# Manufacture of medicines business activities in the UAE

> 7 activities the Dubai DET catalogue files under its “Manufacture of medicines” group. Of them, Ajman Free Zone lists 5 and Dubai mainland (DET) 7. No activity here is listed by all three routes. Only the mainland lists 2: Pharmaceuticals Packaging and Preparation of Botanical Products for Pharmaceutical use.

- Canonical: https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/groups/manufacture-of-medicines
- Updated: 2026-09-05
- Activities: 7
- Ajman Free Zone: 5
- Dubai mainland (DET): 7

## 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.

| Activity | DET code | Approval | IFZA | Ajman FZ | Mainland | Same name at |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [Medical and Surgical Requisites Manufacturing](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/medical-and-surgical-requisites-manufacturing) | 2100107 | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| [Medicinal Chemicals Manufacturing](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/medicinal-chemicals-manufacturing) | 2100105 | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| [Medicine Manufacturing](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/medicine-manufacturing) | 2100101 | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| [Pharmaceuticals Packaging](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/pharmaceuticals-packaging) | 8292004 | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| [Preparation of Botanical Products for Pharmaceutical use](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/preparation-of-botanical-products-for-pharmaceutical-use) | 2100901 | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| [Vaccines and Inoculants Manufacturing](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/vaccines-and-inoculants-manufacturing) | 2100102 | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| [Veterinary Medicine Manufacturing](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/veterinary-medicine-manufacturing) | 2100106 | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |

## 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 “Manufacture of medicines”. 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)

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