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 — UAE.
Updated September 2026 · market data verified methodology
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.