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The Microsoft sign at the entrance of the Dubai Microsoft campus, Dubai Internet City Dubai Maritime City, Dubai under construction in 2008. A free zone authority is a designated economic area governed by its own set of regulations, which differ from those applicable to businesses outside the zone.
Federal Law No. (1) for the year 2003 A.C. regarding establishment of the Federal Customs Authority (FCA) in the UAE defined the primary Functions and responsibilities of FCA on the basis that it is the authority concerned with drawing customs policy in cooperation with customs administrations, preparing unified legislations to regulate customs work, and supervising implementation of it by ...
Free-trade zones in Dubai, (FTZs) are special economic zones set up with the objective of offering tax concessions and customs duty benefits to expatriate investors. There are 26 Free Zones operating in Dubai. FTZs in Dubai and the UAE are governed pursuant to a special framework of rules and regulations. A Free Zone Authority offers business ...
Often they have relaxed jurisdiction of customs or related national regulations. They can be ports or other large areas or smaller allocated areas. Terms include free port (porto Franco), free zone (zona franca), bonded area (US: foreign-trade zone ), free economic zone , free-trade zone , export processing zone and maquiladora .
In free trade areas, tariffs are only lowered between member countries. They should also be distinguished from customs unions, like the former European Economic Community, where several countries agree to unify customs regulations and eliminate customs between the union members.
The customs duty rate is 50% on CIF of alcohol, and 100% on CIF of cigarettes. VAT is also charged at the standard rate for the imported items. The UAE charges some anti-dumping duties on some products, with some duties as high as 106% for some ceramic imports, including those imported from the GCC Customs Union. [34] [35]
Further regulation were issued on 22 March 2003 Rule 1 of 2003 (PDF) (in Arabic). 22 March 2003. that clarified the president of the DMCC must be appointed by the Ruler of Dubai and could then appoint a Chief Executive Officer and members of the Board of Directors. The law expanded the mandate of the free-trade zone to establish any other ...
Some financial free trade zones in Abu Dhabi and Dubai have their own legal and court systems based on English common law; local businesses in both emirates are allowed to opt-in to the jurisdiction of common law courts for business contracts. [4] [5] [6] The justice system in the UAE has been characterized as opaque.