Dubai provides 3 categories of licenses to register a company. The license will depend on the nature of your business. The categories are: · Commercial License · Industrial License · Professional License These licenses are issued by the Department of Economic Development in Dubai or DED in short. There are multiple locations of the offices to provide the licensing services. A commercial license is issued to the company that will conduct any kind of trading activities in Dubai. The industrial license will be issued to those that will be in the industry for manufacturing and industrial activities and Professional licenses will be provided to those who are service providers, artisans, professionals, and craftsmen.