Abu Dhabi Free Zones Overview – Key Highlights
- Abu Dhabi offers a diverse range of free zones, each tailored to specific industries and business activities.
- Investors benefit from 100% foreign ownership, full profit repatriation, and tax exemptions.
- Each zone provides customized licensing options, sector-specific infrastructure, and world-class facilities.
- Streamlined administrative processes make business setup quick and efficient.
- These zones serve as gateways for regional and international expansion, aligning with the UAE’s economic diversification goals.
List of Major Free Zones in Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabi Airport Free Zone (ADAFZ)
- Focus: Aviation, logistics, cargo, and aerospace industries.
- Focus: Aviation, logistics, cargo, and aerospace industries.
- Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD)
- Focus: Manufacturing, trade, logistics, and industrial activities.
- Focus: Manufacturing, trade, logistics, and industrial activities.
- Masdar City Free Zone
- Focus: Renewable energy, sustainability, clean tech, and R&D.
- Focus: Renewable energy, sustainability, clean tech, and R&D.
- twofour54 Free Zone
- Focus: Media, entertainment, digital content, and creative industries.
- Focus: Media, entertainment, digital content, and creative industries.
- Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)
- Focus: Financial services, fintech, wealth management, and professional services.
- Focus: Financial services, fintech, wealth management, and professional services.
- Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD)
- Focus: Heavy industries, engineering, chemicals, and manufacturing.
- Focus: Heavy industries, engineering, chemicals, and manufacturing.
- Abu Dhabi Ports Free Zone
- Focus: Trade, shipping, and logistics near key maritime hubs.
- Focus: Trade, shipping, and logistics near key maritime hubs.
- Al Ain Industrial City (AAIC)
- Focus: Light and medium industrial businesses and manufacturing.
- Focus: Light and medium industrial businesses and manufacturing.
- ZonesCorp (part of AD Ports Group)
- Focus: Labor-intensive industries and cost-effective industrial clusters.

