# Medicines trading business activities in the UAE

> 8 activities the Dubai DET catalogue files under its “Medicines trading” group. Of them, IFZA (Dubai) lists 6, Ajman Free Zone 2 and Dubai mainland (DET) 8. All three routes list 1 of these 8 activities. Only the mainland lists 1: Drug Store.

- Canonical: https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/groups/medicines-trading
- Updated: 2026-09-05
- Activities: 8
- IFZA (Dubai): 6
- Ajman Free Zone: 2
- Dubai mainland (DET): 8

## 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. All 8 are DET Commercial licences.

| Activity | DET code | Approval | IFZA | Ajman FZ | Mainland | Same name at |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [Drug Store](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/drug-store) | 4649067 | — | — | — | ✓ | [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan) |
| [Laboratories Tools & Requisites Trading](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/laboratories-tools-and-requisites-trading) | 4773908 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [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) |
| [Medical, Surgical Articles & Requisites Trading](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/medical-surgical-articles-and-requisites-trading) | 4772005 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [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) |
| [Medicinal Chemicals Trading](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/medicinal-chemicals-trading) | 4772003 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc), [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan) |
| [Paper Products Trading](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/paper-products-trading) | 4773963 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc), [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan) |
| [Para-Pharmaceutical Products Trading](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/para-pharmaceutical-products-trading) | 4772004 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [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) |
| [People of Determination Equipment Trading](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/people-of-determination-equipment-trading) | 4772011 | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| [Pharmacy](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/pharmacy) | 4772001 | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | [ADGM](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/adgm), [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc), [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan) |

## 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 “Medicines trading”. An activity appears here when its guide carries that DET code.

Licence types in this group: Commercial. 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)