Ranking · Logistics · 2026
The logistics-transport cluster counts 126 license combinations across 20 providers, with a median price of AED 12,500*. Ranked by catalog depth, then price — mainland entries flagged where they change the game.
Methodology
Ranking
ADDED (mainland) Abu Dhabi Hub soon The deepest logistics catalog in the snapshot (20 combinations) and the cheapest entry at AED 5,880* — with direct mainland contracting on top.
IFZA Dubai Hub soon 17 logistics combinations in a Dubai free zone with fast onboarding — from AED 12,900*, at the cluster median.
Ajman Free Zone Ajman Hub soon 16 combinations at the standard AED 5,555* flat rate — the budget pick between Sharjah and the northern ports.
DET (mainland) Dubai Hub soon Dubai mainland from AED 15,665*: the premium route when clients and contracts are Dubai-centric.
RAKEZ Ras Al Khaimah Hub soon 9 combinations from AED 6,000* plus the strongest warehousing and industrial base in the ranking.
How to choose
The mainland entries change who you can bill: ADDED and DET licensees contract UAE clients directly, while a free-zone logistics company serves the mainland through a distributor or a branch. Freight forwarding across borders works fine from a free zone.
RAKEZ ranks fifth on catalog size but first on storage: warehouse and industrial options sit in the same zone, which matters the moment stock lands in the UAE.
The AED 12,500* cluster median is pulled up by Dubai zones. The northern emirates deliver logistics licenses from AED 5,555 – 6,000* — the spread inside one cluster is wider than the spread between emirates.
Frequently asked questions
It can run international freight and trade inside its zone. Direct mainland transport contracts need a mainland license or a local distributor — that is the ADDED/DET trade-off.
The cluster median is AED 12,500*; budget routes start from AED 5,555 – 6,000* (Ajman Free Zone, RAKEZ) and Dubai mainland from AED 15,665*.
RAKEZ — industrial land, warehouses and staffing support in the same jurisdiction, with licenses from AED 6,000*. Jafza is the alternative when port-side storage is the point.