Personal & Social Services · Professional licence · Code 3811006
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How to set up a Sea & Shore Cleaning Services business in Dubai: the approvals, premises and ownership rules for activity code 3811006, and each step to the trade licence.
Last updated · Licensing authority: Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), Dubai. Fees change, so confirm the current amount with the authority before you pay.
ISIC classification: Collection of non-hazardous waste (3811)
Typically requires Designated Zone status for VAT purposes
About this activity
Coastal marine litter collection, beach sand sifting, floating trash skimmer operation, and oil spill shoreline remediation services. Requires environmental marine clearance.
Regulatory requirements
Sea & Shore Cleaning Services can be licensed on the mainland in 3 emirates, under a professional licence. The government licence fee starts at AED 1,250 in Abu Dhabi; we haven't confirmed the fee in the other emirates yet. Office rent, visas and any external approvals are paid on top of the licence fee.
Across the 3 Personal & Social Services activities we hold fees for, starting fees run from AED 600 to AED 1,250 (median AED 600). This activity is above the median.
Confirm the activity and legal form
Apply under activity code 3811006 (Sea & Shore Cleaning Services) on a professional licence. Choose the legal form, most often a limited liability company (LLC) or a sole establishment, and list any other activities you plan to add.
Reserve a trade name and get initial approval
Apply to the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) to reserve the trade name and receive initial approval. Initial approval confirms the government has no objection to you starting the business.
Get the external approval
This activity needs approval from Environment Agency & Coastal Guard/Ports Authority before the licence is issued. Apply once you have initial approval; the authority may inspect your premises or ask for qualifications.
Secure the right premises
The activity calls for commercial office & boat berth/yard. Sign a lease and register it with Ejari; the registered tenancy is part of the licence file.
Sign the founding documents
Sign the Memorandum of Association (or the sole-owner equivalent) setting out the owners and their shares.
Pay the fees and collect the trade licence
Pay the licence fee, which starts at AED 1,250 in Abu Dhabi, plus market and registration charges, and DET issues the trade licence.
After the licence
Get the establishment card, apply for residence visas, open a corporate bank account and register for Corporate Tax with the Federal Tax Authority. Register for VAT once taxable turnover passes AED 375,000 a year.
See the documents you'll need and what to do after you incorporate.
The duties every new UAE company meets, whatever its activity. Each links to a short explainer series with the law behind it.
Beneficial owner register
Within 60 days of the company existing, keep a register of its beneficial owners and of its partners or shareholders, and file them with the registrar.
Corporate tax
Register for corporate tax within three months of incorporation, and file each return within nine months of the end of the tax period.
VAT
Register for VAT once taxable supplies pass AED 375,000, then issue tax invoices and file returns for each tax period.
Staff
Hiring people brings the federal labour law: the contract and probation, hours, leave and wages, the employee file, and ending employment properly.
Records
Keep accounting records that show the company's financial position for at least five years after the end of each financial year; tax records have their own periods.
Keeping the licence
In Dubai, renew the licence in the last month before it expires, and tell the Department of Economy and Tourism within ten working days when the facts behind it change.
Reserve a trade name and get initial approval from DET under activity code 3811006, get approval from Environment Agency & Coastal Guard/Ports Authority, register premises with Ejari, sign the Memorandum of Association and pay the licence fee. DET then issues the trade licence.
The government licence fee starts at AED 1,250 in Abu Dhabi. Office rent, visas, and any external approvals are paid on top of the licence fee.
Yes. Sea & Shore Cleaning Services is open to 100% foreign ownership on a Dubai mainland licence, so you don't need a local partner.
Yes. Besides DET, the activity needs approval from Environment Agency & Coastal Guard/Ports Authority. This is usually the longest step, so start it as soon as you have initial approval.
The activity calls for commercial office & boat berth/yard, registered with Ejari.
We hold licensing data for Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah. The lowest starting fee we hold is in Abu Dhabi.
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