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HFZA rules at a glance

Licensing authority
Sharjah Port & FZ Authority
Sector regulator
Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA)
Legal system
UAE Civil Law
Can qualify for 0% Corporate Tax (QFZP)
Yes
Audited accounts required
Yes
Foreign ownership
Up to 100%
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anniversary

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Other free zones in Sharjah

  • Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF)
  • Sharjah Communication Technology Free Zone (COMTECH)
  • Sharjah Healthcare City (SHCC)
  • Sharjah Media City (SHAMS)
  • Sharjah Publishing City (SPC)
  • Sharjah Research Technology & Innovation Park (SRTIP)

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Hamriyah Free Zone (HFZA)Free zone tax status and compliance

Sharjah

Sharjah Port & FZ Authority

The Verdict

Industrial & Maritime Powerhouse; Designated Zone for Forensic Inventory Tracking.

I. Statutory Basis

As a Qualifying Free Zone Person, this jurisdiction requires strict adherence toCore Income-Generating Activities.Operates as a Designated Zone. Article 18 QFZP status is strictly contingent on the 'High-Value Manufacturing' test and the physical localization of assets within the Sharjah industrial perimeter.

Compliance Roadmap

01

Industrial Substance Verification: Correlating machine-hours and utility consumption with reported production output

02

Bonded Audit Trail: Implementing a real-time 'Customs-to-Tax' sync for all goods moving through the HFZA port

03

Maritime Forensic Protocol: Establishing specialized documentation for high-seas trade and bunker fuel supply chains

Audit Hotspots

Improper documentation of ship-to-ship high-seas trade lacking third-party survey reports

Mishandling of 'Designated Zone' inventory used for mainland construction projects

Failure to segregate 'Extractive' (exempt) vs 'Processing' (taxable/qualifying) income in the Energy sector

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Global Parent

15%

HFZA

0%

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Dubai Mainland

9%

Forensic Brief

Qualifying Income requires physical CIGA within the zone boundaries. Article 18 mapping is mandatory to maintain 0% status.