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From Korea to MEASA – your gateway to smarter global growth.
Expand from Korea to MEASA – with KEZAD
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD) is your strategic launchpad into the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA).
Establish your hub in the UAE and access over 3 billion consumers from one integrated base.
Why KEZAD?
Strategic Location
KEZAD’s strategic location adjacent to Khalifa Port offers premium connectivity that streamlines supply chains and accelerates time-to-market. Companies operating within KEZAD can reach high-growth markets across the MEASA region within hours by sea, air, or land, ensuring fast and efficient access to customers and partners.
The location acts as a gateway to a burgeoning customer base of over 4.5 billion individuals. From a single base, businesses can expand their footprint, strengthen regional trade links, and tap into significant growth opportunities with maximum efficiency.
World-class infrastructure
KEZAD offers scalable and flexible warehousing and industrial facilities designed to cater to a wide range of sectors. Korean businesses can benefit from build-to-suit and pre-built facilities, customised to their specific operational requirements, ensuring optimal efficiency from day one.
The plug-and-play approach aims to simplify the complexities of new project development, facilitating faster and more cost-effective business setup and growth within its integrated economic zones.
Furthermore, dedicated industrial clusters create an ecosystem that fosters collaboration and innovation across focus sectors, including logistics, and pharma and life sciences.
Fast, Flexible Setup
KEZAD Group offers investors flexible company structures with the option to establish operations in the Free Zone or Domestic Economic Zone, providing a tailored approach to meet diverse business needs.
Businesses benefit from reduced execution risk through access to ready-to-use assets and comprehensive one-stop services designed to simplify the setup process. A dedicated client management team provides end-to-end guidance, ensuring smooth navigation of regulatory and operational requirements.
Furthermore, by setting up in KEZAD, businesses are guaranteed 100% foreign ownership, which eliminates the need for a local sponsor while offering investors complete control over their enterprise.
Cost and Tax Advantages
Operating within KEZAD offers businesses a powerful combination of financial incentives and operational advantages designed to maximise profitability. Korean companies benefit from attractive lease rates, low utility costs and the ability to repatriate 100% of their profits, thereby ensuring financial efficiency and flexibility.
Operating within the Free Zone also provides duty-free import and export privileges, streamlining international trade and reducing overall costs.
KEZAD also offers a tax-friendly framework with 0% corporate and personal income tax, creating significant advantages for businesses of all sizes. The combination of cost efficiency, tax benefits, and access to premium global trade routes makes the KEZAD Group a compelling investment choice.
Trade Access
The UAE and Korea have cultivated a strong bilateral relationship spanning nearly five decades. Korean companies in KEZAD stand to benefit from the UAE’s CEPA programme, including the UAE-Korea CEPA, which eliminates trade barriers and reduces tariffs to enhance market access.
Products manufactured in KEZAD qualify for the “Made in UAE” origin status, offering duty-free access to the GCC region, while benefiting from preferential trade terms with the broader MEASA region.
Talent and Support
KEZAD Group fosters thriving industrial ecosystems that create strong opportunities for local partnerships, supplier networks, and knowledge exchange, enabling businesses to scale.
For a seamless market entry, KEZAD’s dedicated representative in Korea assists businesses through the setup process, ensuring a smooth and efficient entry into the UAE market.
Companies also benefit from supportive ecosystems such as Josoor, which further strengthen collaboration, innovation, and integration for businesses looking to establish and expand their presence in the region.
Sector-Focused, Built to Scale
KEZAD Group Participates in UAE Business Forum in Seoul
KEZAD Group recently participated in the UAE Business Forum in Seoul, hosted by The Korea Times and the UAE Embassy in Seoul. The event, held in July 2025, aimed to highlight the UAE's business environment to Korean investors and SMEs and foster strategic collaboration between the two countries.
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