How to apply for an NOC to amend a Trade Licence Name from RTA in Dubai?

This service enables you to apply for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to amend a trade licence name.

Eligibility Criteria

Licensed companies by RTA are eligible to apply for this service.

Documents Required

• Certificate of the reserved trade name from the Dubai Economy or the Free Zones

• Traffic file number

• Trade licence number and date

• NOC from the licence issuer.

How to apply for an NOC to Amend a Trade Licence Name from RTA in Dubai?

• The customer visits RTA website and selects Licensing Services.

• The customer selects NOC to a Modify Trade License from the list of express services.

• The customer agrees to the Terms and Conditions after reading them.

• The customer clicks on the Apply for Service button.

• The customer enters the company's traffic file number and trade licence number, and clicks on the Search button.

• The customer clicks on Modify button (located next to the company's commercial name) from the company's details screen.

• The customer amends the licence name in Arabic and English, and attaches a scanned copy of the NOC from the Dubai Economy and then clicks on Modify button.

• After submitting, the system directs the customer to a page as per the company activity.

• The customer clicks on Submit from the fees screen.

• The system generates a new application number for the request and sends it to the Employee of Administrative Procedures (EPS) for review.

• After the approval of the application, the system sends to the customer a text message to be able to follow-up on the application request.

Note: The customer can check the status of his application through the Review Trade Licence Request service.

Fees Required

• 500 AED to amend the licence name for all the approved business activities

• 1,000 AED for the car rental activity

• 100 AED public notary fees

• +20 AED Knowledge and Innovation fees.

Time Required

3 to 15 working days.

Validity

90 days.

Terms and Conditions

• The company must not have fines or financial constraints.

• The company must settle all pending fines at the Supervision and Inspection Department if any are accumulated on the trade licence.

• In case vehicle rental was among the company's activities, it may submit a training permit application for 2,000 AED, and if it gets approved it pays an extra 100 AED.

• RTA reserves its right to reject the application and attend to it as per the UAE law in case of fraud or misleading information.

• Amending the trade licence without RTA's approval exposes the company to a violation.