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SHAMS Startup Package — HDF Business Services

HBHDF Business Services
  • Freezone
  • Licence: Not stated
  • Office: Not stated
  • Visas: 1
  • SHAMS
  • Sharjah
  • Startup / general business
  • Ref PKG-0217

Last verified: 13 Sept 2026

Published inclusions

Recorded verbatim from the provider source. Anything the provider does not publish is shown as "Not stated" — that means unknown, not excluded.

  • ✓ Trade licence
  • ✓ 1 visa allocation
  • ✓ business address
  • ✓ government approvals
  • ✓ initial consultation

Exclusions & caveats

  • ✕ Provider labels prices as starting from
  • ✕ confirm activity, authority fees and final package scope

Service-by-service status

  • ✓Trade / business licenceIncluded
  • —Incorporation / registrationNot stated
  • —MOA / AOANot stated
  • —Trade name reservationNot stated
  • —Establishment cardNot stated
  • —E-ChannelNot stated
  • ✓Visa processingIncluded
  • —Medical testNot stated
  • —Emirates IDNot stated
  • —Office / flexi deskNot stated
  • —Ejari / tenancyNot stated
  • —Bank account assistanceNot stated
  • —VAT registration / adviceNot stated
  • —Corporate taxNot stated
  • —Accounting / bookkeepingNot stated
  • —PRO / government servicesNot stated
  • —Company stampNot stated
  • —PO BoxNot stated
  • —Activities includedNot stated
  • —Shareholders includedNot stated

Who is this package best for?

  • • Founders needing 1 visa allocation as published by the provider
  • • 100% foreign ownership with a free-zone address rather than a leased mainland office

Who should consider alternatives?

  • • You need a guaranteed fixed total: this is an entry price and can rise with activity, visas or zone
  • • Bank account assistance is essential to you and is not stated in this package

SHAMS Startup Package — frequently asked questions

Answered from the provider's published package data as last checked on 2026-09-13. Where the provider publishes nothing, the answer says so.

How much does SHAMS Startup Package cost?
HDF Business Services publishes from AED 7,500 for SHAMS Startup Package. That figure is recorded as "Starting from" — The lowest published entry price. Your final price depends on activity, visa count and zone, and is not a fixed total. Business Setup AE last checked the provider's own published page on 2026-09-13 and does not add any commission to it.
What is included in SHAMS Startup Package?
As published by HDF Business Services: Trade licence; 1 visa allocation; business address; government approvals; initial consultation. Anything not on that list is not included in the quoted price.
What is not included in SHAMS Startup Package?
HDF Business Services lists these as excluded: Provider labels prices as starting from; confirm activity, authority fees and final package scope. Budget for them separately.
How many visas does SHAMS Startup Package include?
The published allocation is 1. Each visa carries its own government, medical and Emirates ID costs, which are usually quoted separately from the licence price.
Where is SHAMS Startup Package registered?
Free Zone in Sharjah, licensed by SHAMS. It is classified as Freezone with a not stated licence type, and the office arrangement is recorded as Not stated.
What does SHAMS Startup Package cost to renew?
Renewal cost: Not stated. HDF Business Services does not publish a year-two figure for this package. Renewal is always a separate annual charge, so ask for it in writing before comparing this package against one that does publish a renewal price.

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What you will need next

A licence on its own does not make a company operational. These are the steps that normally follow, in the order most founders hit them.

  1. 1. UAE investor visa — Two-year partner visa through your own trade licence
  2. 2. UAE business bank account opening — What banks require and why applications are declined
  3. 3. UAE corporate tax — 9% above AED 375,000, FTA registration and free zone conditions
  4. 4. Accounting and bookkeeping in the UAE — Record-keeping duties, IFRS, filing deadlines and monthly cost bands
  5. 5. Trade licence renewal — Annual renewal requirements, Ejari and late-renewal fines

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