United Arab Emirates company records & official search
دائرة التنمية الاقتصادية والسجل التجاري الموحد
Match the licence authority first: mainland emirate departments and free-zone authorities hold different records. A Dubai result does not establish coverage of every UAE jurisdiction.
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Start with DED / Free Zone Authorities for United Arab Emirates. Use the legal name or supported identifier, compare the exact entity and inspect available fields. Company registration and VAT checks are separate tasks; coverage and official access requirements vary.
- Registry
- DED / Free Zone Authorities
- Coverage
- Depends on the register, entity type and available integration; a missing result is not proof of non-registration
- Cost
- LemReveal basic lookup is free where supported; official services have separate access and fee rules
- Data freshness
- Our mirror of this register was last refreshed 2026-07-14
United Arab Emirates company records
Every record below has its own page with the registered name, registration number, registered address, legal form and status, plus free change monitoring. Records are mirrored from public open data (GLEIF LEI, CC0), which sources them from the national register.
United Arab Emirates: choosing and checking the right record
- Choose the correct source
- Identify the licensing authority, emirate and whether the business is mainland or in a free zone. Use the corresponding official licence or register search rather than assuming one portal covers every UAE entity.
- Confirm the entity
- Record the licence or registration number together with its issuing authority. Compare the legal name and licensed activity; a brand and the licensed contracting entity may differ.
- When the search returns nothing
- Ask the business which authority issued its licence. Search that authority and consider English/Arabic name variants. A missing result on a different emirate's portal is not a nationwide absence finding.
- What the record cannot establish
- Trade-licence information, incorporation and regulated-service authorisation are distinct checks. Public director or ownership fields are not universal across mainland and free-zone registers.
Check current access and document options on the official DED / Free Zone Authorities site. Keep the exact entity identifier, source URL and retrieval date with your evidence. A LemReveal record PDF is not a government-certified extract.
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United Arab Emirates — by the numbers
- Records indexed
- 1,073
- Last updated
- 2026-07-14
- Top entity type
- GENERAL
- Cost
- Free
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United Arab Emirates: official source and record scope
Match the licence authority first: mainland emirate departments and free-zone authorities hold different records. A Dubai result does not establish coverage of every UAE jurisdiction.
DED / Free Zone Authorities at a glance
- What it publishes
- Trade license number, Company name, Legal form
- What it costs
- Searching here is free
- How current it is
- Our mirror of this register was last refreshed 2026-07-14
- Can we monitor it
- Not currently offered for this source; lookup availability does not imply change monitoring
Match the licence authority first: mainland emirate departments and free-zone authorities hold different records. A Dubai result does not establish coverage of every UAE jurisdiction.
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800K+
Active Businesses
40+
Free Zones
9% (above AED 375K)
Corporate Tax
88%
Expat Population
Registry Overview
The UAE's business registration is split between mainland authorities (Department of Economic Development in each emirate) and 40+ free zones. Dubai alone has over 30 free zones including DIFC, DMCC, and JAFZA. The UAE has no corporate income tax for most businesses (5% federal CIT introduced in June 2023 for profits above AED 375,000) and no personal income tax.
Entity Types
- •LLC (Limited Liability Company)
- •FZE (Free Zone Establishment)
- •FZCO (Free Zone Company)
- •Sole Establishment
- •Civil Company (Professional)
- •Branch of Foreign Company
Data Available
- ✓Trade license number
- ✓Company name
- ✓Legal form
- ✓Emirate/free zone
- ✓Activities
- ✓License issue date
- ✓License expiry
- ✓Shareholders (mainland LLC)
Free tools for United Arab Emirates
How to search the DED / Free Zone Authorities
- 1
Query National Economic Register (NER)
Visit the Ministry of Economy's National Economic Register website to search for mainland companies across all seven emirates using the legal name or license number.
- 2
Access Emirate-Specific DED Portals
For detailed mainland data, use the specific Department of Economic Development (DED) portal for the relevant emirate, such as Dubai DED (e-Suggest) or Abu Dhabi Business Center.
- 3
Verify Free Zone Entities
If the entity is not in the NER, identify the specific Free Zone (e.g., DIFC, DMCC, ADGM). Each Free Zone maintains its own independent registry portal for public verification.
Who uses this data
Global compliance officers conducting KYB and AML checks, procurement teams verifying vendor legitimacy, and legal professionals performing due diligence for M&A activity in the GCC region.
