An SPC Free Zone licence through SwiftHub starts at AED 4,999. SPC publishes its own starting price of AED 5,750 for e-commerce, publishing or media, which means our entry package sits below the zone's own advertised rate. That is checkable in about ten seconds, which is the only reason it is worth saying.
The price is not the interesting part of SPC. The visa position is.
No cap on visas, and what that actually costs
SPC states there is no cap on visas per licence. In most free zones your visa quota is tied to the office or desk you lease, so growing the team means upgrading the facility first. Where that link is broken, hiring stops being a property decision.
Our per-person fees are AED 200 for typing, AED 300 for unemployment insurance, AED 300 for portal access and health cover from AED 500. Those are ours. The entry permit, status change, medical and Emirates ID are government charges billed at cost, and they are the larger half. The cost calculator totals our side for any visa count.
The zero-visa year, itemised
| Line | Cost |
|---|---|
| SPC published starting price, e-commerce / publishing / media | From AED 5,750 |
| Through SwiftHub, entry package | From AED 4,999 |
| Corporate tax and VAT registration | AED 600 |
| Bank account assistance, standard activity | AED 1,000 |
The first two lines are different kinds of fact and should not be added together. One is what the zone advertises; the other is what we charge.
Five working days, and what that means
SPC quotes UAE residency in five working days. Treat that as a processing target once your documents are clean and you are in the country for the medical and Emirates ID steps. It is not a promise that covers the distance from first enquiry to Emirates ID in hand, and a consultancy quoting it as though it were is selling you a timeline it does not control.
Who SPC suits
- Teams that will grow. The visa position is worth real money by your fourth or fifth hire.
- E-commerce, publishing and media, which is where the published rate applies and where the activity list is deepest.
- Anyone comparing on total cost rather than headline price, because a zone that ties visas to premises can cost more at scale while advertising less.
It suits you less if you need a Dubai address for client reasons (IFZA's cost guide covers that trade), or if you need warehousing (RAKEZ is the one with facilities).
Renewal
Annual licence, two-year visa cycle. SPC publishes its setup pricing but not a renewal schedule. Ask for the renewal number in writing before year one. Ajman Media City is the zone in our range that publishes renewals next to setup prices, which makes year two knowable rather than negotiable.
Tax
An SPC company registers for corporate tax and files like any other. The 0% rate for a Qualifying Free Zone Person applies to qualifying income rather than to the company, and the conditions are specific — see what qualifying income really means. If your revenue is under AED 3 million, Small Business Relief may be the better route, and the two are alternatives rather than a stack.
SPC Free Zone cost questions
Our entry package starts at AED 4,999 and SPC publishes a starting price of AED 5,750 for e-commerce, publishing or media. Both are licence prices and neither is a first-year cost.
That the number of visas you can sponsor is not tied to the size of your desk or office, which in most free zones it is. It does not mean visas are free or that the government charges per person go away.
That is SPC's processing target once documents are clean and the applicant is in the country for the medical and Emirates ID. It is not the elapsed time from first enquiry.
SPC publishes AED 5,750 for e-commerce, publishing or media. Other activities are priced differently, and there are more than 2,000 of them available, so confirm your specific activity before comparing prices between zones.
There is no cap that stops you. Whether it is affordable is a separate question, and the answer is per person rather than per licence.
Prices last reviewed 29 August 2026. SPC's published rates were checked at spcfz.ae and are attributed to SPC. Ours are indicative rather than an offer, and your quote is confirmed in writing before anything is filed.
