09/04/2026
Signage Approval in Dubai โ we just published a guide on this, and the cost section alone is worth reading.
Because this is where businesses get blindsided.
They budget for the sign.
They forget the permit entirely. ๐
Here's the full DDA fee breakdown:
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ:
โ AED 500 per year
๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ:
โ AED 1,000 per year
๐๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐ / ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ-๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐:
โ AED 1,500 per year
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐:
โ AED 2,500 per year
๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐, ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐:
โ AED 5,000 per year
๐ฃ๐ฆ: Every transaction adds AED 20 in government charges on top. Budget for it.
Now here's what most people miss:
โ Dubai Municipality fees are calculated differently โ based on your sign's square footage, not a flat rate.
โ If your sign faces a public road, RTA charges apply separately on top of your primary permit.
โ Fabrication and installation are not included in any of these fees. Those are billed by your contractor.
One of our clients assumed the AED 500 permit fee covered everything.
It didn't.
By the time fabrication, installation, and RTA approval were added โ the total was nearly 10x that figure.
Not a complaint. Just a reality nobody explains upfront.
๐๐๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: Installing without a permit doesn't save money. Fines plus forced removal cost far more than the permit ever would.
We broke down every fee, every authority, and every hidden cost in our new guide.
Read it here โ babalmashriq.com/signage/signage-approval-dubai/
More here:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/signage-approval-dubai-bab-al-mashriq-dq0cf/
http://youtube.com/post/UgkxuVUVXMaIkdX4Ww3XL-_zeJqEMJmNwGW0
Bab Al Mashriq, Dubai's trusted signage and approval specialists.
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