Access, fees & notes
Data fragmentation is high due to the division between mainland DEDs and over 40 independent Free Zones, each with different disclosure standards. The National Economic Register acts as a centralized but sometimes incomplete aggregator.
Cost & access
Basic license verification is free on most DED and Free Zone portals; detailed certificates or historical extracts often require a fee or owner authorization.
Local-language glossary
- دائرة التنمية الاقتصادية (DED)
- Department of Economic Development; the licensing authority for mainland businesses in each emirate.
- الرخصة التجارية
- Trade License; the official document issued by authorities allowing a company to conduct business activities.
- منطقة حرة
- Free Zone; a special economic zone where foreign investors can have 100% ownership and separate regulations.
- شركة ذات مسؤولية محدودة (LLC)
- Limited Liability Company; the most common legal form for mainland commercial businesses.
- السجل التجاري الموحد (NER)
- National Economic Register; the UAE's federal platform for unified company data search.
Common mistakes to avoid
✗ Searching the mainland registry for a company registered in a Free Zone.
✓ Check the specific Free Zone directory directly if the entity does not appear in the National Economic Register.
✗ Using English names only in search queries.
✓ Search using the license number or the exact Arabic name as it appears on official documents to ensure accuracy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between mainland and free zone?▾
Mainland companies (registered with DED) can trade freely within the UAE and need a local sponsor/partner (51% ownership rule relaxed in 2021 for most sectors). Free zone companies have 100% foreign ownership, tax benefits, and simplified setup, but traditionally can only trade within the free zone or internationally.
What is DIFC?▾
DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre) is a financial free zone with its own legal system based on English common law, its own courts, and its own regulator (DFSA). It's separate from UAE civil law. DIFC companies are popular for financial services, fintech, and holding structures.
Does the UAE have corporate tax?▾
Since June 2023, the UAE introduced a 9% federal corporate tax on profits above AED 375,000. Free zone companies maintaining 'qualifying' status (not doing business with mainland UAE) can still benefit from 0% on qualifying income.
How do I search UAE companies?▾
Each emirate and free zone has its own search portal. Dubai DED offers search through invest.dubai.ae. DIFC uses the DIFC register. There is no single unified search across all UAE jurisdictions.
How do I search for a company in United Arab Emirates by name?▾
Use the available lookup or the linked official UAE Trade Register service. Start with the legal name, then compare the exact Trade Licence number and available identity fields. Name matches are candidates; source coverage and partial-name support vary.
Is the United Arab Emirates company register free to search?▾
Basic company lookup is free on LemReveal. The official United Arab Emirates register has independent access rules and may require an account or charge for searches, extracts or particular documents. Check the source's current terms.
Can I search United Arab Emirates companies by registration number?▾
Where the source supports it, use the exact Trade Licence number together with its register or jurisdiction. Preserve prefixes and leading zeros and compare the returned legal name. A number alone does not guarantee coverage or a successful lookup.
How do I check whether a company is registered in United Arab Emirates?▾
Search the exact Trade Licence number or legal name above, then confirm the entity's identifier and source. An empty result can reflect coverage limits, a source outage, spelling or a different jurisdiction; it does not prove the business is unregistered. A fuzzy candidate is not a confirmed identity.
How can I tell if a United Arab Emirates company is still active?▾
Read the status and effective date where the UAE Trade Register supplies them. Active registration does not establish trading or financial health. Monitoring is available only for supported sources and confirmed records; verify the actual watch state.
How do I find a company's Trade Licence number?▾
Identify the legal entity using the available lookup or official UAE Trade Register route. Record the Trade Licence only where supplied, with its source and jurisdiction. Do not infer missing identifiers from a similar name.
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Decision-makers indexed across United Arab Emirates companies
Platform-wide: 5,926 decision-makers indexed across 734 companies. Distribution by seniority:
- C-Suite331 · 6%
- VP31 · 1%
- Director173 · 3%
- Manager18 · 0%
- Individual Contributor4,474 · 75%
- Other899 · 15%
Aggregate counts only — no personal information is shown. Data refreshed 2026-07-04.
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LemReveal. (2026). United Arab Emirates — DED / Free Zone Authorities Dataset. Source: DED / Free Zone Authorities. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://lemreveal.com/data/united-arab-emirates
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