Licensing and operations in Sohar · Economic zones

Sohar Free Zone Regulation

Zone regulation on licensed activities, working companies and service providers, the operator, land, goods, oversight and zone procedures.

Material typeMinisterial Decision

Legal branchLicensing and operations in Sohar

Legal layerEconomic zones

Source languageOfficial OPAZ Arabic and/or English collection; the Arabic instrument has legal force

Review dateSeptember 13, 2026

Document overview

Zone regulation on licensed activities, working companies and service providers, the operator, land, goods, oversight and zone procedures.

Scope and exclusions

Applies to

Historically governed activities in Sohar Free Zone and required a separate licence for each licensed activity.

Limitations and exclusions

It is not evidence of a current consolidated version; the post-38/2025 applicability of individual rules, current fees and sector approvals require separate verification.

Official source

Ministerial Decision 35/2016 · Oman Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ)

September 13, 2026

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This editorial overview explains the instrument's subject and scope but does not replace the authoritative Arabic text or the current consolidated version.

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