{ "name": "difcvsadgm.com Freezone Registry Fee Schedule", "title": "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule", "url": "https://difcvsadgm.com/datasets/freezone-registry-fee-schedule/", "csv": "https://difcvsadgm.com/datasets/freezone-registry-fee-schedule.csv", "markdown": "https://difcvsadgm.com/datasets/freezone-registry-fee-schedule/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-24", "license": "https://difcvsadgm.com/terms", "headline": "The Freezone Registry Fee Schedule carries 14 published figures read from 6 sources' own pages, from 100 to 16,700 USD, read 24 October 2026.", "quotes": [ "The Freezone Registry Fee Schedule carries 14 published figures read from 6 sources' own pages, from 100 to 16,700 USD, read 24 October 2026.", "6 of the 14 named sources read in full publish a figure; 8 publish none, read 24 October 2026.", "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, fee DIFC innovation licence: median 1,500 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.", "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, fee ADGM non-financial initial registration: median 5,500 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.", "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, fee ADGM non-financial annual renewal: median 5,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.", "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, fee ADGM retail initial registration: median 2,500 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.", "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, fee ADGM retail annual renewal: median 2,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.", "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, fee ADGM financial initial registration: median 16,700 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.", "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, fee ADGM tech startup licence: median 1,500 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.", "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, fee ADGM data protection: median 300 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.", "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, fee ADGM SPV registration: median 1,900 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.", "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, fee ADGM auditor registration: median 3,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.", "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, fee DIFC SPV annual licence: median 1,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.", "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, fee DIFC SPV incorporation: median 100 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.", "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, fee ADGM commercial licence fee (incorporation, all entity types): median 200 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.", "Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, fee ADGM data protection fee (incorporation, all entity types): median 300 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026." ], "citation": "\"difcvsadgm.com Freezone Registry Fee Schedule\", updated 2026-10-24, https://difcvsadgm.com/datasets/freezone-registry-fee-schedule/.", "changed_since": null, "national": { "unit": "USD", "n": 14, "median": 1700, "min": 100, "max": 16700, "p25": 300, "p75": 3500, "mean": 2964.2857, "units": { "USD": 14 }, "published_sources": 6, "named_sources": 14, "read_sources": 14, "not_published": 8, "published_share": 0.429 }, "by_axis": { "fee": { "DIFC innovation licence": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 1500, "min": 1500, "max": 1500, "p25": 1500, "p75": 1500, "mean": 1500 } }, "ADGM non-financial initial registration": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 5500, "min": 5500, "max": 5500, "p25": 5500, "p75": 5500, "mean": 5500 } }, "ADGM non-financial annual renewal": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 5000, "min": 5000, "max": 5000, "p25": 5000, "p75": 5000, "mean": 5000 } }, "ADGM retail initial registration": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 2500, "min": 2500, "max": 2500, "p25": 2500, "p75": 2500, "mean": 2500 } }, "ADGM retail annual renewal": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 2000, "min": 2000, "max": 2000, "p25": 2000, "p75": 2000, "mean": 2000 } }, "ADGM financial initial registration": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 16700, "min": 16700, "max": 16700, "p25": 16700, "p75": 16700, "mean": 16700 } }, "ADGM tech startup licence": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 1500, "min": 1500, "max": 1500, "p25": 1500, "p75": 1500, "mean": 1500 } }, "ADGM data protection": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 300, "min": 300, "max": 300, "p25": 300, "p75": 300, "mean": 300 } }, "ADGM SPV registration": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 1900, "min": 1900, "max": 1900, "p25": 1900, "p75": 1900, "mean": 1900 } }, "ADGM auditor registration": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 3000, "min": 3000, "max": 3000, "p25": 3000, "p75": 3000, "mean": 3000 } }, "DIFC SPV annual licence": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 1000, "min": 1000, "max": 1000, "p25": 1000, "p75": 1000, "mean": 1000 } }, "DIFC SPV incorporation": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 100, "min": 100, "max": 100, "p25": 100, "p75": 100, "mean": 100 } }, "ADGM commercial licence fee (incorporation, all entity types)": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 200, "min": 200, "max": 200, "p25": 200, "p75": 200, "mean": 200 } }, "ADGM data protection fee (incorporation, all entity types)": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 300, "min": 300, "max": 300, "p25": 300, "p75": 300, "mean": 300 } } } }, "rows": [ { "source": "DIFC Innovation Licence", "url": "https://www.difc.com/business/establish-a-business/innovation-licence", "figure": "USD 1,500 ", "value": 1500, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee": "DIFC innovation licence" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "quote": "The Innovation Licence is subsidised for a period of 2 to 5 years* at USD 1,500 per annum, and provides your business with access to premium coworking spaces and discounted visas.