Starting an upholstery or reupholstery business in Ajman involves a craft/manufacturing-services activity licence through the Ajman Department of Economic Development, with workshop and material-storage considerations similar in shape to the furniture and carpentry workshop covered elsewhere in this series.
Licensing considerations
An upholstery business needs a manufacturing/craft-services activity licence covering furniture reupholstery, cushion and fabric work, and related soft-furnishing repair and manufacturing. If the business also sells finished furniture retail rather than purely offering repair and reupholstery services, an additional retail activity may need to be reflected on the licence.
Workshop and material considerations
An upholstery workshop needs space for sewing machines, fabric storage, and furniture-frame work areas — generally a more modest premises requirement than a full furniture manufacturing operation, since upholstery work is typically lighter and less equipment-intensive than ground-up furniture construction covered in this site's Ajman furniture workshop guide.
Costs and timeline
Costs are driven by sewing and upholstery equipment plus fabric and material stock, rather than the licensing fee itself — one of the more accessible craft-based businesses covered in this series. Model your base licensing cost with this site's Business Setup Cost Calculator.