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Tax & VAT

What is Designated Zone?

A specific fenced free zone listed by Cabinet Decision and treated, for some VAT purposes, as outside the UAE for goods. Supplies of goods within or between designated zones may fall outside VAT if conditions are met, though services are usually treated normally. Not all free zones qualify. Confirm whether a zone is a designated zone with the FTA.

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