# Advertising business activities in the UAE

> 11 activities the Dubai DET catalogue files under its “Advertising” group. Of them, IFZA (Dubai) lists 5, Ajman Free Zone 5 and Dubai mainland (DET) 11. All three routes list 3 of these 11 activities. Only the mainland lists 4. 2 activities need an outside approval before the licence issues.

- Canonical: https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/groups/advertising
- Updated: 2026-09-05
- Activities: 11
- IFZA (Dubai): 5
- Ajman Free Zone: 5
- Dubai mainland (DET): 11

## Activities in this group

A tick means that route's own catalogue lists the activity. Same name at: other zone catalogues naming it, a name match rather than an equivalence. DET licence types: Industrial and Professional. 2 activities need an outside approval before the licence issues.

| Activity | DET code | Approval | IFZA | Ajman FZ | Mainland | Same name at |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [Advertisement Designing & Producing](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/advertisement-designing-and-producing) | 7310006 | Prior approval | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan) |
| [Advertising Services via Websites](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/advertising-services-via-websites) | 7310026 | Prior approval | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | [ADGM](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/adgm), [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Aerial Advertising Services](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/aerial-advertising-services) | 7310003 | — | — | — | ✓ | [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan) |
| [Billboards Advertising](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/billboards-advertising) | 7310010 | — | — | — | ✓ | [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Distribution of Advertising Materials and Samples](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/distribution-of-advertising-materials-and-samples) | 7310005 | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | [ADGM](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/adgm), [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc), [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Insurance Products Marketing](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/insurance-products-marketing) | 7310027 | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| [Neon Signs Manufacturing](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/neon-signs-manufacturing) | 2790007 | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| [Newspaper Advertisements](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/newspaper-advertisements) | 7310014 | — | — | — | ✓ | [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Press Materials Editing & Distributing](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/press-materials-editing-and-distributing) | 6399001 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan) |
| [Promotional Gifts Preparing.](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/promotional-gifts-preparing) | 7310004 | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc), [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [TV Shopping](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/tv-shopping) | 4791010 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |

## Where the grouping comes from

The group is the one the Invest in Dubai (DET) business activity catalogue gives each activity code, under the label “Advertising”. An activity appears here when its guide carries that DET code.

Licence types in this group: Industrial, Professional. Catalogue checked 2026-09-05. [DET catalogue](https://app.invest.dubai.ae/search-business-activities)

## Related

- [All business activities and groups](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities)
- [Dubai mainland](https://dubaisetupindex.com/mainland)
- [Compare setup routes](https://dubaisetupindex.com/compare)