Register a .ae domain
Register a .ae domain to give your storefront a Dubai-and-Abu-Dhabi address, open to registrants anywhere in the world. .ae is the UAE's ccTLD, administered by the .ae Domain Administration (.aeDA) under the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority. Second-level names — yourbrand.ae — need no Emirates ID, trade licence, or local office; that paperwork only kicks in for restricted third-level zones like .co.ae.
Who picks .ae?
- Merchants and service providers selling into Dubai, Abu Dhabi, or the wider UAE
- Overseas e-commerce and logistics companies opening a UAE-facing storefront without a local office yet
- Agencies registering a short, brandable .ae as a regional identity distinct from a client's global .com
What it signals
In a market where mobile shopping and government-linked digital services set the norm, a .ae address is what tells Dubai and Abu Dhabi shoppers — and Google's local results — that you're built for the UAE, even though .aeDA never asked you to prove you're physically there.
Pros
- No residency, Emirates ID, or trade licence needed for standard second-level .ae — open worldwide
- Reads as UAE-relevant to local shoppers and to search engines ranking local intent
- A short, instantly-placed ccTLD tied to one of the Gulf's largest economies
- Free WHOIS privacy where the registry permits it
- Current registration and renewal rates are shown separately below; rates can change
Watch-outs
- Third-level zones like .co.ae carry their own local-presence and documentation rules that don't apply here — worth knowing if you later want that variant
- Outside the Gulf region, a .ae reads less familiar to visitors than .com does
- Current registration and renewal rates are shown separately below; rates can change
Registry restrictions
No residency, local-presence, Emirates ID, or trade-licence requirement for standard second-level .ae domains — registration is open to individuals and companies worldwide, per .aeDA policy. Third-level zones such as .co.ae and .net.ae are a separate case: they do carry a local-presence/documentation requirement and are not covered by this open policy.