Commercial Permits Regulations (Fees) Rules 2025

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COMMERCIAL PERMITS REGULATIONS (FEES) RULES 20242025 Date of Publication: 20 November 2024[●] 2025 The Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, in implementation of section 6(1) of the Commercial Permits Regulations 2024, hereby makes the following Rules:

1. Citation, commencement and interpretation
   (1) These Rules may be cited as the Commercial Permits Regulations (Fees) Rules 20242025. (2) These Rules shall come into force on the date of their publication. (3) In these Rules:
   “Regulations” means the Commercial Permits Regulations 2024. (4) Terms used in these Rules which are defined in the Regulations or any subordinate rules shall have the meanings given to them in the Regulations or any subordinate rules.
2. Fees payable in respect of the issuance, extension and renewal of commercial
   permits
   Schedule 1 to these Rules makes provision for the fees that are payable to the Registrar
   in respect of the issuance, extension and renewal of commercial permits.
3. Fees payable in respect of late renewals of commercial permits
   Schedule 2 to these Rules makes provision for the fees that are payable to the Registrar
   in respect of delays in filing an application for renewal of any commercial permits.
4. Commercial Permits Regulations (Fees) Rules 2024
   The Commercial Permits Regulations (Fees) Rules 2024 are repealed.

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SCHEDULE 1
FEES PAYABLE FOR THE ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL PERMITS The following fees are payable in respect of applications made in accordance with the Regulations and its subordinate rules –
Table 1 – Issuance and renewal of Alcohol Permit
Application Validity Amount of fee (AED) Alcohol Permit for food and beverage establishments 12 months 25,000 Alcohol Permit for food and beverage establishments operating within or from hotels 12 months 10,000 Alcohol Permit for retailers 12 months 120,000
Table 2 – Issuance and renewal of temporary Alcohol Permit
Application Validity Amount of fee (AED) Temporary Alcohol Permit for food and beverage establishments 1 week 1,000
Table 3 – Issuance and renewal of Shisha Permit
Application
Validity
Amount of fee (AED)
Shisha Permit 12 months 10,000
Table 4 – Issuance and renewal of temporary Shisha Permit
Application Validity Amount of fee (AED) Temporary Shisha Permit 1 week 1,000

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Table 5 – Issuance of Temporary Commercial Permit
Application Validity Amount of fee (AED) Temporary Commercial Permit 1 week, capped at 4 weeks 250 Temporary Commercial Permit 3 months 3,000 Temporary Commercial Permit 6 months 6,000 Temporary Commercial Permit 12 months 12,000
Table 6 – Issuance of Temporary Activity Permit
Application Validity Amount of fee (AED) Temporary Activity (Events) Permit 1 month, capped at 3 months 500 Temporary Activity (Entertainment) Permit 1 month, capped at 3 months 1,500 Temporary Activity (Photography) Permit 1 day, capped at 1 month 500 Temporary Activity (Speaker) Permit 1 month 1,500
Table 7 – Issuance of Sales and Promotions Permit
Application Validity
Amount of fee
(AED)
Sales and Promotions Permit - Clearance Discount 1 month, capped at 2 months 1,000 Sales and Promotions Permit - Temporary Sales Discount 1 month, capped at 3 months 1,000 Sales and Promotions Permit - Instant Prizes 1 month, capped at 3 months 1,000 Sales and Promotions Permit - Prize Draw 1 month, capped at 3 months 1,000 Sales and Promotions Permit - Product Launches – sampling campaigns and distribution of promotional items 1 month 1,000

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Sales and Promotions Permit - Product Launches – special events, presentations, exhibitions and interactive demonstrations 1 month 1,000 Sales and Promotions Permit - Promotional Stands 1 month, capped at 12 months 1,000
Table 58 – Application to vary annual commerciala permit
Type of permit Amount of fee (AED)
Alcohol Permit 1,000
Shisha Permit 1,000
Temporary Commercial Permit 500
Temporary Activity Permit 500
Sales and Promotions Permit 500

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SCHEDULE 2
FEES PAYABLE FOR LATE RENEWALS OF EXPIRED COMMERCIAL PERMITS
Table 1 – Late filing fee for renewals of expired annual commercial permits*
Late filing fees where renewal is made after expiry Fee (AED) If filed within 30 calendar days after the commercial permit expiry date Nil If filed after 30 calendar days of the commercial permit expiry date 500 per month, up to a maximum of 3 months

• Only applicable to Alcohol and Shisha Permits.
  The late filing fee for renewals of commercial permits is in addition to the commercial permit renewal fee and any other applicable fee charged by the Registrar.