DAFZ is home to more than 2,000 registered businesses from over 20+ sectors and various industries, with 20,000+ professionals.

Today, it is one of the fastest-growing and pioneering free zones in the region, contributing to around 4.7 percent of Dubai's gross domestic product) It allows international investors a completely duty-free business setup and execution of services, along with complete foreign ownership and no currency restrictions.

Spanning over an area of 696,000 square meters, DAFZ includes 18 buildings and 256 warehouses.

DAFZ is now home to more than 2000 registered businesses from over 20+ sectors and various industries with 20,000+ professionals, who benefit from a business-focused regulatory and tax environment that offers total ownership, full repatriation of earnings, and a range of world-class facilities., IT and telecommunications,  pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, engineering and building materials, aerospace and aviation, logistics and freight, food and beverage, jewelry, precious stones and luxury items.

[1] In October 2020, the smart police station was opened in DAFZA to provide security services around the clock for workers in the free zone.