Industrial and commercial property across the United Arab Emirates
T24Commercial & Trade

Wholesale Trade

Wholesale/distribution of goods (food, construction materials, machinery, commodities).

ISIC
4630
Licence type
Commercial – trade/services licence
Permitted zones
3
Requirement rows
5
Named authorities
4
Primary-text verified rows
0
Published guidance

Commercial trade licence (DET/DED or free zone) + customs code; commodity-specific approvals (e.g. food, pharma).

Mapping limits

The released matrix does not mark every displayed row as verified against primary legal text. Treat it as navigation, not an approval or a substitute for the authority's decision on a premises.

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Released zone mapping

Zones the catalogue names for this activity

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.

  • DETDept. of Economy / DED (emirate licensing)

    Emirate

    2 rows
  • CDCivil Defence (Ministry of Interior)

    Federal

    1 rows
  • CUSTOMSCustoms / Federal Tax Authority

    Federal

    1 rows
  • MOHAPMinistry of Health & Prevention

    Federal

    1 rows