The summary is as follows: 1. The Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) is a large industrial free zone that offers business facilities and solutions for various activities like manufacturing, logistics, trade, and distribution. 2. KIZAD aims to uphold the 2030 Economic Vision of the Emirates and promote sustainable development and economic competitiveness. It has expanded through developments like the new Khalifa Port Trade Zone. 3. KIZAD provides world-class infrastructure like transportation links by sea, road, rail, and air. It offers services lands, pre-built warehouses and offices, and supports business registration and licensing.

2. All about KIZAD | Khalifa Industrial Zone,
Abu Dhabi
The Khalifa Industrial Zone
Abu Dhabi, also called KIZAD,
is a house to a plethora of
business solutions that fit
various business activities like
manufacturing, logistics, trade,
and distribution. From small
start-ups to huge businesses,
KIZAD offers business
facilities for all. It is one of the
largest industrial free zones in
the region.
KIZAD works on
upholding the 2030
Economic Vision of the
Emirates Economy. It
aims at sustainable
development in particular
and reinforcing the
competitive advantage in
general.
With the increasing demand for free zone spaces,
KIZAD built the new Khalifa Port Trade Zone. It has
made doing business much easier through
competitive operating costs and multiple business
setup services. Investors choosing the port are
provided with a series of business setup services. It
consists of numerous investment sectors such as
aluminum, automotive, engineered metals, port
logistics, food processing, pharmaceuticals,
packaging, polymer converting, among others.

3. WHY KIZAD?
Khalifa Industrial Zone offers world-class transportation facilities with
multimodal connectivity, by all means, road, rail, ports, and air network.
Strategic location with outstanding access to
regional and international markets

4. WHY KIZAD?
SEA
KIZAD is linked to Khalifa
Port, and it can house huge
ships to ease out imports and
exports. KIZAD has 20 major
shipping lines connected with
60 destination ports. They
facilitate shipment to and from
Abu Dhabi to absolutely
anywhere in the world.
ROAD
With four-lane dual
highways, it also has a
network of three-lane dual
arterial roads. They offer
smooth movement within the
port, across the UAE, and
the overall region.

5. WHY KIZAD?
Offering 14 million tonnes of air
freight capacity, it provides
access to four international
airports - Abu Dhabi International
Airport, Dubai International
Airport, Al Maktoum International
Airport, and Al Ain International
Airport. They are all well-
equipped to manage air cargo
and are located in close
proximity.
A shipment capacity of 20
tonnes is facilitated by twenty-
three dedicated rail links. They
are facilitated by Etihad Rail,
which is designed to connect
UAE with the rest of the GCC.

6. World-class Infrastructure
It has a vast network of roads internally with
primary and secondary networks that provide
direct access to and from Khalifa Port along with
connectivity to the main highway. There are
utility corridors designed which provide power,
water, telecom, sewerage services, and other
special utilities.
The industrial clusters of KIZAD facilitate
land allocation with respect to industries
and related service providers. It basically
helps in collecting expertise in one place
and fosters research and growth.
Internal Transportation Network Integrated Clustering

7. World-class Infrastructure
Operative Staff Accommodation
It is being designed to
provide housing facilities
close to the area.
Industry Innovations
It aims to offer solutions that work in
the advantage of businesses. A hot
metal road, modular path, and a
seawater cooling system are some
of them.

8. Free zone and Non-Free zone solutions
KIZAD provides land leasing, pre-built warehouses, free zone
offices, pre-built light industrial solutions, and business district
centers.

9. Dedicated Investor Support
A dedicated relationship manager is present in every
zone at the services of a business. He/she also
ensures the processing of paperwork. Enjazat
Services provides other value-added services under
KIZAD Customer Service. It aims to provide end-to-
end services related to licensing, residency permits,
labour visas, free zone employment visas, family
visas, legal translation, legal consultancy, and
additional third-party specialized services for
companies and investors, along with integrated
outsourced solutions and services for corporations on
a retainer basis.
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10. Dedicated Investor Support
Tax-Free Environment
It provides an environment that is
devoid of income tax, tax on capital
gains, and sales. Your business
can also benefit from exemptions
of custom on transactions with joint
venture companies, import of raw
materials, import of machinery and
equipment for production
processes, and Goods
manufactured in the UAE later
exported to most GCC countries.
Competitive Operating
Costs
Utilities being one of the major
operating costs for industries are
taken care of by the investor
support programme. It helps
businesses take advantage of
competitive water and power
prices.

11. Entrepreneurs wanting to form a company in Khalifa Port FTZ need to secure a
confirmation of the lease agreement. It’s a pre-requisite based on which the company
can be registered.
Khalifa Port FTZ – How To Apply?
The Land Leasing Process
The applications are referred to the plot allocation committee, which assigns the plot for the business of the
applicant. The applicant and KIZAD have a talk before finalizing the agreement of establishment in the industrial
zone. The applicant can either sign the final agreement or opt for a preliminary agreement for completing the
precedent conditions.

