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DMCC Coffee & Tea Commodity Centres

Purpose-built homes for the coffee and tea trade — storage, processing and licence in one place inside DMCC.

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DMCC runs the world's leading physical commodity centres for coffee and tea, giving traders, roasters and blenders a licensed home with warehousing, processing facilities and global logistics under one roof. If you trade soft commodities, the DMCC Coffee Centre and DMCC Tea Centre are purpose-built for you.

DMCC Coffee Centre

The DMCC Coffee Centre is a state-of-the-art facility offering green-bean storage, roasting, grinding, packing and value-added processing, plus office space and a licence in one place. It lets coffee traders and roasters run a full operation — from import to export-ready product — inside the free zone.

DMCC Tea Centre

Dubai is one of the world's largest tea re-export hubs, and the DMCC Tea Centre provides blending, packaging and warehousing infrastructure that handles a significant share of global tea trade. Members get facilities plus the DMCC trade ecosystem behind them.

Activities & benefits

  • Coffee green-bean trading, roasting, grinding and packing
  • Tea trading, blending, packaging and re-export
  • Access to warehousing and value-added processing on site
  • DMCC Tradeflow commodity-ownership and finance platform

Indicative cost 2026

ItemNotesIndicative cost (AED)
Commodity trading licenceLicence + registration + flexi desk~ 22,000 – 34,000
Centre facility / processingStorage, roasting or blending spaceQuoted by usage

See DMCC cost & packages. Physical commodity trade pairs naturally with a DMCC trading licence.

Licensing into a commodity centre is a specialist route within DMCC company formation. Our JLT team arranges the licence, the facility and the visas together.

Trade coffee or tea from DMCC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the DMCC commodity centres?
They are DMCC's purpose-built facilities for soft commodities, chiefly the Coffee Centre and Tea Centre, offering storage, processing, packaging and a licence in one location.
What can I do at the DMCC Coffee Centre?
Trade green beans and run roasting, grinding, packing and value-added processing on site, then export finished product — all under a DMCC licence.
How much does a DMCC commodity licence cost?
Around AED 22,000 to 34,000 for year one with a flexi desk, before visas. Use of storage, roasting or blending facilities is quoted by usage.
Can I trade and process on the same licence?
Yes. A commodity trading licence combined with centre facilities lets you import, process and re-export under one entity. We structure it for you.