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "930aa02182d1142ec51ad4f7cc6ae0c9d08036dd4938ad0ba7d71deae771c2e3" }, { "source": "ADGM: commercial licence fees reduced from January 2025", "url": "https://www.adgm.com/media/announcements/adgm-reduces-commercial-licence-fees-from-january-2025", "figure": "USD 5,500", "value": 5500, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee": "ADGM non-financial initial registration" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "quote": "Initial registration fees are reduced from USD 10,000 to USD 5,500", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "85f4d678c2f8847318b33905d0dc68e12cb0d5feed3163b1e3e1ba131e639eba" }, { "source": "ADGM: commercial licence fees reduced from January 2025", "url": "https://www.adgm.com/media/announcements/adgm-reduces-commercial-licence-fees-from-january-2025", "figure": "USD 5,000", "value": 5000, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee": "ADGM non-financial annual renewal" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "quote": "Annual licence renewal fees are reduced from USD 8,000 to USD 5,000", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "85f4d678c2f8847318b33905d0dc68e12cb0d5feed3163b1e3e1ba131e639eba" }, { "source": "ADGM: commercial licence fees reduced from January 2025", "url": "https://www.adgm.com/media/announcements/adgm-reduces-commercial-licence-fees-from-january-2025", "figure": "USD 2,500", "value": 2500, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee": "ADGM retail initial registration" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "quote": "Initial registration fees are reduced from USD 6,000 to USD 2,500", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "85f4d678c2f8847318b33905d0dc68e12cb0d5feed3163b1e3e1ba131e639eba" }, { "source": "ADGM: commercial licence fees reduced from January 2025", "url": "https://www.adgm.com/media/announcements/adgm-reduces-commercial-licence-fees-from-january-2025", "figure": "USD 2,000", "value": 2000, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee": "ADGM retail annual renewal" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "quote": "Annual licence renewal fees are reduced from USD 4,000 to USD 2,000", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "85f4d678c2f8847318b33905d0dc68e12cb0d5feed3163b1e3e1ba131e639eba" }, { "source": "ADGM: commercial licence fees reduced from January 2025", "url": "https://www.adgm.com/media/announcements/adgm-reduces-commercial-licence-fees-from-january-2025", "figure": "USD 16,700, ", "value": 16700, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee": "ADGM financial initial registration" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "quote": "Financial Category: Initial registration fees increased from USD 15,000 to USD 16,700, with annual renewals rising from USD 13,000 to USD 16,200.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "85f4d678c2f8847318b33905d0dc68e12cb0d5feed3163b1e3e1ba131e639eba" }, { "source": "ADGM: commercial licence fees reduced from January 2025", "url": "https://www.adgm.com/media/announcements/adgm-reduces-commercial-licence-fees-from-january-2025", "figure": "USD 1,500 ", "value": 1500, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee": "ADGM tech startup licence" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "quote": "Tech Startups: Fees adjusted from USD 1,000 to USD 1,500 for both new registrations and renewals.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "85f4d678c2f8847318b33905d0dc68e12cb0d5feed3163b1e3e1ba131e639eba" }, { "source": "ADGM: commercial licence fees reduced from January 2025", "url": "https://www.adgm.com/media/announcements/adgm-reduces-commercial-licence-fees-from-january-2025", "figure": "USD 300 ", "value": 300, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee": "ADGM data protection" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "quote": "Additionally, a USD 300 data protection fee will continue to be applied across all categories at the time of new registration and annual renewal in the new fee schedule.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "85f4d678c2f8847318b33905d0dc68e12cb0d5feed3163b1e3e1ba131e639eba" }, { "source": "ADGM: fee revision for commercial licences starting 2025", "url": "https://www.adgm.com/media/announcements/adgm-announces-fee-revision-for-commercial--licences-starting-2025", "figure": "USD 1,900.", "value": 1900, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee": "ADGM SPV registration" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "quote": "The fees for the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) category remain unchanged at USD 1,900.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "1bdf6b0e08daa1d7076cd38f61f04984d982d4cefb5a77fd3563760ae280bf71" }, { "source": "ADGM auditor registration fees", "url": "https://www.adgm.com/operating-in-adgm/auditors/registration-fees", "figure": "$3,000", "value": 3000, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee": "ADGM auditor registration" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "quote": "Auditor CategoryRegistration FeesAll Audit FirmsPer Audit Principal$3,000$750", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "0fb6865e0e5793d6fe40ad142bd7c156377c04d0897c8896d4862ede5ad09679" }, { "source": "DIFC special purpose vehicles", "url": "https://www.difc.com/business/establish-a-business/special-purpose-vehicles", "figure": "USD 1,000 ", "value": 1000, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee": "DIFC SPV annual licence" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "quote": "For an SPV, an application fee of USD 100 (one-time) and an annual licence fee of USD 1,000 make DIFC an affordable choice for establishing or expanding your structuring operations.