The Sharjah Airport International Free Zone provides all the
amenities that a successful entrepreneur requires.
The Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF-Zone) is easily accessible to seaports on the Gulf of Oman (Port Khor Fakkan) and the Arabian Gulf (Port Khalid).
It is built adjacent to Sharjah International Airport and its close proximity to major airports (it's just 15 kilometres from Dubai International Airport) and seaports of the UAE on the East Coast (Arabian Gulf) and 120 kilometres to the West Coast (Indian Ocean), is a vital strategic advantage, especially for export, import and industrial establishments. Located adjacent to the best airport in cargo operations in the Middle East and North Africa, it is also the Middle East cargo hub for Lufthansa.
The Airport International Counsel (ACI) ranks as one of the best (ranked 29th) airports in the world for cargo operations.
History
With strategic features, it is little wonder that the SAIF zone has registered phenomenal growth since its inception in 1995 and has over 1,090 companies operating out of it.
Details
SAIF-Zone and the airport have been instrumental in helping Sharjah's economy scale new peaks. SAIF-Zone is the fastest growing airport free zone in the region, and Sharjah International Airport has gained an enviable reputation as a leading cargo hub. Speed, reliability and cost-effectiveness have been the cornerstones of Sharjah's industrial policy. A stable government, proactive policies, a solid industrial base and an attractive incentives package have drawn a very high proportion of foreign investments into Sharjah in recent years.
Dedicated to quality and excellence, SAIF-Zone is the symbol of efficient operations — the better alternative for business ventures in the UAE and beyond.
With the distinction of being the world's first ISO 9001-certified Airport Free Zone, SAIF-Zone has a highly developed infrastructure, providing state of the art services. It is ideally located in the vicinity of Sharjah city, adjacent to Sharjah International Airport.
Services
The SAIF-Zone offers a high frequency of cargo flights operating to 75 destinations in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), from Sharjah International Airport. It offers priority and simplified customs procedures and special handling for goods and freight forwarding to and from the SAIF-Zone. There are also no deposit customs policy for cargo in transit between Sharjah seaports and the SAIF-Zone. The Licence to start a business is issued through the SAIF-Zone within 24 hours.
Back-up services include those provided by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce, Sharjah Expo and up to 40 international banks. Facilities for manufacture, assembly, packaging, import, re-export, trade and value added activities are catered for at the Zone.
The UAE's six international airports and seven major sea ports provide a variety of choices to importers and exporters with healthy competition, leading to low port handling costs. The Airports and ports are close to each other and are connected by a fast network of motorways with the distance between any port and airport requiring only two to three hours of trucking time.
- Courtesy: www.saif-zone.com
