# Waste trading business activities in the UAE

> 8 activities the Dubai DET catalogue files under its “Waste trading” group. Of them, IFZA (Dubai) lists 5, Ajman Free Zone 4 and Dubai mainland (DET) 8. All three routes list 3 of these 8 activities. Only the mainland lists 2: Military Scrap Trade and Textiles & Fabrics waste Trading.

- Canonical: https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/groups/waste-trading
- Updated: 2026-09-05
- Activities: 8
- IFZA (Dubai): 5
- Ajman Free Zone: 4
- 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 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [Fish & Meat Wastes Trading - Import & Export](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/fish-and-meat-wastes-trading-import-and-export) | 4620208 | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| [Glass Waste Trading](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/glass-waste-trading) | 4669112 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan) |
| [Military Scrap Trade](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/military-scrap-trade) | 4669117 | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| [Scrap & Metal Waste Trading](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/scrap-and-metal-waste-trading) | 4669102 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan) |
| [Textiles & Fabrics waste Trading](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/textiles-and-fabrics-waste-trading) | 4669114 | — | — | — | ✓ | [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Used Cooking Oils Trading](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/used-cooking-oils-trading) | 4669113 | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | [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) |
| [Waste Paper Trading](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/waste-paper-trading) | 4669101 | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | [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) |
| [Waste Plastic Trading](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/waste-plastic-trading) | 4669104 | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | [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 “Waste 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)