1. Business Setup Activities

Business Setup Activities

ActivityCode NameEN DescriptionEN Type Approval ApprovingDept1 ApprovingDept2 Note
4100002 Building Contracting Includes firms involved in constructions of all kinds and for different uses, mainly residential, farms, industrial, commercial, schools, hospitals, airports, public and agricultural buildings, also building adjusting, general maintenance, interior decoration, landscaping as well as electrical fittings and sanitary plumbing, the number of floors to be constructed shall be set by Dubai Municipality. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4100003 Steel Constructions Contracting Includes firms specialized in executing all operations related to steel constructions, as well as installing prefabricated steel structures on site, such as factories, warehouses, hangars, sheds, bridges structures and tunnels, also the execution of all civil works for such installations, mainly foundation piling, floor paving, lay connections. Firms engaged in manufacturing such structures are classified under class 2811, the number of floors involved shall be set by Dubai Municipality Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4100004 Pre-Fabricated Buildings Contracting Includes firms specialized in assembling houses made of prefabricated wooden or metal panels or others manufactured and transported to be located on site. It also includes connections works and base installation as well as other site fittings Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4100006 Pre-Fabricated Concrete Houses Contracting Includes firms specialized in constructing all types of pre-fabricated concrete buildings, firms specialized in casting parts at factories without involving installation at sites are classified under Class 2695. This activity does not include firms that carry out partial construction by pre-fabricated parts. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4100007 Prestressed Concrete Contracting Includes firms engaged in the installation of the prestressed concrete structures which are precast in the plants. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4100013 Meteorology Projects Contracting Includes firms involved in constructing weather stations on land or sea for accommodating the instruments and equipment that observe the atmospheric conditions to provide information for weather forecast and to study the weather and climate. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic National Center for Meteorology and Seismology
4210001 Road Contracting Includes general contracting of roads, streets, internal roads, parking areas, airports runways, also, adjustment, maintenance and reparation works. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4210003 Tunnels Contracting Includes firms specialized in constructing, modifying, repairing and maintaining tunnels. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4210004 Railways Contracting Includes firms specialized in executing the civil works for building and maintaining railway lines, including earth excavation and leveling for running the tracks as well as the mechanical works of welding and fixing metals. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4210007 Bridges & Dams Contracting Includes firms specialized in constructing, modifying, repairing and maintaining bridges and dams. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4220101 Electric Power Lines Contracting Includes firms specialized in constructing and maintaining electric power lines, including civil and electromechanical works and the installation of project equipment. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4220102 Power Stations Contracting & Repairing Includes firms specialized in the construction of electric power plants to generate energy from different sources, including the execution of civil works and mechanical works, such as installing the machinery, generators and other necessary equipment, it also involves the constructing power boosting sub-stations, distribution centers and other facilities related to energy network and distribution. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4220103 Wireless Communication Towers Contracting Includes firms specialized in constructing and maintaining wireless communication towers, including civil and electromechanical works and the installation of project equipment. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4220104 Communication Lines Contracting Includes firms specialized in constructing and maintaining communication lines, including civil and electromechanical works and the installation of project equipment. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4220201 Desalination Plants Contracting Includes firms specialized in constructing and maintaining desalination plants, including civil and electromechanical works and the installation of project equipment, also, constructing sub main networks to collect, desalinate and connect with the main distribution network. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4220202 Water Pipelines & Station Contracting Includes firms specialized in constructing and maintaining water pipelines and stations, including civil and electromechanical works, installation of project equipment, constructing sub main networks ..etc. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4220303 Sewage & Drainage Contracting Includes firms specialized in constructing and maintaining sewer systems, including civil and electromechanical works, installation of project equipment, constructing sub main networks ..etc. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4220902 Oil & Gas Civil Structural Works Contracting Includes executing the civil and structural works in oil and gas, such as, storage tanks, piping, pipelines, petroleum refinery plants, etc. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4220905 District Cooling Contracting Includes firms specialized in constructing and maintaining district cooling stations, including civil and electromechanical works and the installation of project equipment, also, constructing sub main networks Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4220906 Oil & Gas Mechanical works Contracting Includes executing the mechanical works in oil and gas such as storage tanks, piping, pipelines, petroleum refinery plants, etc Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4220907 Oil & Gas Electrical Works Contracting Includes executing the electrical works in oil and gas such as storage tanks, piping, pipelines, petroleum refinery plants, etc Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4220908 Oil & Gas Instrumentation & Controls Contracting Includes operating machinery and equipment, importing the equipment needed to operate refineries, building their factories and plants, and planning their production Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4290101 Ports & Marine Construction Contracting Includes construction works of marine and coastal structures for: ports, harbours, marinas (excluding floating pontoons & mooring systems), dry docks, artificial islands and waterways, including quay walls, wharves, jetties, breakwaters, revetments etc; coastal protection, stabilization works, breakwaters, revetment, groynes, seawalls, beach nourishment, etc. these works include navigation signs, preparation works and other enabling temporary structures Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4290902 Dredging & Reclamation Contracting Includes capital and maintenance dredging, excavation for waterways, artificial lakes, port basins, borrow areas and environmental dredging, the operations include removal of underwater rocks and sand, do pre-drilling operations such as explosions, cleaning, removal of maritime obstacles and disposal of dredge spoil. Land reclamation for artificial islands, peninsulas, and beach reclamation and maintenance nourishment using material derived from land excavation or from borrow areas including ground improvement. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4290905 Marina Construction Contracting Includes the installation and maintenance of floating docks, pontoons, jetties along with associated mooring systems comprising of piles, chain, elastic ropes and ancillary works like sewage pump out, water and electricity supply, firefighting systems for recreational, private and government facilities, the works include installation and maintenance of navigational buoys and signs and safety measures Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4290911 Coastal Reclamation Contracting Includes the drainage of marshes and coastal lands by covering up with sand and rocks brought from other sites, or by using residues of maritime dredging, also, land reclamation and leveling to prepare for any using. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4321018 Advertising Billboards Contracting Includes firms installing advertising signage and accessories on buildings and streets, it involves preparing designs and construction studies, as well as safety reports to the concerned authorities. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4322009 Central Gas Distribution Networks Contracting Includes firms engaged in installing and controlling the safety of central gas systems in buildings, the components include, the fittings, filling and distribution apparatus, measure and control fixtures, the process involves maintaining such systems and providing periodic inspection and reporting to the concerned parties as well as the provision of technical support to end users. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4322101 Ventilation & Smoke Control Equipment Installation Includes installing smoke ventilation systems in residential, commercial, healthcare or educational as part of the overall fire strategy for the building, and which is designed to facilitate the safe escape of occupants in the event of a fire by keeping escape and access routes free from smoke and also enable the fire to be fought in its early stages, and reducing the risk of the fire developing further. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4322102 Technical Services Contracting Includes firms engaged in Installation works for false ceilings and light partitions, glass and aluminium, Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4330022 Exterior Building Cladding Contracting Includes firms engaged in installing the metal and class cladding in the exterior of buildings, it involves preparing execution plans for fixing as well as the processes that ensure it?s safety. Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4330101 Fire & Smoke Resistant Doors, Windows, Walls & Partitions Installation Includes installing smoke and fire-resistance rating doors, windows, walls and partitions made of glass, metal or timber in residential, commercial, healthcare or educational, and which are used as part of a passive fire protection system to reduce the spread of fire and smoke between separate compartments of a building and to enable safe escape of occupants in the event of a fire, as well as reducing the risk of the fire developing further. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4330102 Technical Services Contracting Includes firms engaged in Installation works for false ceilings and light partitions, glass and aluminium, Commercial Yes Building Management approval (Dubai Municipality) - Electronic
