Every quote separates what the authority charges from what we charge. It is the only way to tell whether a "AED 12,500 all-in" package is cheap or just opaque.
Indicative first-year totals including government fees and our fee. The right answer depends on who your customers are, not only on price.
Indicative only. Government fees change, free zones price very differently from one another, and some activities need external approvals that neither figure includes.
If your customers are UAE companies and government entities, mainland is usually right whatever the cost comparison says. If you invoice abroad and work from a laptop, a free zone is simpler and cheaper to keep running.
“Two other agents quoted a single all-in number. Wren sent a spreadsheet showing what was government fee and what was theirs. That decided it.”
“They talked us out of the free zone we had already chosen because our customers were all mainland contractors.”
“Renewals just happen. I get an email six weeks before with what is due and nothing has lapsed in four years.”
That one answer settles most of the structure. We will send an itemised written breakdown within a day, with no obligation.
