UAE – Dubai mainland
In the UAE, Dubai mainland company search runs through the free Invest in Dubai license search.
- Official company register
- Dubai commercial license register (Department of Economy and Tourism), Invest in Dubai license search
- Free online search
- Yes
- Company identifier
- DET license number and Dubai Unified Licence (DUL) number, searchable as separate fields
- Who can see beneficial owners
- Obliged entities and authorities only
- Data access for developers
- No API
- Company search
- app.invest.dubai.ae
- Checked on
Search Dubai mainland companies free with the Invest in Dubai license search, run by the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), which returns the license and DUL numbers, the business name in English and Arabic, and a profile summary. Ownership, managers and constitutional documents are not shown publicly. Beneficial owner records filed under Cabinet Decision 109/2023 are shared only with UAE authorities on request and with foreign authorities through international cooperation.
Companies are identified by the DET license number and the Dubai Unified Licence (DUL) number.
- Region
- Middle East
- Run by
- Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET)
- Registry website
- investindubai.gov.ae
- Visible for free
- License number, Dubai Unified Licence (DUL) number, business name in English and Arabic, licensing authority, company profile summary
- Paid documents and fees
- DET does not publish extract fees online.
- Beneficial ownership register
- Beneficial Owner's Record (Cabinet Decision No. 109/2023), filed with the Registrar (DET for Dubai mainland)
- Beneficial ownership access in detail
- Under Cabinet Decision 109/2023 (Art. 17), the Ministry provides beneficial owner data on request to concerned entities in the UAE and to competent foreign authorities through international cooperation. There is no public access.
- Beneficial ownership register website
- moet.gov.ae
- API or data service
- No
- Search interface languages
- English, Arabic
- What to know before a KYB check
- The Invest in Dubai search covers license identity data only; ownership, managers and constitutional documents are not public. Free-zone entities register with their own free-zone authority, and the DIFC and ADGM financial free zones fall outside Cabinet Decision 109/2023.
- Sources
Page URL Invest in Dubai – Search License Information https://app.invest.dubai.ae/search-license Invest in Dubai homepage (business directory, DUL search) https://www.investindubai.gov.ae/en/ DED eServices help – Search License Information https://eservices.dubaided.gov.ae/Help/Online_Help_E/Enquiries/Search_for_License_Information.htm DED eServices help – Search for Business Name https://eservices.dubaided.gov.ae/Help/Online_Help_E/Enquiries/Search_for_Trade_Name.htm Cabinet Decision 109/2023 (Ministry of Economy and Tourism) https://www.moet.gov.ae/documents/20121/0/Cabinet+Decision+109-2023+English+Version+06062024.pdf/f7138fc2-fe12-cef3-077b-b4c49c12eabd?t=1718181974877 - Verification
- Some fields unverified
Questions
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Can I see who owns a Dubai mainland company?
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Sources: each listing is compiled from the registry’s own website, the government body that runs it, official fee schedules and legislation, and the EU e-Justice portal. Every source is linked on the listing with the date it was checked. How we compile this reference