4510101 New Motor Vehicles Trading Includes reselling of new motor vehicle for personal passenger use, or for commercial use. Commercial
4510102 Buses & Trucks Trading Includes reselling different passenger buses, as well as trucks and trailers for transporting goods, liquid substances, building materials?etc. Commercial
4510103 Specialized Vehicles Trading Includes reselling specialized motor vehicles including ambulances, fire engines, garbage collectors , street sweepers, truck- mounted cranes for loading and discharging and truck mixers. Commercial
4510104 Electric Cars Trading Includes electric mini cars designed to serve in golf clubs, football stadiums, horse racetracks as well as passengers and visitors shuttles in airports and malls. Commercial
4510105 Specialized Vehicles for Safe Transport Trading Includes selling of vehicles fitted with protective accessories to allow for safe transport of people and valuables and hazardous materials. Commercial Yes The organization of the security industry Foundation
4510106 Trailers Trading Includes reselling attached to trucks for transporting cargo and containers. Commercial
4510110 Racing Cars Trading Includes reselling different racing cars, which are exclusively restricted to racing tracks. Commercial
4510201 Used Luxury Automobiles Trading Includes selling of luxury automobiles distinguished with elite designs and finest engineering specifications and manufacturing accuracy and high prices production. This activity defines the factors for classifying luxury automobiles in terms of price and brand and the price must not be less than 700.000 AED Commercial
4510202 New Automobile Trading for Export Includes firms dealing in exporting new cars only, these firms are not allowed to open shops and sell cars directly to the public as the activity no. 4510101 ?New Motor Vehicles Trading?. Commercial
4510901 Used Automobile Trading Includes repair and maintenance of electrical installations in buildings and civil constructions, including cables, wires, switches and feeding points, distribution panels. Commercial Yes Department of Public approval markets (Dubai Municipality)
4510902 Used Trucks Trading Includes reselling used trucks for transporting goods, building materials and liquid tankers?etc Commercial
4510907 Classic Cars Trading Includes selling older automobiles and which are distinguished by their respective fine design, high engineering standards and superior workmanship, the factors determine a car as a classic include engine displacement, custom coachwork and luxury accessories, power brakes, power clutch ?etc. Commercial
4510915 Used Automobile Trading for Export Includes firms dealing in exporting used cars only, these firms are not allowed to open shops and sell cars directly to the public as the activity no. 5010-04 ?Used Automobile Trading?. Commercial
4530001 Auto Spare Parts & components Trading Includes reselling spare parts and to use fully or partially in repairing and maintaining motor vehicles, buses, trucks and trailers and other relevant requisites including oils, detergents, paints.. etc.. Commercial
4530003 Used Auto Spare Parts & Requisites Trading Includes reselling the spare parts and components which cover the overall of the motor vehicle such as body parts and mirrors, brakes, suspension and steering, engine and drive train , exterior and interior accessories, headlights and lighting. Commercial
4530005 Tyres & AccessoriesTrading Includes reselling of various types of tyres and requisites including casings, rims and tubes. Commercial
4530008 Batteries Trading Includes reselling power generation and storage batteries for cars, boats, motorcycles and other machinery. Commercial
4530011 Auto Accessories Trading Includes the reselling accessories fitted in cars and vehicle exterior such as, additional bumpers to adjust the exterior, air deflectors to increase the car's efficiency, baggage loading racks to diversify the car's use, sun and rain protectors and small trailers, as well as the interior electronic and smart devices, also, devices fitted in public service vehicles such as police, ambulances and fire engines. Commercial
4530016 Used Tires Waste Trading Includes collecting and reselling used tires waste of vehicles and trucks, such as the inner steel belt or the outside rubber. Commercial Yes Book of Waste Management (Dubai Municipality)
4540101 Motorcycles Trading Includes reselling the two or three wheeled motorized motorcycles for cruising in paved roads or for off road use, including selling spare parts and motorcyclists accessories such as helmets . Commercial
4540102 Motorcycles Spare Parts & Accessories Trading Includes reselling the parts and components used for the repair or replacement of motorcycles failed parts, also the motorcyclists accessories such as helmets. Commercial
4540104 Off Road Karts & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling three or four wheeled vehicles which run by petrol and used for recreation and sports, also, spare parts and components. Commercial
4540107 Jet Ski Trading Includes reselling personal watercraft used water recreational activities and sport. Commercial
4540110 Scooters Trading Includes reselling the electric scooters which are equipped with battery to produce power. Commercial
4610004 Auction Hall Includes firms engaged in buying and selling goods by offering them up for bid whether indoor for items like jewellery and vehicles and phone numbers, or outdoor bidding for items like cars and real estate, it doesn?t include authentic artifacts and antiques which are classified under the activity no. 5110-14. Commercial
4610005 Authentic Artifacts & Antiques Auction House Includes firms which conduct auctions of genuine artifacts, antiques and/or artworks. Auctions may be held for either commercial or non-commercial purposes and may be held on behalf of a third party (e.g. art gallery, charity). Commercial
4610007 Permanent Industrial Exhibition Includes exhibitions set up by foreign governmental or private corporations for the purpose of exhibiting their industrial products, such exhibitions exist permanently and their roge is confined to products exhibiting, providing data and information and facilitate contact between different parties for making deals. Commercial
4610011 Turnkey Projects Contracting Includes firm specialized in supplying private and governmental facilities like educational, military and health units, hotels, banks public departments, offshore firms and others with furniture, decorations, equipment, fixtures, appliances and utensils. Firms classified under this activity execute such services and the required installations either through direct contracting or by sub-contractors, these firms are permitted to directly import their materials, but not re-export or trade them. Commercial
4620101 Grains, Cereals & Legumes Trading Includes reselling cereals and fruits such as rice, wheat, barley, corn, dates, citrus, legumes, beans, chick peas, and others. It also includes peeling, blending and bleaching for preparation before consumption. Commercial
4620102 Flowers & Ornamental Plants Trading Includes reselling and arranging various types of raw flowers and ornamental plants Commercial Yes Required Department of Agriculture and Irrigation approval - Dubai Municipality
4620105 Trees Seedlings, Ornamental Plants & Annual Flowers Trading Includes firms that resell plant palm, fruits and shade trees, seedlings like odorous plants, ornament plants, flowers, bulbs. Commercial Yes Required Department of Agriculture and Irrigation approval - Dubai Municipality
4620108 Fodder Trading Includes reselling animals and birds fodder, whether of vegetal or animal origin such as straw and ha and fish powder respectively. Commercial Yes Public Health Services Department - Dubai Municipality
4620201 Live Stock Trading Includes reselling livestock such as camels, cows, horses, goats and sheeps. Commercial Yes Public Health Services Department - Dubai Municipality
4620204 Horses Trading Includes reselling Arabian and thoroughbred horses for racing, training and breeding. Commercial Yes Public Health Services Department - Dubai Municipality
4620205 Hides Trading Includes reselling dried animal hides before tanning or any other converting process. Commercial
4620206 Tanned Leathers Trading Includes reselling of tanned and processed animal leather to render for industrial or any other use. Commercial
4620207 Horns, Hooves & Animal Bones Trading Includes reselling of animal bones, hooves and horns before making any converting process. Commercial
