ANCFZ activity category
IT & Software License in the UAE
Run a it & software business from the UAE with an ANCFZ license from AED 4,888 per year* — software and computer trading, data processing, cloud, AI and network services. 100% foreign ownership, remote setup in as little as 2 hours*.
54 licensed activitiesMix up to 10 on one license100% remote*
Activities in this category — from the official ANCFZ list
| Activity | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Wholesale Of Computers, Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software | Wholesale of computers and computer peripheral equipment, wholesale of software |
| Computers & Peripheral Equipment Trading | Includes reselling computers and accessories, including servers, modems, monitors, and central processing unit… |
| Computer Equipment Requisites Trading | Includes reselling computers and accessories, including servers, modems, monitors, and central processing unit… |
| Computer Systems & Communication Equipment Software Trading | Includes reselling the set of application software and its documentation concerned with realizing the user’s n… |
| Computer & Data Processing Requisites Trading | Includes reselling tapes, CD-ROMs, ribbons, printers ink, paper and other requisites used in computer operatio… |
| Computer Electric Accessories Trading | Includes reselling computer electric accessories such as distributors, switches, surge suppressors and battery… |
| Encryption Software Trading | Includes reselling the software for encryption solutions that protect sensitive data across enterprise applica… |
| Raised Access Computer Floors Trading | Includes reselling floor consists of a gridded metal framework to provide an elevated structural floor above a… |
| Software Publishing | Publishing of ready-made (non-customized) software: • operating systems • business and other applications • co… |
| Computer Programming Activities | Includes designing the structure and content of, and/or writing the computer code necessary to create and impl… |
| Software Development Services | Includes firms specialized in computer systems software design, implementation, operation and maintenance base… |
| Cybersecurity and Technology Audit Services of Software Code | involve evaluating and assessing the security and functionality of software through thorough code reviews and … |
…plus 42 more activities in this category on the official list.
Package pricing
| Visas | 1-Year All-inclusive Package* |
|---|---|
| 0 visas | AED 4,888 / year |
| 1 visa | AED 10,800 / year |
| 3 visas | AED 20,700 / year |
| 5 visas | AED 29,700 / year |
Tip: pair your main activity with complementary ones — e.g. it & software + e-commerce + consultancy — on a single license at no extra license cost.
License your it & software business
From AED 4,888 per year*, fully remote*.
* 1-year prices are full advance payment with the 10% upfront discount included. “License in 2 hours” and fully-remote setup are subject to all documents being in order. Flexi-desk availability per package terms.