| RAKEZ | On or before the expiry date. Some amendments (licence type or activity change, adding or cancelling a licence, lease upgrade or downgrade) are accepted only within 60 days before expiry. | Portal 360: Registration, then Renewal. Enter details, pay, upload documents, submit for verification, upload anything missing, licence is issued. Documents include shareholder or parent company papers, passport copies, a renewed lease (two signed copies where it applies) and NOCs where required. Immigration services need e-Channel registration or renewal. | Late renewal penalty of AED 50 per day from the expiry date. Third-party fines can also fall on the Immigration file, Chamber of Commerce membership and the RAK DED licence, and RAKEZ says it takes no responsibility for them. No standard renewal fee is listed in the checklist or guide. | RAKEZ renewal checklist (issue date 22 Jan 2025), RAKEZ renewal guide (9 Jan 2025) |
| Meydan Free Zone | No later than the expiry date on the Business License. Meydan advises starting before expiry so trading never pauses. | Check the licensed activities match what you really do and drop unused ones. Clear unpaid charges. Submit the renewal declaration online, pay the official fee and keep proof of payment. Check the updated Business License is issued digitally, then share it with your bank and counterparties. | Late charges may apply on top of the renewal fee. Meydan describes a grace period without giving its length and says it is not extra validity. No renewal or late fee amounts are given; Meydan says only the fee it publishes is official. | Meydan renewal cost article, grace period article (updated 19 Oct 2026) |
| IFZA | On or before the renewal date (Terms and Conditions, clause 13). The Establishment Card is renewed every year (clause 18). | Complete the renewal form, prepare the paperwork, receive a quotation and pay, then receive the renewed licence by email. | Missing the date may mean fines or penalties, suspension and even cancellation, and you pay due fines on top of the licence fee. If the Establishment Card lapses you cannot apply for further visas. IFZA gives no amounts on the pages we read. | IFZA Terms and Conditions (January 2024 file), IFZA article on missed renewal (15 Jul 2026) |
| DMCC | On or before the expiry date. Terms are 1 year, or 2, 3 or 5 years for eligible licences. Industrial and some regulated activities renew for 1 year only. | Member portal: Company Services, Licensing Services, Licence Renewal. Select the licence and term, add the Ejari number or tenancy contract and title deeds as required, pay and submit, wait for DMCC approval, then download the licence. Before applying you may need workers' compensation insurance, third-party liability insurance, NOCs for regulated activities and an operational fitness certificate. DMCC lists processing time as 2 business days. | A company must not operate without a valid licence. A sanction is placed on the member account, penalties apply and DMCC may terminate the licence. Fees and overdue fines are in DMCC's schedule of charges; the renewal page gives no amounts. | DMCC licence renewal guidelines (no revision date shown) |
| SHAMS (Sharjah Media City) | Before the current licence term expires (Companies and Licensing Regulations, Art. 12.1). Temporary licences renew only if the Authority approves (Art. 12.2). | The regulations say renewal must meet the Authority's requirements and list no portal steps. Ask SHAMS for its current renewal process and invoice. | The Authority may suspend or cancel a licence when fees, including renewal fees and fines, are unpaid (Art. 13.2(d)), and allows no appeal against its notice (Art. 13.3). A fine of AED 1,000 may be imposed for a breach of the regulations (Art. 50.2); the text does not tie it to renewal. No renewal fee schedule is in the document. | SHAMS Companies and Licensing Regulations 2017 (undated copy on shams.ae) |