4620208 Fish & Meat Wastes Trading Includes reselling fish crusts and intestines, slaughtered animals and bird?s blood, intestines, and non-edible parts in order to be used commercially or industrially.. Commercial Yes Book of Waste Management (Dubai Municipality)
4620209 Wool & Animal Hair Trading Includes reselling cut animal wool and hair before making any converting process, also, bird feathers. Commercial
4620210 Bovine Semen Trading Includes firms specialized in trading local or imported high quality semen derived from bulls with better genetic potentials to use in artificial insemination to assure the diversity of herd as well as improving the quality and quantity of the milk produced. Commercial Yes Letter from the Ministry of Environment and Water
4630211 Foodstuff Supply Services Includes supplying, by contracts, fresh or canned foodstuff to other entities for direct consumption or for industrial use. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4630901 Tobacco & Cigarettes Trading Includes reselling of processed and prepared tobacco for smoking, as well as cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, shisha tobacco, electrically heated tobacco rolls, such products must be manufactured and packed according to the terms and conditions and specifications of the competent authorities and as per the prevailing respective law. Commercial Yes Required the approval of the Department of Health and Public Safety (Dubai Municipality)
4649067 Drug Store A facility licensed to import and store registered pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and herbal medicines alternative medicine drugs and distribute the same on wholesale basis. Commercial Yes Ministry of Health and Prevention Society
4659306 Heavy Aircrafts & Helicopters Trading Includes trading of all types of civil aircrafts , and helicopters used for transportation of people and cargo, search and rescue, tourism, medical transport and aerial observation, and other civil related usages Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
4659969 Military Weapons, Ammunition, Explosives & Pyrotechnic products Trading Includes firms specialized in the wholesale and import of all types of firearms, ammunition and equipment that are designed specifically for military use like machine guns, individual weapons, such as revolvers, shotguns, ammunition and projectiles, also, military smoke screens, sonic bombs and signaling flares, it excludes hunting rifles. Commercial Yes The organization of the security industry Foundation
4661003 Refined Oil Products Trading Includes selling oil products derived from converting crude oil in refineries to use in petrochemical industries, such as, methanol, urea, olivine, or fuels of airplanes and ships, kerosene, fuel oil, sulfur and nitrogen compounds, or heavy products such as tar, heavy oil, wax, these firms are not allowed to deal in diesel and gasoline. Commercial Yes It required the Department of Oil Affairs approval of the Diwan of the ruling
4661010 Fuel Supply Services Includes firms engaged in supplying sea and land transport companies, industrial firms, power generating plants with fuel and lubricants and other similar materials to operate machinery and equipment. Commercial
4661011 Compressed Natural Gas Trading Includes selling compressed natural gas which is made by compressing natural gas to less than 1% of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure, and It is stored and distributed in hard containers in cylindrical or spherical shapes, it?s as fuel that can be used in place of gasoline, diesel fuel and liquefied petroleum gas, it?s used in traditional gasoline automobiles that have been modified or in vehicles specifically manufactured for CNG use, or in conjunction with another fuel such as Diesel (bi-fuel). Commercial
4661101 Crude Oil Trading Abroad Includes the trading process carried outside the UAE for the crude oil before processing and refining into more useful products. Commercial
4661102 Trading Refined Oil Products Abroad Includes the trading process carried outside the UAE for the crude oil before processing and refining into more useful products. Commercial
4661103 Diesel Fuel Trading Includes reselling diesel fuel, not directly to customers, but to industrial and commercial corporations for fuelling vehicles, ships, planes or in industrial or marine equipment, this activity neither involves petrol station which is classified under activity No. 505001, nor the firms that practice the activity no. 505002. Commercial Yes It required the Department of Oil Affairs approval of the Diwan of the ruling
4661104 Jet Fuel Supply Services Includes firms engaged in supplying air transport companies with fuel and lubricants and other similar materials to use in operations. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
4662001 Metal Ores Trading Includes reselling industrial basic ores for extracting various metals including hematite, bauxite, and zinc ore...etc. Commercial
4663029 Fly Ash Trading Includes reselling fly ash which is produced from the combustion of pulverized cool in electricity generation power station boilers, to use as extender (or partial replacement) for cement in concretes and mortar, to increase strength, durability and chemical resistance. Commercial
4663101 Building & Construction Materials Wholesale Trading Includes wholesale merchants engaged in the wholesale trade building and construction materials to retailers, to industrial, commercial, professional users, this activity is exclusively available to firms intend to practice wholesaling in warehouses. Commercial
4669101 Waste Paper Trading Includes collecting and reselling recyclable paper waste in order to produce new paper products, it includes paper trimmings and waste produced from paper manufacturing, packaging and printing. Commercial Yes Book of Waste Management (Dubai Municipality)
4669102 Scrap & Metal Waste Trading Includes collecting and trading of nonhazardous metal scrap that is disposed after being used by households, industrial and agricultural facilities. Commercial Yes Book of Waste Management (Dubai Municipality)
4669104 Waste Plastic Trading Includes collecting and reselling all non- hazardous plastic waste, such as water bottles, boxes, shopping bags, dishes and food containers, after being used and disposed of by households, industrial and agricultural facilities, in order recycle and transform into new plastic products. Commercial Yes Book of Waste Management (Dubai Municipality)
4669109 Aircraft Scrap & Used Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling aircraft scrap and used spare parts obtained from dismantling and scraping old aircrafts. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
4669112 Glass Waste Trading Includes reselling non-hazardous glass waste collected from various sources in order to be recycled and transformed into new glass products. Commercial Yes Book of Waste Management (Dubai Municipality)
4669113 Used Cooking Oils Trading Includes selling waste cooking oils collected from restaurants in order to recycle and use in producing soap and biodiesel. Commercial
4669114 Textiles & Fabrics waste Trading Includes reselling textiles and fabrics waste such as damaged clothes, curtains, beds? sheets, collected from various sources in order to be recycled and recovered. Commercial Yes Book of Waste Management (Dubai Municipality)
4669208 Basic Industrial Chemicals Trading Includes reselling intermediate chemicals such as resins, compounds, salts, sulfates, sulfurs, and others used in manufacturing by blending with other substances to produce paints, ink, cosmetics, detergents, fertilizers, pesticides, final chemical products, manufacturing metals, water purification and sterilization, in food industries such as preservatives, colorants, additives, flavors and fragrances, or in environment protection. Commercial Yes Book of the General Command of Dubai Police (precursor chemical management)
4669209 Industrial Solvents Trading Includes reselling of solvents and abrasives for cleaning equipment and machinery in factories and workshops, or for central air-conditioners, lifts, boilers, as well as motor and ship engines. Commercial
4669210 Medical Gas Trading Includes reselling of specially bottled gases for medical and treatment purposes, including oxygen, sterilization and anesthesia gases. Commercial
4669211 Industrial & Liquefied Natural Gas Trading Includes reselling of liquid gases used for industrial purposes, such as workshop welding, and gas for operating household air-conditioners and refrigerators, involving also, liquefied natural gas used for generation of electricity, production of hydrogen and ammonia after warming the LNG into natural gas. Commercial
4669212 Tannery & Dyeing Materials Trading Includes reselling the solutions that contain dyes and particular chemical material used to add color to textile products, it also involves the acidic chemical compounds for treating skins of animals to produce leather. Commercial
4669213 Acids & Alkalines Trading Includes reselling acids and alkalines for producing other industrial products and compounds. Commercial
4669214 Photography Processing Materials Trading Includes reselling photography processing chemicals and photographs printing papers. Commercial
4669215 Fire Extinguishing Materials Trading Includes reselling fire control and extinguishing gases, foams and specially treated water, as well as these materials original chemicals. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4669217 Non Edible Oil Trading Includes reselling of vegetable and animal non-edible oil used for industrial purposes. Commercial
4669218 Adhesives Trading Includes reselling of glass, metal, plastic, wood fixing adhesive, packs, boxes, carton boxes closing tapes, paper, tiles, flooring and cladding adhesives and tapes, and any other material not classified under glue and gum. Commercial
4669219 Gum & Glue Trading Includes reselling gum and glue for direct use or use in producing various chemical compounds, as substances for adhesive and cosmetics. Commercial
