AED 11,920
Commercial licence + one-time registration + establishment card, based on the supplied comparison.
AED 5,000Commercial licence
AED 5,000Registration
AED 1,920Establishment card
Vantablack Support / Trade & WarehousingJAFZA vs Hamriyah.
JAFZA vs Hamriyah.
Compare the operating structure, not just the licence.
A simple visual comparison for an import/export business that needs warehouse space, high-power electricity and employee visa capacity.
Import / ExportWarehousePowerVisa quota
PORTTrade gateway
→FREE ZONELicence + facility
→WAREHOUSESpace + power
→TEAMVisa capacity
The comparison question
If both jurisdictions can support the activity, the decision shifts from “Which licence is cheaper?” to “Which complete operating structure gives the right warehouse, power, staffing capacity and annual cost?”
Step 1 / Licence layer
Start with the base company cost.
AED 12,500
Commercial licence for up to five products + annual service fee + incorporation fee, based on the supplied comparison.
AED 3,500Commercial licence
AED 5,000Annual service fee
AED 4,000Incorporation
Step 2 / Facility layer
The warehouse changes the economics.
JAFZAThree warehouse examples
1,152 sq ftAED 36,900 / yearHigh power · 11 visa quota
1,645 sq ftAED 85,000 / year25 kW · 16 visa quota
1,950 sq ftAED 89,999 / year25 kW · 19 visa quota
VS
HAMRIYAHWarehouse example
2,152.78 sq ftAED 42,000 / year20 kW · 20+ visa quota
SPACE
+POWER
+VISAS
Step 3 / Full-cost view
Compare the complete structure.
AED 101,919
Licence structure + the 1,950 sq ft warehouse example in the supplied comparison.
11,920+89,999=101,919
AED 54,760
Licence structure + the 2,152.78 sq ft warehouse example in the supplied comparison.
12,500+42,000=54,760
Decision diagram
What should actually drive the recommendation?
01
→Trade model
Import/export only, or do you also need distribution, storage, manufacturing or regional logistics?
02
→Warehouse
How much space is genuinely required now — and what expansion is expected next?
03
→Power
Standard storage or power-intensive operation? Electrical capacity can eliminate options quickly.
04
→People
Visa quota must fit the current team and future staffing plan.
05
Total operating cost
Licence + warehouse + utilities + visas + logistics + future expansion — then choose one route.
Vantablack view
The cheapest licence can still be the more expensive operation.
The licence totals in this comparison are close. The major difference appears only when warehouse rent, power and visa capacity are added. That is why Vantablack compares the operating model rather than recommending a jurisdiction from the licence fee alone.
Difference in the supplied examplesAED 47,159between the two illustrated annual structures
Important pricing note
This guide is built from the supplied JAFZA & Hamriyah comparison. These figures are reference figures, not live quotations. Warehouse availability, rent, power allocation, visa quotas, licence fees and service charges can change and must be reconfirmed with the relevant free-zone authority before a client decision is made.
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