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Launch Web Portal Services Company in Dubai
A web portal is a single website that pulls together services, data and content for one audience and makes them easy to reach. Search sites, media hubs, industry marketplaces and internal company platforms are all portals. Somebody has to plan them, build them, secure them and keep them running.
That is the business this license covers. It sits in the ICT category with Meydan Free Zone, it is eligible for Fawri, and you can have the license issued in under 60 minutes. This guide covers the activity codes involved, what each one lets you do, who buys the work, and the approvals to watch.
Key Stats at a Glance
What This License Covers
Six codes sit under web portals. Pick the ones that match what you actually plan to sell.
Data processing, hosting and related activities, web portals (6310.00)
This is the infrastructure side. Server capacity and storage held on behalf of clients, plus storage, retrieval, backup and security work around that data. It also covers running search facilities and portals for the internet, which means building platforms that index and organise online content so users can find what they need. No third-party approval, and anti-money laundering rules do not apply.
Web portals (6312.00)
Running websites that act as gateways to the internet and give access to large databases of addresses and content. That includes sites built on search engines and sites that work as portals in another way, such as media platforms updated on a regular schedule. No third-party approval, and no anti-money laundering duties.
Search engine portals (6312.01)
Running websites that use a search engine to build and keep large databases of internet addresses and content in a format people can search easily. The engine indexes pages, organises them and returns results against keywords. No third-party approval, and no anti-money laundering duties.
Other internet portals, including media sites (6312.02)
Running gateway websites that offer content updated from time to time. Think news, articles and multimedia pulled from different sources into one place, with regular updates that keep readers coming back. No third-party approval, and no anti-money laundering duties.
Blogging services (6312.98)
Running platforms that let people and businesses write and publish blog posts. Tools for writing, editing and scheduling, plus multimedia, comments, social sharing and analytics. No third-party approval, and no anti-money laundering duties.
Vehicle auctions by electronic media and smart apps (6312.99)
Running a digital marketplace where vehicles are bought and sold by auction. These platforms often carry inspection reports, finance options, secure payments and transport support around the sale itself. This is the one code with an extra step: once Meydan Free Zone issues your license, you need approval from the Roads and Transport Authority. It can also only be combined with RTA-Group A activities and with non-transport activities where the relevant authorities allow it.
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Who Your Clients Will Be
Portals get built for whoever needs to put services in one place. In practice that means:
- Companies moving customer services onto a single platform
- Media and publishing groups running content sites
- Industry marketplaces bringing buyers and sellers together
- Organisations that need staff or member portals behind a login
The work splits into two revenue shapes. Build projects, where you handle analysis, design, development, integration and launch. Then the recurring side: hosting, content management, security, user support and maintenance. The second one is what keeps the lights on between projects, so price it into the first contract rather than treating it as an afterthought.
Step by Step Setup Guide
- Step 1, pick your activity codes: Match them to what you will actually sell. If you plan to run auctions as well as build portals, add 6312.99 now rather than later.
- Step 2, book your trade name: Use the free company name check first to see whether the name you want is available.
- Step 3, choose Fawri if you want speed: These activities are Fawri eligible, which means your license can be issued in under 60 minutes.
- Step 4, send in your setup documents: Passport copies for every shareholder and the usual application papers through the Meydan Free Zone portal.
- Step 5, collect your license: Remote setup is possible, so shareholders outside the UAE can get through this stage without flying in.
- Step 6, apply to the RTA if you took 6312.99: This approval comes after the license, not before it. Nothing on the auction side goes live until it is in hand.
- Step 7, open a bank account and set up your books: Get your accounting in order from the first invoice, particularly if you bill clients outside the UAE.
Compliance and What You Need in Place
Third-party approvals
Five of the six codes need nothing extra. Only vehicle auctions under 6312.99 carry a post-license approval, and it comes from the Roads and Transport Authority.
Activity combinations
6312.99 has limits on what it can sit next to. It pairs with RTA-Group A activities and with non-transport activities where other authorities agree. Check this before you build a license application around a mixed model.
Anti-money laundering
All six activities are exempt, which takes a whole layer of reporting off your plate compared with many other Dubai licenses.
Scope discipline
The codes are drawn tightly. Hosting and data processing sit under 6310.00, running a portal sits under 6312.00, and search-driven databases sit under 6312.01. Take the codes that cover your real service list, because working outside them creates problems at renewal.
Market Opportunity
Web portal work has a solid place in Dubai's digital economy. Businesses and organisations here keep moving onto centralised platforms to deliver services, hold data and improve how users deal with them.
Demand keeps rising for platforms that are secure, that scale, and that people can actually use. That pulls in work across a lot of different industries rather than one, which spreads your risk. Meydan Plus can handle the support side of running the company so your time goes into building.
Conclusion
This is one of the lightest licenses in Dubai to get moving. No third-party approval on five of the six codes, no anti-money laundering reporting, and Fawri gets the license into your hands in under 60 minutes.
The one thing to slow down on is the code list. Pick the codes that match your service list, and if vehicle auctions are part of the plan, budget time for the RTA step after your license is issued.
Get the codes right and the setup takes an afternoon.
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