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "9bc3dc755d5002d586d1fc206446c6da1f0df8ad8cc7b7784e6a3860b34d61f1" }, { "source": "DIFC special purpose vehicles", "url": "https://www.difc.com/business/establish-a-business/special-purpose-vehicles", "figure": "USD 100 ", "value": 100, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee": "DIFC SPV incorporation" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "quote": "SPVs in DIFC can be set up with a one-time incorporation fee of USD 100 and an annual commercial licence fee of USD 1,000.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "9bc3dc755d5002d586d1fc206446c6da1f0df8ad8cc7b7784e6a3860b34d61f1" }, { "source": "ADGM Registration Authority Overview of Fees 2025 (PDF)", "url": "https://assets.adgm.com/download/assets/Schedule+of+Fees+2025.pdf/6f25a452823d11ef808c3e0446867bce", "figure": "$200 ", "value": 200, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee": "ADGM commercial licence fee (incorporation, all entity types)" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "quote": "Commercial Licence fee $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "40884f2db513e6ad2f1abc504a65a3cf12e45d6d4605eda16e8528c03cb9d051" }, { "source": "ADGM Registration Authority Overview of Fees 2025 (PDF)", "url": "https://assets.adgm.com/download/assets/Schedule+of+Fees+2025.pdf/6f25a452823d11ef808c3e0446867bce", "figure": "$300 ", "value": 300, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "fee": "ADGM data protection fee (incorporation, all entity types)" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "quote": "Data Protection fee $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "40884f2db513e6ad2f1abc504a65a3cf12e45d6d4605eda16e8528c03cb9d051" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "ADGM Tech Startup licence", "url": "https://www.adgm.com/business-areas/tech-startup", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "DIFC Registrar of Companies handbooks and fees", "url": "https://www.difc.com/business/handbook-fees", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-10", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "DIFC operating handbooks and fees", "url": "https://www.difc.com/business/operating-handbook-fees", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "DIFC Registrar of Companies", "url": "https://www.difc.com/business/registrars-and-commissioners/registrar-of-companies", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "DIFC family businesses", "url": "https://www.difc.com/business/establish-a-business/family-businesses", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-17", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "ADGM registration and incorporation", "url": "https://www.adgm.com/registration-authority/registration-and-incorporation", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "ADGM setting-up FAQs", "url": "https://www.adgm.com/faqs/setting-up", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-03", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "ADGM Rulebook: Commercial Licensing Regulations (Fees) Rules", "url": "https://en.adgm.thomsonreuters.com/rulebook/schedule-fees-4", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.difc.com/business/establish-a-business/special-purpose-vehicles", "label": "DIFC special purpose vehicles", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.difc.com/business/establish-a-business/innovation-licence", "label": "DIFC Innovation Licence", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.adgm.com/media/announcements/adgm-reduces-commercial-licence-fees-from-january-2025", "label": "ADGM: commercial licence fees reduced from January 2025", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.adgm.com/media/announcements/adgm-announces-fee-revision-for-commercial--licences-starting-2025", "label": "ADGM: fee revision for commercial licences starting 2025", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.adgm.com/operating-in-adgm/auditors/registration-fees", "label": "ADGM auditor registration fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.adgm.com/business-areas/tech-startup", "label": "ADGM Tech Startup licence", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.difc.com/business/handbook-fees", "label": "DIFC Registrar of Companies handbooks and fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.difc.com/business/operating-handbook-fees", "label": "DIFC operating handbooks and fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.difc.com/business/registrars-and-commissioners/registrar-of-companies", "label": "DIFC Registrar of Companies", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.difc.com/business/establish-a-business/family-businesses", "label": "DIFC family businesses", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.adgm.com/registration-authority/registration-and-incorporation", "label": "ADGM registration and incorporation", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.adgm.com/faqs/setting-up", "label": "ADGM setting-up FAQs", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://assets.adgm.com/download/assets/Schedule+of+Fees+2025.pdf/6f25a452823d11ef808c3e0446867bce", "label": "ADGM Registration Authority Overview of Fees 2025 (PDF)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://en.adgm.thomsonreuters.com/rulebook/schedule-fees-4", "label": "ADGM Rulebook: Commercial Licensing Regulations (Fees) Rules", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 6 of the 14 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 8 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 14 figures, never sentences; 45 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per centre per entity type per fee line (name reservation, registration, commercial licence, annual renewal, data protection, confirmation statement), each quoted from the authority's own page with its effective date; the figure is the DIFFERENCE the two registries charge for the same vehicle and the cumulative ten-year cost of each, which neither authority publishes because neither names the other; changed-since the previous read, which is the news when a fee schedule turns", "embed": "

100 to 16,700 USD

14 published figures, Freezone Registry Fee Schedule, across 6 sources, read 24 October 2026

Source: difcvsadgm.com Freezone Registry Fee Schedule
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