Licenses and permits to open a grocery store in Sharjah
Selling packaged food adds food rules on top of a store's usual registrations. Here are the 3 filings, in the order they're made.
Sharjah trade licence
Sharjah Economic Development DepartmentSharjah
Applied for online with the Sharjah economic department.
- Fee
- Varies
- Filed
- Filed online
- Renews
- Every year.
Corporate tax and VAT registration
Federal Tax AuthorityUnited Arab Emirates, national
Every company registers for corporate tax on EmaraTax. VAT registration is required once taxable supplies pass AED 375,000 a year.
- Fee
- Free
- Filed
- Filed online
Employer registration and work permits
Ministry of Human Resources and EmiratisationUnited Arab Emirates, national
Register the establishment, then apply for each employee's work permit.
- Fee
- Varies
- Filed
- Filed online
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Agency requirements change. Check each agency's page before you file.
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This guide covers the city. Your exact address decides the county, the health district and the zoning. Placetta maps every filing for it, fills the official forms from your details, adds the deadlines and puts them up for your approval.
- The full list for your address, in filing order
- The official forms, filled line by line
- Renewal and inspection reminders