Check any Dubai DED trade license for free — by license number or company name.
Everlook reads the public DED registry — the Department of Economic Development, now part of Dubai Economy and Tourism — which records every company licensed to trade in mainland Dubai. For any license number or company name you get the registered legal name in English and Arabic, the current license status, the expiry date and the full list of activities the company is licensed to perform. Free zone licenses are issued by their own authorities and are not covered here.
Every business operating in mainland Dubai must hold a trade license issued by the Department of Economic Development (DED, now part of Dubai Economy and Tourism). The license records the company’s legal name, current status, expiry date and the business activities it is allowed to perform.
A valid license confirms the company legally operates in Dubai and is authorised for the service you are hiring it for. The check takes under a minute and helps you avoid unlicensed operators — especially for work that affects safety, like electrical, AC or renovation jobs.
Use the trade license check above: enter the license number, or search by company name if you don’t know the number. The lookup runs in a few seconds and shows the license status, expiry date and licensed activities straight from the DED trade license registry — no account needed.
Treat it as a red flag for any paid work. On Everlook, contractors verify their trade license before they can send offers — post your job for free and compare offers from verified pros instead.
Yes — the check is free and needs no account or registration. Everlook runs it as a public tool for anyone hiring a contractor in Dubai, whether you are a tenant, a homeowner or a business.
A DED trade license covers mainland Dubai and is the one this tool checks. Free zone companies — DMCC, IFZA, DAFZA and others — are licensed by their own authority, so a legitimate free zone business will not appear in this search. Verify those directly with the free zone that issued the license.