You fill in SPC's online application and choose a legal structure: an establishment with one shareholder, or a company with up to seven. SPC issues commercial and service licences.
SPC says the setup can be completed in a single day. NXTSTAR checks your activity fits before you apply and handles the steps after the licence.
Last reviewed: by the NXTSTAR team.
Rules are set by the authority and can change. Confirm the current position before you apply.
Who SPC Free Zone suits
SPC suits small service and trading businesses that want a simple Sharjah free zone company, and businesses in publishing, printing and related creative work.
A company that needs more than seven shareholders, or a Dubai address, should look elsewhere.
Company structures
- Free Zone Establishment (FZE): a single shareholder, an individual or a corporate entity.
- Free Zone Company (FZC): multiple shareholders, up to seven.
Licences and activities
- Commercial licence, for import, export, distribution, consolidation, storage and warehousing.
- Service licence, for service activities.
Documents
- Passport copy for each shareholder
- The completed online application form
- Your chosen activities and trade name
- For a corporate shareholder: the parent company's documents
The process, step by step
- Choose FZE or FZC.
- Choose a commercial or service licence and your activities.
- Complete the online application.
- Receive the licence, then arrange visas and banking.
What is particular to SPC
The seven-shareholder cap on an FZC is lower than in most zones. It rarely matters for a small business, but it rules SPC out for ventures with many investors.
What NXTSTAR does, and what we do not
- We help you choose the structure, licence and activities.
- We prepare and submit the application.
- We handle the visa and bank account steps afterwards.
- We do not decide approvals. The authority does, and banks decide on accounts.
- We are an independent consultancy and are not part of SPC Free Zone.
Common questions
How many shareholders can an SPC company have?
An FZC can have up to seven shareholders. An FZE has one.
How fast is SPC setup?
SPC says the business setup can be completed in a single day. Activities that need extra approval take longer.
Is SPC only for publishers?
No. SPC issues commercial and service licences for a broad range of activities.
How much does SPC Free Zone setup cost?
We do not publish prices. Ask us for a written quote that separates authority fees from our service fee.
Sources
The rules on this page come from the authority's own published material, checked on 7 October 2026.
Talk to NXTSTAR about SPC Free Zone
Tell us what you want to do and we will tell you which route fits, what it involves and what we would need from you.