4669222 Oilfield Chemicals Trading Includes reselling chemicals for various oilfield applications like production, well stimulation, drilling and injection. Commercial Yes It required the Department of Oil Affairs approval of the Diwan of the ruling
4669223 Construction Chemicals Trading Includes reselling chemical agents and products to use in building for concrete improving and curing before and after pouring, water and humidity proofing, pounding and adhesion, joints sealing, solvents, floors handling, pasting and painting. Commercial Yes Book of the General Command of Dubai Police (precursor chemical management)
4669226 Laboratories Chemicals Trading Includes reselling of solutions and chemicals for scientific experiments and research, laboratory analysis, including organic and non- organic acids, alkaline, alcohol, salts, compounds elements, rocks, metals and other solid or liquid chemicals. Commercial Yes Book of the General Command of Dubai Police (precursor chemical management)
4669227 Petrochemicals Trading Includes the resale of petrochemicals derived from transforming refined oil derivatives and classified as light petrochemicals such as Olovires, Butylene, Ethylene, Probalene, aromatic compounds, Benzene, Toluene, Xylene Methanol, Formaldehyde, Ammonia and Urea, or intermediate petrochemicals such as Monovinyl chloride and final petrochemicals such as polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, carbon and the Hydrogen.such products are used in various commercial and industrial as crude before any treatment or transformative operations. Commercial
4669228 Animal Fodder Supplements Trading Includes reselling supplements added to at processing fodder, whether of vegetal or animal origin, such as vitamins, amino acids and sulfates. Commercial Yes Public Health Services Department - Dubai Municipality
4669230 Water Treatment & Purification Chemicals Trading Includes reselling the chemicals which purify water by assisting in the removal of the organic and inorganic particles suspended in water, it involves coagulants such as aluminum sulfate and iron chloride. Commercial Yes Book of the General Command of Dubai Police (the precursor management of chemical)
4669231 Radioactive Materials Trading Includes selling the hazardous to human beings and environment radioactive materials, and which require adherence to stringent measures in dealing with, these materials include uranium, thorium, plutonium, iodine, technetium, thallium, which are used in industry or medical diagnosis and therapy. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4669911 Raw Materials Trading Includes reselling raw materials used in different processes manufacturing and handcrafting and which are only exploitable after going treatments, extraction or formation processes, they involve pulpwood to make papers, shells for shell handicrafts, extracts and natural herbs for perfumes, medicines and cosmetics, also minerals ores such as sand and rocks for extracting metals, and other similar raw materials. Commercial
4690002 Fireworks Trading Includes reselling of materials and devices used in performing fireworks. Commercial Yes The organization of the security industry Foundation
4690003 Caps & Lids Trading Includes reselling different caps and lids seal the mouths of bottles and containers. Commercial
4690004 Glass Bottles Trading Includes reselling bottles made of glass and used to store liquids. Commercial
4690005 Smelters & Furnaces Refractory Materials Trading Includes reselling non-metallic materials having the properties of resisting high temperatures and are used in linings for furnaces, kilns, incinerators and reactors. Commercial
4690006 Airline Inflight Products Trading Includes reselling of various products specifically made for airlines to use including food trolleys, blankets, towels, cushions, plastic and metal cutlery, dishes and cups, toys and children items, paper products. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
4690013 Vehicles & Mobile Phones Numbers Trading Includes reselling the distinguished number plates of the private vehicles obtain from the auctions conducted by the licensing authority. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4690014 Mobile Phones Numbers Trading Includes reselling the distinguished numbers of the mobile phones obtain from the auctions conducted by the concerned authority. Commercial Yes The approval of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority - Electronic
4690015 Dry Ice Trading Includes reselling dry ice which is a solid carbon dioxide at a very low temperature, it's characterized by having several times the cooling capacity of the normal ice, it's used in food and beverage preservation, transport refrigeration, meat processing, equipment blast cleaning, cattle branding, fumigation, fog creation...etc. Commercial
4690016 Authentic Antiques, Artefacts & Artworks Trading Includes firms trade in genuine antiques, artifacts and original artworks,, including paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, handicraft works, masterworks, and old antique cameras and accessories. Also includes promotional activities for these works such as advertising, public relations and events through a licensed media provider. Commercial
4690018 General Trading Includes commercial firms engaged in importing, trading and re-exporting of any of the allowed goods, the trading activities that need special approvals, can also be traded Commercial
4690019 Unique & Special Goods Trading Includes firms engaged in the display and trade of unique and special goods such as antiques, frames, furnishings and other products, provided that the products displayed are limited quantities. Commercial
4690101 Goods Wholesalers Includes firms engaged in the wholesale of goods and products to retailers, to industrial, commercial, professional users, this activity is exclusively available to firms intend to practice wholesaling in warehouses only. Commercial
4690102 wholesale Supermarket Includes wholesale commercial complexes involved in marketing consumer fresh, preserved and canned foodstuff, household utensils and tools, detergents and other consumer goods for personal use, this activity should be licensed in warehouses only. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4711001 Co-Operative Society Includes co-operative societies trade in foodstuff, readymade garments, household items and other consumables, also, other activities practised in the same site such as butchery, vegetables and fruits, video, laundry, perfumery, pharmacy and other related activities. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4711002 Supermarket Includes commercial complexes involved in marketing consumer fresh, preserved and canned foodstuff, household utensils and tools, detergents and other consumer goods for personal use. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4711003 Grocery Store Includes commercial firms whose activities are based on the marketing of certain consumer products and goods , such as fresh, preserved and canned foodstuff, household utensils, and detergents. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4711004 Mini Store Includes convenience stores linked to public utilities, such as, hotels, petrol and metro stations, airports and others, they provide hot drinks, groceries, snack foods, confectionery, soft drinks, tobacco products, toiletries, newspapers and magazines. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4711005 Grinding Shop Includes small shops involved in milling cereals, spices and coffee for others, or grind and packing in consumer packs, these are small shops that cannot be classified as industrial firms Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4711006 Roastery Includes small shops engaged in roasting nuts, coffee beans, spices, cereals or others, and make the packing in small consumer packs, as well as carry out roasting for others, also, reselling gifts, novelties, artificial flowers and some foodstuff items, such shops are small that they are not classified as industrial firms of category (D). Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4711007 Co-Operative Industrial Includes co-operative societies trade in local industrial products and handcrafts. Commercial
4711008 Co-Operatives Agricultural Includes co-operatives outlets involved in marketing local agricultural products. Commercial
4711009 Floating Mini Store Includes boats equipped to be mini stores to sell snacks, refreshments, gifts, magazines and newspapers and some personal goods and requisites, while such boats are anchoring or cruising along the beach Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4719001 Department Store Includes commercial firms engaged in trading various consumer or capital goods which are placed in different sections according to type to facilitate the selling process, such sections include household furniture, textiles and linens, readymade garments, shoes, electric appliances, household utensils, perfumes, medicines, gifts, toys and foodstuff, such store may include a cafeteria to provide snacks. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality) The organization of the security industry Foundation
