Sharjah Emiri Decree No. 2/1995 established both the Freezone at Sharjah International Airport and the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone Authority.

Rules and regulations are issued by Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF) for the internal management of the freezone. Any specific regulations governing the governance of company or its activities are not published on the SAIF website or stated to be applied specifically by the SAIF Authority. Accordingly, it can be implied that Federal UAE laws regulates the activities of the companies unlike in some freezones where internal regulations applies alongside Federal UAE laws.

SAIF has not publicized any reciprocal arrangements that it could have entered into with other freezones in the UAE.