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Read moreSRV-04 · Overview
Economic Department (DED) Services in Dubai & the U.A.E.
Your trade licence is the document every other approval hangs from. Change a shareholder, add an activity, move office or update a manager, and the licence has to be amended before immigration, the bank or the landlord will accept anything else. Miss the renewal date and the fines start quietly, then escalate.
We handle the full range of Department of Economy and Tourism transactions — from a first instant licence to a complex share transfer — and we track your renewal window so you are never renewing late.
SRV-04 · What's included
Scope of work
- New trade licence and instant licence applications
- Annual renewal, including Ejari and market fee coordination
- Adding, removing or replacing business activities
- Shareholder changes, share transfers and manager appointments
- Trade name change, legal form conversion and branch registration
- Licence cancellation and de-registration
Process
How we run this file
Four stages, and you are told when each one clears. No chasing us for an update.
Documents you'll need
- Current trade licence and previous year's payment receipt
- Valid Ejari or tenancy contract for the licensed premises
- Passport and Emirates ID copies of shareholders and manager
- Existing memorandum of association and any prior amendments
- Board or shareholder resolution for structural changes
Not sure whether you have everything? Send what you do have and we will tell you what is missing.
REVIEWED
Licence audit
We pull your current licence details and flag anything — expired Ejari, old activity codes — that would block the transaction.
TYPED
Application filed
Forms typed and submitted to the Department of Economy with the correct supporting set.
NOTARISED
Approvals collected
Notary attendance arranged where a resolution or MOA amendment is required, plus any external approvals.
ISSUED
New licence
Updated trade licence issued and delivered, with copies sent to you digitally the same day.
Questions
Economic Department (DED) — what clients ask
Late renewal attracts a monthly fine and, after a period, can block immigration transactions and freeze your visa quota. It is almost always cheaper to renew immediately than to wait. Send us the licence and we will tell you the exact position before you commit.
Yes. Activities can be added at any point in the licence year, though some require an external approval from the relevant regulator first. Adding an unrelated activity sometimes triggers a change in the licence type, and we check that before filing.
Not necessarily. A properly attested power of attorney allows us to complete the notarisation without every shareholder attending. If a shareholder is abroad, we tell you exactly what needs attesting in their country and in what order.
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Local Sponsor Arrangement
Reliable local service agent or corporate nominee arrangements, with the terms documented properly.
Read moreBusiness Setup & Company Formation
Choose the right licence and jurisdiction, then let us file every form through to your trade licence.
Read moreNext step
Need economic department (ded)? Send us the details.
Tell us where you are in the process and what your deadline looks like. You get the required documents, the government fee and a realistic timeline before you commit.
- Free first consultation
- Fees quoted in writing
- One named contact