4721001 Vegetables & Fruit Trading Includes reselling fresh organic and non-organic vegetables and fruits prior to any drying or canning processes Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721002 Dairy Products Trading Includes reselling fresh and preserved milk, whether in liquid, powdered or condensed, also, dairies including cheese, butter, cream and others, usually raw, canned or preserved. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721003 Egg Trading Include reselling poultry and birds eggs for consumption or incubation. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721004 Fresh, Chilled & Frozen Meat Trading Includes reselling organic and non-organic beef, mutton fresh , chilled or frozen meat, provided that converting process has been introduced. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721006 Fresh Fish & Marine Animals Trading Includes reselling fresh fish and marine animals, whether whole or in pieces, no conversion or preserving processes are involved Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721007 Frozen Fish & Seafood Trading Includes reselling all types of frozen fishes and seafood, such as snails, shrimps, sea tortoises and other consumable seafood, after being packed in plastic bags or packs to preserved frozen. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721008 Salted & Preserved Fish & Seafood Trading Includes reselling of salted, dried or smoked fishs and seafood. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721011 Frozen Poultry Trading Includes reselling frozen poultry such as chicken, pigeons, ducks, provided that no conversion process has been made. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721012 Coffee Trading Includes reselling coffee beans, whether in bulk or consumer packs. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721013 Bread & Bakery Products Trading Includes the reselling of fresh, frozen or dry bakery products, such as bread, rolls, pastry, cakes, pies, tarts, rusks, snack products, biscuits, crackers, and pretzels. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721014 Confectionery & Chocolate Trading Includes re selling of all kinds of flavored confectionaries, in bulk, packed or coated, it involves natural edible paper for creating preprinted images onto various confectionery products such as cookies, cakes and pastries Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721015 Pastry Trading Includes reselling pastries in deferent fillings and ready for consumption. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721016 Food Supplements Trading Includes reselling the supplements which are classified as food and not drugs and are intended to provide nutrients which might be lacked in the food or otherwise not be consumed in sufficient quantities, it involves vitamins, minerals, fiber, fatty acids, or amino acids, honey and herbal tonics, nourishing substitutes for athletes and diet recipes. Commercial
4721017 Baby Food Trading Includes reselling baby food, such as liquid or powdered milk, beverages, juices and other dried or liquid foods. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721018 Honey & Apiary Accessories Trading Includes reselling raw, purified, refined and bottled honey, also, royal jelly, pollen, propolis as well as beehives, beeswax sheets, honey extractors and other apiary accessories. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721019 Ice Trading Includes reselling ice in blocks, and tubular types to use in food storage and processing, chemical manufacturing, concrete mixing. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721020 Dried Vegetables & Fruit Trading Includes reselling vegetables and fruit dried through sun, or through dryers or dehydrators, such as figs, pineapple, peaches, apricots. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721022 Dates Trading Includes reselling of all kinds of dates whether soft, semi crunchy or crunchy. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721029 Ghee & Vegetable Oil Trading Includes reselling of packed fats and natural and artificial vegetable and animal ghee, also, bottled vegeta oils, such as corn, olive, sunflower, soya and vegetable oil. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721030 Spices Trading Includes reselling of dried, packed or preserved spices, whether as raw or after having been roasted, ground, blended or packed. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721032 Canned & Preserved Food Trading Includes reselling vegetables, fruits, meat and other consumer vegetable and animal products that are preserved in well sealed metallic cans, frozen, or preserved in plastic, wooden, paper or glass containers. Items mentioned in this Class hereinabove and hereunder are excluded. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721035 Flavours & Fragrances Trading . Includes reselling flavors and fruit extracts used in processing foodstuff, also fragrances used in manufacturing aromatics and cleaning products. Commercial
4721036 Tea Trading Includes reselling tea, whether in bulk or consumer packs. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721037 Snack Food Trading Includes reselling snacks packed in bags or well-sealed packs, such as potato chips or cheese balls...etc. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721038 Sugar Trading Includes reselling sugar, whether in bulk or consumer packs, in small packs or in small cubes. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721039 Nuts Trading Includes reselling of all kinds of nuts, such as pistachio, almond, and peanuts, whether raw or after b peeling, processing, roasting, salting or packing in well sealed packs for consumption. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721040 Poultry Trading Includes reselling poultry such as chicken, pigeons, ducks, rabbits and other birds, also, slaughtering, cleaning and preparing for consumption. Commercial Yes Public Health Services Department - Dubai Municipality
4721041 Natural Herbs Trading Includes reselling raw and dried plants, herbs tisanes and fruits used for medication and treatment, without involving any converting or industrial processes. Commercial
4721043 Flour Trading Includes reselling brown and white flour for making bread, pies, biscuit, cakes, pastries?etc. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721044 Ice Cream Trading Includes reselling made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavors. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721045 Salt Trading Includes reselling refined salt for food salting and preservation as well as skins of animals tanning and fishes salting. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721101 Foodstuff & Beverages Trading Includes reselling organic and non-organic food and beverages that can be used as food intended for human consumption, including fresh or preserved fruit and vegetables, dairy products and eggs, meat products and poultry, bakery products, sugar confectionery, non-alcoholic beverages. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4721102 Potatoes Trading Includes reselling fresh potatoes after sorting, cleaning and packaging. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4722001 Soft Drinks & Carbonated Water Trading Includes reselling sweetened and a flavored carbonated water as well as the plain carbonated water. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4722002 Juice Trading Includes reselling organic and non-organic vegetables and fruit juices , whether liquid, dried or condensed. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4722004 Mineral Water Trading Includes reselling mineral water from mineral springs and wells after purification and bottling. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
4723001 Cigarettes Selling Includes selling cigarettes in groceries and supermarkets, such products must be manufactured and packed according to the terms and conditions and specifications of the competent authorities and as per the prevailing respective law. Commercial Yes Required the approval of the Department of Health and Public Safety (Dubai Municipality)
4723002 Smoking & Tobacco Heating Devices Trading Includes reselling of smoking pipes, pipe holders, narghiles (water pipe), lighters, ash trays, match boxes, tobacco boxes and other smokers? requisites also, it involves narghiles renting, also, the devices for electrically heating rolled or powdered tobacco by thermal contact in order to inhale and exhale it to simulate smoking. Commercial
4723003 Tobacco Trading Includes reselling crude or dried tobacco leaves before making any other converting process. Commercial Yes Required the approval of the Department of Health and Public Safety (Dubai Municipality)
4723004 Electronic Cigarettes & Accessories Trading Includes reselling electronic cigarettes which are electronic devices that work by heating a liquid called e-juice which generates vapor that is inhaled by the user, the e-juice may or not contain nicotine, e-cigarette is intended to simulate the experience of smoking cigarettes and narghiles and may help users to quit smoking. Commercial Yes Required the approval of the Department of Health and Public Safety (Dubai Municipality)
4730001 Gas Station Includes stations that re-sell fuel products, such as benzene, diesel, and lubricants directly to consumers Commercial Yes Book of ENOC / Emirates The organization of the security industry Foundation
4730002 Lubricants & Grease Trading includes reselling the high viscosity oil based lubricating substances used for lessening friction in the working parts of a mechanism in order to protect against wear and transfer heat. Commercial
4730004 Diesel Fuel Transport & Distribution Includes firms engaged in selling and distributing diesel fuel via mobile refuelling trucks Commercial Yes Required Approval of Roads and Transport Authority
4741001 Calculators & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling the device used to perform both basic and complex operations of arithmetic. Commercial
4741002 Typewriters, Photocopiers & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling typewriters, photocopiers, stencil machines, microfilming machines, microfilm and projectors and copiers, as well as spare parts, ribbons, ink, chemicals and accessories. Commercial
4741003 Computer Equipment Requisites Trading Includes reselling computers and accessories, including servers, modems, monitors, and central processing units, printers, drawing and programmed discs, disc readers, and memory and file storage requisites. Commercial
