubai Customs” business license business

Dubai Department of Planning and Development (UN): Trakhees, the regulatory arm of the Dubai Ports, Customs and Free Zones Corporation, completed approximately 16,000 transactions during the first half of 2022, an increase of 22% over the same period of the year past. during the year, as the Licensing Department provides licensing services for local companies and regions Free and governmental relations, such as issuing work permits, establishment cards and certificates of no objection to official bodies.
Official statistics released by the department’s Licensing Department indicate that activity in local licensing services by users of the department, both individuals and corporations, increased to 7,067 transactions from January to the end of June this year, ranking first in the renewal service. of local license. 3,426 transactions, followed by local license change service in 1,063 transactions, followed by new trade name reservations representing 951 transactions, followed by the issuance of new local licenses in 627 transactions.
In the same context, International City ranked first in the list of sites that receive local license transactions with 203 licenses, followed by Jumeirah Village Circle in second place, followed by Palm Jumeirah, followed by Dragon Market, followed by Palm Deira.
At the level of government services transactions, statistics indicated an increase in the number of government transactions during the first half of 2022, accompanied by an increase in the number of work permits issued by the department, reaching 3,440 work permits approved in Dubai. , and 1,270 transactions related to the work permit renewal service were carried out.
In terms of free zone licenses, the list of services requested by the concessionaires of this specialty was headed by the service of renewal of the free zone license, which reached 527 transactions in the first six months of this year, followed by the service of issuing commercial licenses with 185 .transactions, so the title was reserved Commercial Free Zone License Category with 78 transactions.

Engineer Abdulla Belhol, Executive Director of the Department of Planning and Development – ​​Trakhees, said: “To confirm the support of the Department of Planning and Development – ​​Trakhees to the highest standards of services required by SMEs and institutions, the department received 1,029 transactions for registration of new trade names. , licenses, at the level of local licenses and free zone, during the first half of 2022 in special development zones under the supervision of the Corporation of Ports, Customs and Free Zone.
He emphasized the department’s willingness to facilitate the process of applying for and obtaining various business licenses, implementing a package of procedures implemented by the department and improving its unified electronic system for issuing business licenses, as well as instilling a culture of excellence. Performance to ensure customer happiness and satisfaction, reducing customer travel time to service.