Software for Free Zone Companies in Dubai

Dubai has dozens of free zones, from DMCC and JAFZA to DIFC, Dubai Internet City, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai South and the airport free zone. Each attracts a different type of company: commodity and gold traders, manufacturers and re-exporters, financial firms, technology startups, logistics operators and consultants. The paperwork differs, but the software questions are similar: how do we invoice correctly, keep stock and books by entity, and sell to both mainland customers and overseas buyers? Crafts Software builds and customizes systems for Dubai free zone companies.

What is different about a free zone company

Topic	Why it matters for your software
Licence activities	Invoices and quotations must match the activities on your licence
Tax treatment	VAT and corporate tax treatment can differ by zone, goods or services and customer; the system must record the facts that decide it
Mainland sales	Selling to the mainland may involve import steps, distributors or a separate mainland entity
Warehousing	Stock may sit in a free zone warehouse while sales are made in several places
Foreign owners and staff	Documents, visas and signatories change often and need tracking
Group structures	A free zone company often sits beside a mainland or overseas entity

Tax rules are specific and change; confirm the right treatment with your adviser. Our systems record the data needed and keep it consistent. See mainland, free zone and offshore structures and the corporate tax checklist.

Systems free zone companies ask for

Accounting and invoicing with tax invoices, credit notes, multi-currency and separate numbering per legal entity.
Trading and stock: purchase orders, landed cost, free zone warehouse stock and delivery documents. See ERP for trading companies.
Client portals and CRM for consulting, technology and service firms. See CRM software.
Document and expiry tracking for licence, tenancy, visas and insurance. See document expiry tracking.
Group reporting across free zone, mainland and overseas companies.

Starting lean

A new free zone company often needs invoices, a client list and bookkeeping first, then stock, projects and reporting as it grows. We set up a minimal system that is ready to expand. See ERP software in Dubai.

A first 30 days for a new free zone company

Set up the legal entity, financial year and currency in the system, and enter licence details.
Create your customer, supplier and service or item lists.
Configure invoice templates with your company name, address and tax registration number once you have it.
Connect your bank statements for reconciliation.
Create a document register for licence, tenancy, insurance and visas with reminders.

With those five steps done, bookkeeping becomes a weekly routine instead of a year-end scramble.

Frequently asked questions

Can one system run my free zone and mainland companies?

Yes. Each is a separate entity with its own numbering, taxes and ledgers, with controlled inter-company transactions and group reports.

Can I issue invoices in dollars?

Yes. Invoices can be in foreign currencies, with the dirham equivalent recorded for reporting.

Do you work with any free zone?

Yes. We work remotely with companies in all Dubai free zones and meet in person when helpful.

Next step: tell us your free zone and activities.