Dubai business activities · 4763007

Ship & Boats Spare Parts & Components Trading licence in Dubai (4763007): how to set up

Ship and boat spare parts trading is a DET-regulated commercial activity in Dubai (4763007) open to LLCs, sole establishments and partnerships, with a JAFZA equivalent; add a Dubai Customs registration to deliver parts to vessels.

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Which licence covers ship spare parts trading in Dubai?

On Dubai’s mainland the activity is “Ship & Boats Spare Parts & Components Trading”, code 4763007 — a commercial activity for reselling engine, boiler, shaft, piping and instrument parts for ships and boats. Invest in Dubai lists DET as its regulator, Law No. (6) of 2023 as its legislation, and the business, instant and SME licences as the licence types.^[1]

The listed legal forms are LLC, one-person LLC, sole establishment, general partnership and limited partnership.^[1]

In Jebel Ali Free Zone the matching activity is “Ships & Boats Spare Parts & Components Trading”, code 515069. Other free zones keep their own activity lists and codes — check that the zone you pick names the activity before you sign a lease.^[2]

Which approvals does a ship spare parts trader need?

No regulator other than DET is listed for this activity on Invest in Dubai; confirm with DET at initial approval.^[1]

Goods moving through customs need a Dubai Customs business registration. It is requested with a copy of the trade licence and the authorised person’s passport and Emirates ID.^[3]

Dubai Customs’ 2025 services guide lists declaration routes to ship stores — transit to ship stores, free-zone export (transit out) to ship stores and customs-warehouse export to ship stores — so where your stock sits (duty-paid, free zone or bonded) decides the route.^[4]

What are the steps and documents?

Choose the route — Dubai mainland through the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), or a free zone that lists the activity — and the legal form.^[5]
Register the trade name and apply for initial approval.^[5]
Sign the memorandum of association and, where it applies, an attested local service agent agreement; lease premises — in Dubai the lease is registered on Ejari.^[5]
Submit the documents with any external approvals, pay the fees and collect the licence.^[5]
After the licence, register with Dubai Customs if goods will cross customs.^[3]

How long does it take and what does it cost?

Dubai Customs business registration costs AED 100 plus a AED 20 knowledge and innovation fee and is completed within one working day.^[3]

The licence fee depends on the authority and the package — mainland or free zone, premises and number of activities — so get a written quote from DET or the free zone. On the mainland the fee must be paid within 30 days of the payment voucher, or the application is cancelled.^[5]

Supplies to ships can be zero-rated for VAT where the executive regulation’s conditions are met — goods for use on board in international transport, and goods for operating, repairing or maintaining a qualifying commercial ship, fuel excluded. Confirm your invoices with a UAE tax agent.^[6]

The activity, for reference

Activity name (English): Ship & Boats Spare Parts & Components Trading
Activity name (Arabic): تجارة قطع غيار السفن والقوارب ومكوناتها
Activity code: 4763007
Activity type: Commercial
Group: Trading and Repair Services; Mechanical and Engineering Equipment Trading
Regulating entity (as listed): Department of Economy and Tourism (DET)
Legal forms (as listed): Limited Liability Company (LLC); Limited Liability One Person Company (OPC); Sole Establishment; General Partnership; Limited Partnership
Licence types (as listed): Business License; Instant License; SME License
Legislation (as listed): Law No. (6) of 2023 Establishing the Dubai Business Registration and Licensing Corporation

What it covers, in our words

Reselling the parts and components used to repair, maintain, refit or upgrade ships and boats — main and auxiliary engines, boilers, shafts, piping, and communication and measuring equipment.

Source: Invest in Dubai business-activity search — search the code 4763007 (read 10 October 2026)

Check before you apply

— Names, codes and listed details were read from the Invest in Dubai business-activity search on 10 October 2026. The list is revised; check the live entry before you apply.
— Rules, fees and timelines change. Confirm each approval with the authority named before you commit to premises or staff.
— GeoMarineHub does not issue licences, help obtain them or act as a business-setup agent. Nothing here is legal or tax advice.
— Activity codes are Dubai mainland codes. Free zones and the other emirates keep their own activity lists and codes.

Sources

Invest in Dubai (Department of Economy and Tourism) — business activity “Ship & Boats Spare Parts & Components Trading”, code 4763007 (read 2026-10-10)
Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) — Activity list (read 2026-10-15)
Dubai Customs — Request business registration (read 2026-10-15)
Dubai Customs — Services Guide 2025 (PDF) (read 2026-10-15)
UAE Government portal (u.ae) — Steps to start a business on the mainland (read 2026-10-15)
Federal Tax Authority — Executive Regulation of the VAT Decree-Law, as amended 2024 (read 2026-10-10)

Where GeoMarineHub fits

Spares sit inside the ship supply line: declare the categories you cover — machinery, electrical, pipes and fittings, valves, bearings — and activate the ports you deliver to. The ETA on each request is the bidding deadline, so you know at once whether the window is real.