Skip to content

Dubai · Mainland

Dubai Industrial City

Operator: TECOM Group

TECOM Group’s industrial district on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road (E311), established in 2004, with zones for metals, machinery, minerals, food and beverage, transport and chemicals. It offers industrial land, warehouses, workers’ accommodation, offices and an Etihad Rail freight terminal.

See it on the map
Emirate
Dubai
Setup
Mainland
Uses
Manufacturing, Warehousing, Logistics, Distribution, Food, Building materials

Best for

  • Manufacturers selling into the UAE who need a mainland licence
  • Plants that need high power on a single plot
  • Distribution centres that want access to an Etihad Rail freight terminal
  • Tenants who need workers’ accommodation on site

Consider elsewhere if

  • You re-export most goods and want free zone duty suspension
  • You need to be close to central Dubai for frequent deliveries

Mainland licensing

Dubai Industrial City is not a free zone. Companies are licensed by Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (formerly DED), with licences renewed each year, so they can sell directly in the UAE. Fit-out and building permits come from the Dubai Development Authority.

Tenure. Industrial land is offered on long-term lease from Dubai Industrial City.

Who locates here

  • Food and beverage manufacturers
  • Steel and metal fabricators
  • Pharmaceutical and retail distribution centres
  • Building materials and ready-mix producers
  • Chemicals producers

Property

Operator-built warehouses, tenant-built plants on leased land, workers’ accommodation, offices, showrooms, retail and open yards.

Formats. Land plots, Warehouse units, Labour accommodation, Offices, Showrooms, Open yards

Dubai Industrial City lists power access of up to 4 MW per plot, land plots from 62,000 sq ft and warehouses of 5,132 to 11,250 sq ft with 6 m by 6 m sliding doors (Dubai Industrial City website, accessed October 2026).

Our view for tenants

DIC gives you a mainland licence, serviced land with up to 4 MW per plot, ready warehouses and workers’ accommodation in one district. Recent projects include large distribution centres for Aster Pharmacy and Talal Group. It is a long drive from central Dubai, so allow for that in delivery times.

Our view for investors

TECOM Group reports more than 1,100 customers and over 350 operating manufacturing facilities in Dubai Industrial City (TECOM Group website, accessed October 2026). Land is leased from the operator rather than sold, so an investment here is a leasehold position and the unexpired term matters. Tenant-led projects announced in 2026 show demand for both manufacturing and distribution space.

Notable

  • Aster Pharmacy. Pharmaceutical distribution centre of 145,000 sq ft, visited by the Crown Prince of Dubai in September 2026. dubaiindustrialcity.ae
  • Talal Group. Central distribution centre of 350,000 sq ft with cold chain storage, broke ground July 2026, completion targeted Q3 2027. dubaiindustrialcity.ae
  • Assent Steel Industries. Structural steel fabrication expansion announced May 2026. dubaiindustrialcity.ae
  • Unilever. Named by Dubai Industrial City as one of the multinationals present. dubaiindustrialcity.ae

Other locations in Dubai

All of Dubai

Sources

Reviewed 7 Oct 2026.

Drive times: Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap data (valhalla1.openstreetmap.de), car, free-flowing traffic, computed 7 Oct 2026.

Industrial areas by emirate

Compare every location on the UAE Industrial Map