4741004 Computer Systems & Communication Equipment Software Trading Includes reselling the set of application software and its documentation concerned with realizing the user?s needs and problems, and is applicable in different domains, medicine, accounting, and engineering, it involves also the application software designed to run on smartphones and mobile devices. Commercial
4741006 Computer & Data Processing Requisites Trading Includes reselling tapes, CD-ROMs, ribbons, printers ink, paper and other requisites used in computer operation and data storage. Commercial
4741007 Computer Electric Accessories Trading Includes reselling computer electric accessories such as distributors, switches, surge suppressors and battery back-ups and cables and connectors Commercial
4741009 Telephones & Telecommunications Equipment Trading Includes reselling telephone sets and intercommunication equipment (intercom) and other telecommunication devices including fax and telex machines and internal switch boards. Commercial Yes The approval of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority - Electronic
4741010 Wireless Equipment & Instruments Trading Includes the resale of wireless communication equipment, including mobile and fixed units, massaging devices or inter- communicative mobile unites, also, ground stations receiving information or communication or any transmission oriented by satellites. Commercial Yes The approval of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority - Electronic
4741011 Mobile Phones & Accessories Trading Includes reselling cellular phones which make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area, beside telephony they support a wide variety of services such as text messaging, email, Internet access, gaming and photography, it involves selling different accessories such as memory card, car chargers, batteries, leather cases, screen protectors, Bluetooth headset, data cables, silicone skins, holders?etc. Commercial
4741012 SIM Trading Includes selling Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) issued by telecommunication companies to store the subscriber?s information in addition to the services the user has access to. Commercial Yes The organization of the security industry Foundation The approval of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority - Electronic
4741014 Jamming Equipment Trading Includes reselling jamming equipment that interferes with wireless communications, such as cordless telephones and GSM repeaters. Commercial
4741015 Encryption Equipment Trading Includes reselling the equipment for encryption solutions that protect sensitive data across enterprise applications data processing IT, critical transactions, storage and big data platforms. Commercial
4741016 Jamming Software Trading Includes reselling the set of application software for jamming or interfering with wireless communications such as cell phone calls, cordless telephones and GSM repeaters, text messages, GPS systems and Wi-Fi networks. Commercial
4741017 Encryption Software Trading Includes reselling the software for encryption solutions that protect sensitive data across enterprise applications data processing IT, critical transactions, storage and big data platforms, Commercial
4741018 Smart Machines & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling smart machines, such as, robots that apply artificial intelligence to enable them to think intelligently in the similar manner the intelligent humans think, and which can take the place of humans in dangerous environments, manufacturing, also, home automation systems that turn homes into smart homes. Commercial
4741021 Telecommunications Equipment Trading Includes reselling of equipment and systems used in operating fixed and mobile telecommunication networks, including exchanges, central switch boards, and mini switch boards located in commercial complexes, intercom systems, optic fibre and copper made inter connecting networks, microphones and internal paging systems. Telephone equipment are classified under 5134. Commercial Yes The approval of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority - Electronic
4741022 Satellite Receiving Equipment Trading Includes reselling of systems and equipment receive radio and television transmission broadcasted by satellites or by special channels irreceivable by ordinary receivers or antennas. Commercial
4742001 Audio-visual, Recording Equipment & Accessories Trading Includes reselling audio-visual electronic equipment, involving radio sets, gramophones, loud-speakers television and video sets, cinematography projectors, slides projectors, instant translators respectively, also, cinematography and television photographing systems, as well as other non-commercial. Equipment used for photographing and recording inside studios or for commercial purposes are classified under Class 5150. Commercial
4742002 Radio, TV Stations, Cinema & Theater Equipment Trading Includes reselling of cameras, lightings, projectors, loudspeakers and montage systems used in broadcasting stations and television studios, as well as cinema and theater and radio and television transmission. Commercial
4742005 Electric Vehicles Charging Stations & Systems & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling public charging stations used to supply electric energy for the recharging of electric vehicles that use electricity instead of conventional petrol, whether such stations located at retail shopping or public places or on-streets, as well as the same charging systems used for residential and offices charging. Commercial
4751001 Textile Trading Includes reselling of textiles and fabrics used for sewing and fashion wear or making readymade garments. Commercial
4751002 Tents , Sheds & Tarpaulins Trading Includes reselling tents and temporary and permanent sheds made of textiles or plastic and designed to be fixed in shops or building or streets, in order to protect against sun and rain, also, covers and tarpaulin for covering outdoor or transported cargo or for covering cars, it involves fixing these products said places. Commercial
4751003 Sewing & Embroidery Requisites Trading Includes reselling of tailoring threads, buttons and needles, as well as embroidery golden and silver threads, tiny diamonds, colored ribbons and others. Commercial
4751004 Blankets, Towels & Linens Trading Includes reselling household of blankets and linen, including bedcovers, furniture covers, bed sheets, towels, pillows, cushions and covers and all the other similar products. Commercial
4751014 Flags & Flagpoles Trading Includes reselling flags fabrics, paper, plastic or vinyl , also, flagpoles made from steel, aluminum, glass fiber and wood, it includes other accessories related to flags and flagpoles such as rope assemblies, pulleys, winches, finials, anchor bolts, counterweights, etc Commercial
4751015 Threads & Yarns Trading Includes reselling all kinds of threads for tailoring and embroidering garments, curtains, drapery and upholstery, also, includes cotton and wool yarns used in weaving and spinning industries. Commercial
4752001 Timber Trading Includes reselling timber prior to cutting into boards, bars or blocks to use in construction or in industry. Commercial
4752002 Cement & Gypsum Trading Includes reselling raw and pre- to formed cement and gypsum, gypsum and cement products under activities 5143-09 and 5143-10 are not related to this activity. Commercial
4752003 Reinforcement Steel Bars Trading Includes reselling steel bars commonly used as a tensioning device in reinforced concrete structures holding the concrete in compression. Commercial
4752004 Sanitary Ware Trading Includes reselling of sanitary wares, washbasins, bathtubs, Jacuzzi sets, lavatories taps, spigots, bathroom and kitchen articles (except furniture), as well as water drainage tubes, pipes, joints, drainage covering requisites and others. Commercial
4752005 Tanks & Silos Trading made of metal, plastic or reinforced fibers fixed in residential, commercial or industrial facilities for water, petroleum products, chemicals or other liquids, also, grain, seed silos, truck mounted tanks are classified under No. 503005. Commercial
4752006 Electrical Fittings Trading Includes reselling electric wires, cables, assembly boxes, distribution panels, poles, cable, ducts and communication wires. (related gauging devices are listed under 5150-11). Commercial
4752007 Bricks Trading Includes reselling of bricks used in building and construction bricks made of lime, bricks, glass or any other material. Commercial
4752009 Marble & Natural Stones Trading Includes reselling varieties of marbles and natural stones like granite, basalt, limestone, this activity is limited to firms that trade these materials as crude before any conversional processes except cutting in blocks or slabs for transport purposes. Commercial
4752011 Tiles & Flooring Materials Trading Includes reselling different kinds of tiles, mosaic, ceramic, cement and interlock tiles, marble tiles, granite and basalt tiles, also, flooring materials made of rubber, plastic, wood or fibers to cover buildings and vehicles floors. Commercial
4752012 Water Heaters Trading Includes reselling household water heaters operated by electricity and solar energy. Commercial
4752013 False Ceiling Trading Includes reselling of false ceilings made of aluminum, gypsum, plastic, wood others. Commercial
4752014 Cement Products Trading Includes reselling all manufactured cement products except what came in details in this class. Commercial
4752015 Gypsum Products Trading Includes reselling gypsum decorative ornaments, maquettes, columns, architectural accessories, cladding panels, insulators, flower pots Commercial
4752016 Wooden Products Trading Includes reselling wooden or wooden doors, windows, staircase fences, windows, false ceilings, indoor decoration and other wooden products. Commercial
4752019 Workshop Hardware & Tools Trading Includes reselling workshops hammers, rasps, chisels, pincers, welding rods, as well as other hardware and tools used in carpentries, smithery and auto workshops. Commercial
