Membership in the Dubai Chambers
Article (16)
a. A Person licensed by the DET to conduct any of the commercial, industrial, agricultural, vocational, or service activities listed in the economic activities classification directory adopted by the DET must join the membership of the Dubai Chambers.
b. Membership in the Dubai Chambers will be governed by the relevant regulations, rules, and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors.
c. The Dubai Chambers may maintain a register for honorary membership by the major global companies conducting their business within or outside of the Emirate.
d. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Article, the owners of microenterprises and small-sized enterprises, or practitioners of manual professions and handicrafts, as specified in agreement with the DET, will be exempt from mandatory membership in the Dubai Chambers and will have the option to become members if they so wish.
e. An economic, commercial, or industrial establishment licensed to operate within a Special Development Zone or free zone, such as the Dubai International Financial Centre, may join the membership of the Dubai Chambers after obtaining the approval of the authority supervising that zone.
f. Where a member in the Dubai Chambers conducts its activities in one or more branches within the Emirate in addition to its head office, this member must register each of the branches with the Dubai Chambers; and each of these branches must join the membership of the Dubai Chambers.
g. Membership in the Dubai Chambers is mandatory for any affiliated company licensed under a name that differs from the name of the parent company as it appears on its licence. The trade name of this company on its licence must be followed by the term “Affiliated Company”. All affiliates of the affiliated company must also join the membership of the Dubai Chambers.
Based on Article 16 of the Dubai Chambers membership regulations, membership is mandatory for businesses licensed by the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), except for:
- Micro and small enterprises, as well as manual professions and handicrafts, if they are explicitly exempted in agreement with DET.
- Businesses in special development or free zones (like DIFC), which may choose to join only with approval from the zone’s authority.