Nigerian entrepreneur in London, United Kingdom Entity formed with general trading license.
The client needed a UAE trading entity as a procurement hub, taking advantage of Dubai's position between Asian suppliers and African buyers. His concern was that most formation agents he had spoken to could not explain how a UAE trading company could legally hold and ship goods without triggering VAT or customs complications. He needed both the entity and a clear operational framework before committing.
We provided a pre-formation advisory session covering the correct free zone for a trading and distribution business, the mechanics of Dubai's re-export framework, and how to structure his supplier agreements through the UAE entity. We recommended IFZA with a general trading activity. Post-formation, we introduced him to a freight forwarding contact and a UAE customs compliance advisor through our network.
Entity formed with general trading license. Client began using the UAE entity as his procurement hub within 6 weeks of formation. First shipment routed through Dubai within 60 days.
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