4752020 Pipes & Fittings Trading Includes reselling galvanized and corrosion resistant steel pipes for oil and gas industries, also, plastic or rubber hoses and tubes for extending water and drainage networks, electric wires, including also, joints, knobs, spigots, taps, valves and others. Commercial
4752021 Sand, Gravel & Stones Trading Includes reselling sand, gravel and stones for buildings construction and maintenance. Commercial
4752022 Glass & Mirrors Trading Includes reselling glass to fix in doors and windows to allow illuminating buildings enclosed spaces and rooms as well as using in internal partitions and external cladding. Commercial
4752023 Building Metal Products Trading Includes reselling aluminum, steel or copper doors, windows, balconies, staircases, fences, window grids and garden fences, cladding panels, decorators, manhole covers and any other metal product. Commercial
4752024 Wires & Cables Trading Includes reselling insulated and un-insulated connecting wires and cables used in electric conductors, telephone lines and cables, except optic fibers activity which is under No. 513615 Commercial
4752025 Fiber Glass Products Trading Includes reselling fiberglass decorations, tubes, tanks, as well as raw fiberglass for manufacturing various products. Commercial
4752026 Decoration Materials & Partitions Trading Include reselling of indoor and outdoor decoration materials and products as well as home and office interior design, including gypsum engraves, wood and cement partitions, fittings of artificial decorators such as fountains, water falls and water ways, ready-made partitions used to divide space in offices made of wood, carton, aluminum, steel sheets or others. Commercial
4752028 Scaffolds Trading Includes reselling temporary frames of metal pipes or other materials, used to support people and materials in the constructions or repair of buildings. Commercial
4752029 Ready-mix Concrete Trading Includes reselling the concrete is manufactured in a factory or batching plant, according to a set recipe, and then delivered to a work site, by mixers mounted on trucks. Commercial
4752030 Fencing & Barbed Wire Trading Includes reselling fence and barbed wire to prevent crossing industrial and agricultural installations, airports, military facilities. Commercial
4752031 Special Fabrics & Fibers for Construction Trading Include reselling fabrics and fibers made of natural, artificial or synthetic or metal materials and used for specialized construction processes, such as molding and concrete forms made by cement injection or coating and covering of installations or tilting used in buildings and other construction works. Commercial
4752032 Doors, Windows & other Plastic Building Products Trading Includes reselling plastic or fiberglass products and requisites for building and construction projects such as, doors, windows, cladding sheets, partitions, plastic decorations, mesh for fly, dust and sun rays screening and trapping, manhole cover, water tanks, and similar products made of plastic or semi-plastic materials. Commercial
4752033 Building Maquettes & Models Requisites Trading Includes reselling small physical models of buildings or engineering projects or vehicles and equipment, used to visualize how the finished work will look like after constructing or manufacturing. Commercial
4752034 Building & Construction Materials Trading Includes selling all the materials and requisites used in building and construction. Commercial
4752035 Paint & Varnish Trading Includes reselling of liquid or powdered paints and varnish painting buildings, cars, ships, furniture, including thinners, thickeners, pastes and base paints as well as varnish and similar materials. Commercial
4752036 Agricultural Tools Trading Includes reselling gardening and nursing tools, including soil movers, trees cutters, planters, palm pollination, irrigation hoses, flower pots, fruit baskets, also, wax cells, beekeepers cloths, apiary accessories, as well as poultry and livestock farms tools. Commercial
4752037 Building Hardware & Tools Trading Includes reselling of construction and building shovels, mattocks, coaters, whether all or partially made of wood or plastic. Commercial
4752038 Metal Drums & Barrels Trading Includes reselling containers of metal for storage and transportation of water, petroleum products, chemicals and other liquids. Commercial
4752039 Metal Cans & Containers Trading Includes reselling metal cans and containers for the distribution or storage of goods. Commercial
4752041 Precision Dies Trading Includes reselling of precision dies for metal or plastic molding to make metal or plastic products. Commercial
4752042 Traffic Signs & Requisites Trading Includes reselling of signboards in streets, roads and public squares to guide cars and pedestrians, whether all or partially non -metallic, also, traffic signals in streets and pedestrians crossings. Commercial
4752043 Metal Ropes Trading Includes reselling metal ropes used in pulling and lifting objects and in industrial uses. Commercial
4752044 Cargo Containers Trading Includes reselling different dimensions containers to store and transfer freight from one mode of transport to another, ships, air, rail and semi-trailer trucks. Commercial
4752045 Pre-Fabricated Houses Trading Includes reselling permanent or temporary pre-fabricated houses made of wood, cement, steel or any other materials, and other related structural metal parts and requisites...etc. Commercial
4752046 Swimming Pools Trading Includes reselling pools made from concrete, metal, plastic and fiberglass, and is intended for swimming or water based recreations or lifeguard training, including Olympic-size pools, and pools installed in public and private places, hotels, sport and health clubs, also other accessories and water pumps and drainers and electric fittings. Commercial
4752048 Ink & Printing Materials Trading Includes reselling printing inks either powdered, paste or as liquid, in addition to inject cartridges used in fax machines, photo copiers and computer printers. Commercial
4752051 Insulation & Protection Materials Trading Includes reselling of insulators and requisites used as humidity proof, water sealants, sun or generated heat proof, acoustic enclosures, vibration isolators, anti radiators, electric and magnetic insulation, metal and wood protectors of rust, corrosions, humidity and heat, as well as any material used in constructions wood, machinery, furnaces, vehicles marine equipment ...etc. Commercial
4752054 Fire Resistant Doors Trading Includes reselling fire rated metal, wooden or glass doors which are certified by the competent authorities after passing the test of high heat resistance and prevent flames and smoke spreading, also, fixing and installing by technicians approved by the General directorate of Civil Defense in order to ensure specifications compliance. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4752055 Grease Traps Trading Includes reselling and fitting grease traps designed to intercept and cooking oils and greases in the facilities engaged in catering services, such as hotels, restaurants, commercial complexes, labor camps..etc, in order to enable removing the waste grease to the treatment facilities. Commercial
4752056 Ventilators & Fans Trading Includes reselling units used in ventilating residential facilities and offices like electric fans and ventilators as well as ducts, towers, ventilation flues, chimneys and silencers. Commercial
4752057 Tar & Asphalt Trading Includes reselling tar and asphalt derived from petroleum distillation for using in road paving and water and humidity proofing in buildings. Commercial Yes Book of the Legal Department of the Diwan of the ruling
4752058 Basic Steel Products Trading Includes reselling of semi-formed made blocks, partitions, panels, rods, or ingots for various uses. Commercial
4752059 Basic Non Ferrous Metal Products Trading Includes reselling of blocks, partitions, panels, rods, or ingots made of other non-ferrous metals, including aluminum, copper or zinc for various uses. Commercial
4752060 Non-Manufactured Precious Metal Trading Includes reselling of the basic ores of gold, silver, platinum and other precious metals in pre-extraction condition, or in the form of ingots, blocks, threads or chips in pre- forming manufacturing. Commercial Yes The organization of the security industry Foundation
4752061 Crane Rails & Fixing Accessories Trading Includes reselling the railroad for mounting cranes on it in order to use in freight handling in goods yards, or for accident recovery works. Commercial
4752062 Metal Alloys Trading Includes reselling alloys to produce steel plates, structural beams, columns, angles, seamless and welded pipes. Commercial
4752063 Gas Cylinders Trading Includes reselling pressure vessels used to store gases at above atmospheric pressure for domestic industrial and medical uses. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4752064 Metal Wires Trading Includes reselling metal wires for different uses, in constructions, or as manufacturing intermediary. Commercial
4752065 Lighting Poles Trading Includes reselling utility lighting poles made of metal, concrete or wood for roads, streets and parks lighting. Commercial
4752066 Green Buildings Construction materials Trading Includes reselling environment friendly building materials and supplies for constructing green buildings. Green buildings are designed to reduce carbon dioxide emission and eventually reduce global warming, including, wall materials, insulators, doors and window insulation, central heating and cooling systems, solar and renewable energy sources energy efficient lighting systems and energy efficient air conditioning. Commercial
4752067 Fire Fighting Pipes Trading Includes reselling fire resistant and retardant cladding and insulation materials, partitions, bricks, paints. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4752068 Fire Resistant & Retardant Materials Trading Includes reselling fire resistant and retardant cladding and insulation materials, partitions, bricks, paints. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4752069 Ironmongery Trading Includes reselling of steel and copper ironmongery door and window knobs, fixed locks and keys, door joints, and door closing requisites. Commercial
