Created under a Ruler's Decree, Jafza commenced operations in 1985 with 19 companies offering standard size office units and warehouses to provide ready-built facilities to customers.

Its proximity to Jebel Ali Port, Al Maktoum International Airport, and the Expo 2020 Dubai site has helped it carry out global trade.

The Bharat Mart development, is spread over 2.7 million square feet distribution hub, which is set to became the market reach for Indian products.

[4] After the opening of the Jebel Ali Port in 1979, a free economic trade zone was set up by decree of the Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

[5] Jafza is spread over 57 square km in the Jebel Ali area at the far western end of Dubai, on the Skeikh Zayed Road (E11).

The free zone contributes 21 per cent of Dubai's GDP on a yearly basis, and sustains the employment of more than 144,000 people in the United Arab Emirates.