ANCFZ activity category
Marketing & Media License in the UAE
Run a marketing & media business from the UAE with an ANCFZ license from AED 4,888 per year* — marketing services, social media, advertising, design and content. 100% foreign ownership, remote setup in as little as 2 hours*.
34 licensed activitiesMix up to 10 on one license100% remote*
Activities in this category — from the official ANCFZ list
| Activity | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Photography Processing Materials Trading | Includes reselling photography processing chemicals and photographs printing papers |
| Advertising Requisites Trading | Includes reselling indoor and outdoor advertising requisites like boards, electric and non-electric signs as w… |
| Audio Recorded Media Trading | Includes reselling audio materials recorded on cassettes and discs and other magnetic and optical recording me… |
| Visual Recorded Media Trading | Includes reselling visual materials recorded on cassettes and discs and other magnetic and optical recording m… |
| Photographic Processing Equipment & Requisites Trading | Includes reselling photographic processing apparatus which transform the latent image into a visible printable… |
| E-Commerce Through Social Media | Includes businesses that wish to have an e-commerce social media account for their existing commercial license |
| Other Publishing Activities | Publishing (including on-line) of: • catalogs • photos, engravings and postcards • greeting cards • forms • po… |
| Audio Recorded Media Distribution | Includes firms authorized to administer sound recordings and music on behalf of the copyright owners by distri… |
| Marketing Services Via Social Media | Includes firms specialized in helping businesses and others to promote and market their products and services … |
| Media Monitoring Services | Includes firms entrusted by their clients to monitor all types’ media like newspapers, magazines, TVs, radios,… |
| Public Relations Management | Includes firms perform as connecting link between commercial entities and the media to introduce and shed ligh… |
| Advertising | Creation and Realization of Advertising Campaigns: • Creating and Placing Advertising in Newspapers, Periodica… |
…plus 22 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. marketing & media + e-commerce + consultancy — on a single license at no extra license cost.
License your marketing & media 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.