# Marketing Research & Consultancies licence in the UAE

> Marketing Research & Consultancies licensing in the UAE — the authority catalogue rows we hold for this line, the approvals attached to them, and where the activity can be filed.

- Canonical: https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/marketing-research-and-consultancies
- Updated: 2026-09-04
- IFZA (Dubai): 7320001
- Ajman Free Zone: AM-11101, AM-11724
- Method: https://dubaisetupindex.com/methodology

## What the authority says

Includes conducting field surveys and questionnaires to explore the opinion of the consumers to assist producers and services providers on how to produce the goods and provide the services, the pricing and the effective promotional campaign, in order to boost the selling of that product or service, such firms are not allowed to conduct field surveys and questionnaire before getting approval from the competent authority

Source: IFZA activity catalogue.

## Where you can licence this

| Authority | Status | Code | Licence type | Approval | Facility |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [IFZA (Dubai)](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/ifza) | Listed | 7320001 | Professional | None flagged | Not restricted in the catalogue |
| [Ajman Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/ajman) | Listed | AM-11101, AM-11724 | Services | Not stated | Office, Virtual office |
| [Dubai mainland (DET)](https://dubaisetupindex.com/mainland) | Not verified — we hold no DET activity catalogue | — | — | — | — |

Catalogue evidence, not legal advice. Authorities change activity lists without notice — confirm before you file.

## Routes that list this activity

- [IFZA (Dubai)](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/ifza) — Dubai address, available with Dubai Setup Index. From, no visa: AED 12,900 (12 months · package price)
- [Ajman Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/ajman) — Lower cost, available with Dubai Setup Index. From, no visa: AED 5,555 (12 months · package price)

A route listing the activity is a starting point. The authority confirms eligibility when you apply.

## Facility and premises restrictions

- Ajman Free Zone AM-11101 facilities: Office, Virtual office

## Free zone or mainland

- Both IFZA in Dubai and Ajman Free Zone list this activity, so the choice is a Dubai licence address against a lower package cost.
- We hold no Dubai DET record for this activity, so treat mainland as unverified here rather than unavailable.

## Also catalogued elsewhere

The same activity name appears in other authority catalogues we track. This is a name match, not a legal equivalence, and Dubai Setup Index does not file in these zones.

- DMCC: 7413-01 · Service
- Meydan Free Zone: 7320.95
- SPC Free Zone: 7320.95

## Related activities

- [Marketing Management](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/marketing-management) — IFZA (Dubai) · Ajman Free Zone · Dubai mainland (DET)
- [Marketing Studies Researcher](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/marketing-studies-researcher) — Ajman Free Zone
- [Market research and public opinion polling](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/market-research-and-public-opinion-polling) — Ajman Free Zone
- [Statistical Services Consultancies](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/statistical-services-consultancies) — IFZA (Dubai) · Ajman Free Zone
- [Advertising Researches & Consultancies](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/advertising-researches-and-consultancies) — IFZA (Dubai) · Ajman Free Zone
- [Agricultural Research & Consultancy](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/agricultural-research-and-consultancy) — IFZA (Dubai) · Ajman Free Zone

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I add more activities to a Marketing Research & Consultancies licence later?

Usually yes, as a licence amendment, subject to the authority's rules and any extra approval attached to the new line.

### Does this activity need third-party approval?

The catalogue rows we hold for this activity carry no prior-approval flag. Re-check the live authority catalogue before filing, since flags change.

## Related

- [All business activities](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities)
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- [How company setup works](https://dubaisetupindex.com/how-it-works)

## Machine-readable

- [Marketing Research & Consultancies record (JSON)](https://dubaisetupindex.com/data/activities/marketing-research-and-consultancies.json)

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