Medical Laboratory Setup Cost in Dubai
Overview:
This is continuation of our blog post on setting up a Medical Laboratory in Dubai. In case you haven’t gone through that, or want to refresh your memory on the same, please follow the link. Now that we know the brief rules and procedure to set up the medical laboratory in Dubai, we will discuss the costing in details.
As there are two departments involved in getting the approvals.
- Dubai DED ( Department of Economics Development) for issuance of Medical Laboratory License
- DHA (Dubai Health Care Authority) for the issuance of the Medical Laboratory license
Medical Laboratory Setup Cost in Dubai
Below is the all costing details Related to Dubai DED for Medical Laboratory Setup
| Particulars | Professional License (AED) |
| Initial Approval |
135 |
| Tasheel Fee for Initial Approval |
116 |
| Trade Name Reservation |
620 |
| Court Fees | Approx. 2000 (if Sole Establishment or single shareholder)
Approx. 3200 (if Civil company or multiple shareholders) |
| Final Submission Fee |
116 |
| License Fees |
Approx. 10,000 |
| Market fees |
2.5% of the annual rent |
| Total (AED) | 12,987 ($ 3,540) + 2.5% of the annual rent |
Below is the all costing details Related to DHA for Medical Laboratory Setup
Additional Medical Laboratory Setup Cost in Dubai
| Particulars | Laboratory License (AED) |
| Initial Approval |
1000 |
| Final Approval (Inspection fee) |
2000 |
| DHA License fee |
6000 |
| Total DHA License fee |
9000 ($ 2,453) |
The above are the government costs. Apart from the above, the UAE National / local sponsor Dubai and your service provider will charge you their fees as well.
Process to Setup Medical Laboratory in Dubai
In addition to the above DHA fees it is important to understand the process for the initial approval and the final inspection. At the time of initial approval, the DHA authority verifies the layout drawings of the proposed laboratory made by the interior fit out contractor. In case of any modification made by DHA, there is design modification fee of AED 500 per modification. Similarly, upon the execution of the drawings, DHA will be having a final inspection done, upon any modification of the same then an additional inspection fee of AED 1000 is charged per inspection.
Renewal Fees for Dubai DED:
Medical Laboratory license will be renewable annually and renewal Government cost for medical laboratory license in Dubai would be roughly AED 10,000. Additionally, there will be Market Fee of 2.5% of the rent of your premise and roughly AED 500 per employee you hire as part of employee accommodation fee.
Renewal Fees for DHA
Medical Laboratory license will be renewable annually and renewal fee for the DHA license would be AED 6000 and the license needs to be renewed on or before the same date of the expiry else there is a penalty of 20% of the DHA license fee per month.
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