# Sale of goods by vending equipment (except for food and drinks) - Stores licence in the UAE

> Sale of goods by vending equipment (except for food and drinks) - Stores 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/sale-of-goods-by-vending-equipment-except-for-food-and-drinks-stores
- Updated: 2026-09-04
- Ajman Free Zone: AM-02821
- Method: https://dubaisetupindex.com/methodology

## What the authority says

Selling through self-service machines for refreshments, fruits and snacks as well as selling newspapers and publications, CDs, cigarettes,

Source: Ajman Free Zone official activity list.

## Where you can licence this

| Authority | Status | Code | Licence type | Approval | Facility |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [IFZA (Dubai)](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/ifza) | Not listed under this name | — | — | — | — |
| [Ajman Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/ajman) | Listed | AM-02821 | Commercial | Not stated | Office, Warehouse, Retail unit |
| [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

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

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

## Additional conditions

- Ajman Free Zone ISIC code: [4799002](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/ajman)

## Facility and premises restrictions

- Ajman Free Zone AM-02821 facilities: Office, Warehouse, Retail unit

## Free zone or mainland

- Ajman Free Zone lists this activity; check IFZA directly if you need a Dubai free-zone address on the licence.
- 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.

- ADGM: 4799002 · Retail (Category C)

## Related activities

- [Retail sale of Commodities Via Vending Equipment.](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/retail-sale-of-commodities-via-vending-equipment) — Ajman Free Zone
- [Selling Products by Automatic Vending Machines](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/selling-products-by-automatic-vending-machines) — IFZA (Dubai) · Dubai mainland (DET)
- [Wholesale of Vending Equipment Trading - Import & Export](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/wholesale-of-vending-equipment-trading-import-and-export) — Ajman Free Zone
- [Trading And Renting Vending Machines](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/trading-and-renting-vending-machines) — IFZA (Dubai) · Ajman Free Zone · Dubai mainland (DET)
- [Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/other-retail-sale-of-new-goods-in-specialized-stores) — Ajman Free Zone
- [Retail sale of Goods Using Catalogues](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/retail-sale-of-goods-using-catalogues) — Ajman Free Zone

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I add more activities to a Sale of goods by vending equipment (except for food and drinks) - Stores 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

- [Sale of goods by vending equipment (except for food and drinks) - Stores record (JSON)](https://dubaisetupindex.com/data/activities/sale-of-goods-by-vending-equipment-except-for-food-and-drinks-stores.json)

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