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The Dubai Textile City administration building at dusk, seen from the approach road
Textile City · Setting up

Set up where the trade already is

Warehousing, showrooms, offices, customs and immigration in one secure free zone — so a textile business can be running in weeks, not months.

Establishing in Dubai Textile City means joining a community purpose-built for your trade. Instead of stitching together a warehouse here and an office there, you take space in a single bonded zone where the storage, showrooms and clearance services are already in place — and designed for fabric.

Four steps to trading

From licence to first shipment

01

Choose your space

Pick the mix that fits your business — bonded warehousing for stock, a showroom to display ranges, and office space to run the operation.

02

Licence & register

Apply for a free-zone trade licence through the zone authority. 100% foreign ownership is standard — no local partner required.

03

Customs & immigration

Open your customs code and process visas through the dedicated Dubai Customs and EZW services located inside the zone.

04

Move in & trade

Take possession, receive your first containers in bond, and begin consolidating and re-exporting — with 24/7 access to your unit.

Space that fits the trade

Warehouse, showroom, office

Units across the zone’s 2.2 million square feet of built-up space can be combined to match how you work — high-bay storage for rolls and bales, a showroom to present seasonal ranges, and offices to manage buyers, logistics and accounts.

  • Bonded warehousing — defer the 5% duty until goods are sold or re-exported
  • Showroom frontage to display fabric to regional buyers
  • Offices, with utilities and connectivity, beside your stock
  • 24/7 secured access and on-site loading
Next

See why the zone pays off

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Dubai Textile City — Setting Up · Texmas