12. Types of Company Licenses
It gives permission to
import raw material,
manufacturing,
processing, assembling,
packaging, and export of
intermediate and/or
finished products and
such other industrial
activities as published in
the Industrial License
(Category List).
It allows trading activities that
include export, import,
distribution, stocking,
warehousing of products, and
such other trading activities as
are specified in the Trading
License (Category List).KIZAD
will issue a general trading
license if one needs to trade in
more than 17 products or more
than three groups.
A service license permits imparting
various services like management
consulting services, economic
consulting services, marketing, cargo,
and freight forwarding services, travel,
catering, food outlets, and restaurants,
etc. as published in the service license
(category list). One needs to fulfill all
the procedural requirements to run a
business within Khalifa Port FTZ as per
the provisions of Governing
regulations.
Trading
License OR
General
Trading
License
Service
License
Industrial
License

13. Types of companies that can become a
part of KIZAD
Limited Liability
CompanyThe company should be a
limited liability company with a
minimum paid-up capital of AED
150,000 or higher as may be
prescribed. An individual or
corporate or corporate and
individual can own this entity.
If a branch company is holding a valid
registration and license outside
Khalifa Port Free Zone, then it is
possible for it to apply for KIZAD
company formation. It can either be
registered as a branch of UAE
Company or the branch of a foreign
company.
Branch
Company

14. Procedures for Registration and
Licensing
Khalifa Port Free Zone provides for efficient registration
and licensing process, ensuring the issue of license within
a week of submission of the completed application,
payment, and all required documentation.
A single point of contact from KIZAD is appointed for the
client to make sure the process turns out smooth.
Also, to complete the registration and licensing process,
COLA reference number is required to be entered.

15. Offerings of the Khalifa Industrial Zone
1. Flexible Ownership
RightsKIZAD allows you to choose your own legal structure as per your
business needs. A company involved with industrial manufacturing
activities may enter into a joint venture with a local company by
holding up to 49% of shares and claim exemption from import duties
on raw materials. Further, the finished products will be exempted from
customs duties if exported to GCC countries.
A 100% foreign-owned company can avoid duties for goods kept in
bonded status in the Khalifa Industrial Zone and re-exported from
UAE. Additionally, to the imported goods, you can also avoid duty on
raw material if you’re running a manufacturing business.
The land at KIZAD is designed to allow plots to be subdivided and
merged as per the requirements of the business. The plots are
allocated for the long term with mutually attractive terms. Together,
there are substantial cost benefits that help a company be competitive
and grow in the long term.

16. Offerings of the Khalifa Industrial Zone
2. Serviced Land Plots
KIZAD offers a well-designed
master plan and world-class
infrastructure, and investors can
take advantage of a primary and
secondary road network of dual
four-lane highways and dual
three-lane arterial roads as well as
utility corridors which also provide
all power, water, telecom,
sewerage services.
3. Pre-built Warehouses and Offices
Companies can set up their
logistics operations. KIZAD
provides equipment for easy
loading docks for trucks, raised
dock floor levels, and clear open
spaces for leaves. Each unit has its
own on-site parking. 15% of the
units are equipped with enhanced
power provision for cold storage.
The free zone offices are located
on the ground floor of KIZAD’s
headquarters, and a dedicated
team of experts helps in all
processes of company formation
and setup.

17. Offerings of the Khalifa Industrial Zone
They are currently being designed to support a
population within a 4 km radius, and the
proposed Business District Centres will provide a
range of facilities and services to meet the daily
requirements of people working and living around
the zone. They will also be home to a mosque,
bank, hotel, hospital, apartments, civil defense,
retail, food and beverage outlets, and other
community-related services.
Business District Centres

18. Offerings of the Khalifa Industrial Zone
The KIZAD Logistics City has made setting up and
expansion of the businesses way more
comfortable with the launch of its cost-effective Free
Zone and Light Industrial Units.
The Free Zone Warehouses and Light Industrial
units come respectively with modular units ranging
from 380 to 761 m2 and 320 to 1148 m2; 7
meters and 6 meters height to eaves; with
an integrated fire alarm and sprinkle system, ample
power for A/C, cold storage and light industrial
activities; dedicated loading area for each unit and
raised floor for ease of loading and unloading along
with mainland facilities enabling ‘Made in UAE’
certification.
5. Free Zone Warehouses and Light Industrial
Units

19. Frequently Asked Questions
How can one register for land, offices, or other
services in KIZAD?
One needs to log on to the official portal and fill up the necessary forms
to avail of various services in KIZAD.
What is the procedure for company name
allocation at KIZAD?
You may choose any name for your company as long as it is
approved by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development.

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