Trade & imports
What the sources say
On 13 October 2026 the ports and customs authority reported eight free-zone contracts with four companies in Al Tanf and Al Yarubiyah. [1]
Scope & conditions: Dated official news; it does not establish a currently open application or entitlement to a contract.
The announcement reported about 625,000 m² in total: 500,000 in Al Tanf and 125,000 in Al Yarubiyah. [1]
Scope & conditions: These are the reported contracted areas, not vacant plots offered for reservation.
Reported activities included petroleum products, manufacturing, warehouses and transit services. [1]
Scope & conditions: Dated official news; it does not establish a currently open application or entitlement to a contract.
What you can prepare
Practical preparation suggestions, not a mandatory document list or a substitute for the authority’s requirements.
- Preparation: identify the zone, activity and goods.
- Request current availability and terms from the official authority.
- Check activity-specific and goods-specific permissions.
- Ask about entry, exit, transit and domestic sales procedures.
- Obtain the current written fee and service schedule.
- Review transport, handling, insurance and compliance before contracting.
Questions before you decide
Questions to verify your circumstances with the relevant authority, not assumptions of approval or exemption.
- Are the reported Al Tanf and Al Yarubiyah areas still available?
- Does a free-zone location automatically exempt domestic sales?
Check the original sources
Every fact below is linked to a source. A news publication date alone does not establish when a legal rule takes effect.
- Official announcement
[1] ثمانية عقود استثمارية في منطقتي التنف واليعربية الحرتين
الهيئة العامة للمنافذ والجمارك / سانا
- Source publication date
- Legal instrument date
- Not established in this record
- Stated effective date
- Not established in this record