Industrial and commercial property across the United Arab Emirates
T03Warehousing & Logistics

Cold Storage (refrigerated warehousing)

Temperature-controlled storage for food, pharma and perishables; cold-chain operations.

ISIC
5210
Licence type
Commercial – storage/logistics licence
Permitted zones
6
Requirement rows
7
Named authorities
4
Primary-text verified rows
0
Published guidance

Storage/logistics licence + Civil Defence approval (refrigerated-space fire rules) + Municipality food/health approval for food cold stores; MoHAP GDP for pharma.

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Catalogue citations

Catalogue version 1.0, prepared 22 June 2026. The named requirement authorities come from published UAE sources. World Warehouse compiles the activity mapping. This guidance supports navigation only: it is not an approval or a substitute for the named authority's decision on a specific premises.

  • CDCivil Defence (Ministry of Interior)

    Federal

    2 rows
  • DETDept. of Economy / DED (emirate licensing)

    Emirate

    2 rows
  • MOHAPMinistry of Health & Prevention

    Federal

    2 rows
  • MUNMunicipality

    Emirate

    1 rows