4752070 Locks & Keys Trading Includes reselling the mechanical or electronic fastening device which are released by a physical object, such as key, keycard, fingerprint, security token. Commercial
4752071 Rock Wool Trading Includes reselling rock wool made from natural or synthetic minerals and pressed into sheets, rolls, panels which are used as heat insulators and sound absorbers and as fire retardant, as well as a medium of hydroponics in agriculture. Commercial
4752072 Raised Access Computer Floors Trading Includes reselling floor consists of a gridded metal framework to provide an elevated structural floor above a concrete slab in order to use in IT data centers and computer rooms to route mechanical services and cables, wiring, and electrical supply. Commercial
4752073 Garbage & Waste Collection Containers Trading Includes reselling and renting of containers for garbage and waste collection from public places as well as from residential commercial and industrial facilities. Commercial
4752201 Plastic & Nylon Raw Materials Trading Includes reselling of high or low density chemicals (plastics ) for manufacturing plastic products, nylon and PVC, whether granules or polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene or others. Commercial
4752202 Industrial Sponge Trading Includes reselling synthetic sponge chemicals, or fully manufactured sponge. Commercial
4752203 Rubber Trading Includes reselling natural and synthetic rubber to use in manufacturing such as tires, belts, bags shoes, synthetic sponge. Commercial
4752204 Ropes, Sacks & Jute Bags Trading Includes reselling of bags and ropes made of natural fibers, linen, plastic or other materials. Commercial
4752205 Paper Trading Includes reselling of paper made up of natural ingredients, semi- synthetics or recycled and set in rolls, foils and carton sheets for commercial and industrial uses as in newspapers, printing, packaging, construction, stationery and photocopying paper is excluded as it is classified under No. 5133930 Commercial
4752206 Upholstery Requisites Trading Includes reselling upholstery-related materials such as fabrics, leather, buttons upholstering to automobile and marine seats furniture and marine. Commercial
4752207 Plastic Bags & Containers Trading Includes the resale of plastic containers and bags used in commercial outlets for packaging. Commercial
4752208 Cotton & Natural Fibers Trading Includes trading of raw cotton before undergoing any industrial or converting processes in order to meet different industrial and commercial needs, also, linen, jute, hemp and other natural fibers. Commercial
4752209 Plastic Sheets Trading Includes the resale of sheets made up of plastic or of similar materials like P.V.C, fiberglass or acryl to be used in industry or construction in covering facades, partitioning, steel gates lining, building pyramids and domes and false ceilings as well as making signboards and guiding signals. Commercial
4753001 Oriental Carpets Trading Includes reselling manually woven oriental carpet. Commercial
4753002 Carpets Trading Includes reselling all types of carpet, including moquette andr decor machine-made pieces. Commercial
4753004 Curtains & Upholstery Fabrics Trading Includes reselling different fabrics for curtains and upholstery. Commercial
4753005 Metal Blinds Trading Includes reselling metal slat blinds which consist of many horizontal slats and connected to allow light to pass between the slats. Commercial
4753006 Wall Paper Trading Includes reselling wallpaper in different designs to cover cracks and decorate interior walls in residential and commercial facilities. Commercial
4759001 Home Furniture Trading Includes reselling household beds, bedroom sets, wardrobes, sofas and chairs, tables and requisites, mirrors, hangers, also, furniture for hotels and restaurants totally or partially made of wood, plastic, glass, metal, fiberglass or others. Commercial
4759003 Chandeliers Trading Includes reselling different chandeliers whether luxurious types coated with precious metals ad decorated with crystal, or normal types coated with other metals and decorated with glass. Commercial
4759004 Light Fitting & Fixtures Trading Includes reselling lighting lamps, ornamental ceiling lamps (except crystal chandeliers) switch keys and sockets. This also includes electric bells, spotlights, garden and house lighting device. Public parks and squares lightings are classified under Class 5150. Commercial
4759005 Cutlery & Silverware Trading Includes reselling cutlery spoons and knives and other household trays, plates, candlesticks, whether made of silver or gold or silver-plated metal, or of stainless steel. Commercial
4759007 Household Utensils Trading Includes reselling of various household utensils made of metal, glass, plastic, crystal, clay, ceramic, or wood, including bowls, plates, cups, and other food preparing items, except electrically operated appliances . This also involves manual cleaners such as brooms, sweepers, garbage boxes, ironing boards, clothes horses and others. Commercial
4759008 Air-Condition Trading Includes reselling central and window air-conditioners as well as the split units, whether or not linked with general central air-conditioning system, also outdoor cooling products for hotels, resorts and restaurants. Commercial
4759009 Ceramic & Chinaware Trading Includes reselling household utensils and art works made of ceramic or chinaware. Commercial
4759010 Antennas Trading Includes reselling the electric devices which convert electric power into radio waves to use in radio and television broadcasting, telecommunication receivers, wireless computer network, radar. Commercial
4759011 Musical Instruments & Requisites Trading Includes reselling electronic and normal musical instruments like stringed, wind, percussion instruments, pipes, accordions, organs, including also the parts and accessories. Commercial
4759012 Cookers & Cook Stoves Trading Includes reselling electric, gas, coal or kerosene burners, ovens and cookers, also, different barbecue items (excluding restaurants and cafeterias brands, which are classified under activity 5150-31) Commercial
4759013 Refrigerators, Washing Machines & Household Electrical Appliances Trading Includes reselling refrigerators, freezers, water coolers, washing machines and dryers, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, ironers, heaters, also, electric kitchenware, such as mixers, mincers, cutters, blenders, toasters, juice extractors, grinders, kettles, small scales and other household appliances. Commercial
4759014 Cloth Hangers Trading Includes reselling the wire, wooden or plastic hangers which are designed to facilitate the hanging of coats, jackets and other dress in a manner that prevents wrinkles. Commercial
4759015 Video Games Consoles Trading Includes reselling video games consoles which enable visual playing when connected to video devices such as televisions, computers, mobile devices and phones, such consoles involve PlayStation, Xbox ?etc. Commercial
4759016 Domestic Kitchen & Fixture Trading Includes reselling household wooden or aluminum kitchens and fixtures tailored to the size of the kitchen and customers' specifications. Commercial
4759019 Sponge Mattresses Trading Includes reselling mattresses made of foam rubbers. Commercial
4759020 Bamboo, Cane & Wicker Products Trading Includes reselling of household mats, rugs, baskets made of bamboo, cane, wicker and other, furniture of the same is not involved. Commercial
4759101 Wax Candles Trading Includes reselling candles made from paraffin wax for lighting and decoration. Commercial
4761001 Books Trading Includes reselling different knowledge books in different languages.. Commercial Yes Book of the National Media Council
4761002 Educational Aids Trading Includes reselling the devices used by a teacher to clarify a subject, including drawings, Shapes, maps, samples, puzzles, mathematics and alphabets resources..etc. Commercial
4761003 Stationery Trading Includes reselling stationery, such as copying and writing paper, notebooks, record books, various types of pens and pencils, rulers, sharpeners, paper perforators, paper clipping requisites, ready stamps, typewriters ribbons and other stationery materials, also, drawing requisites including geometrical drawing pencils, decorative pens, rulers, triangular rulers, colors, color pencils, ink, drawing paper and others. Commercial
4761005 Advertising Requisites Trading Includes reselling indoor and outdoor advertising requisites like boards, electric and non-electric signs as well as promotional gifts and similar items. Commercial
4761006 Newspapers & Magazines Trading Includes reselling of newspapers, magazines, directories, catalogues and other specialized publications used for promoting fashions, furniture, interior designs, household items and others. Commercial Yes Book of the National Media Council
4761007 Invitation & Greeting Cards Trading Includes reselling the cards exchanged by individuals on special occasions to feature an expression of friendship or other sentiments or to convey thanks, it involves invitation cards for different occasions and events. Commercial
4761008 Multi-Dimensional Images Trading (HOLOGRAM) Includes firms that supply other concerns with multi-dimensional imaged posters, pictures and stamps as per their commercial and professional requirements, these firms are not involved in the production process, but by specialized printing houses which are classified under No. 2221-08. Commercial
4762001 Blank Cassette Trading Includes reselling blank video cassettes, audio cassettes, cinematography tapes, and other tapes used for photographing, copying or recording. Commercial
4762002 Audio Recorded Media Trading Includes reselling audio materials recorded on cassettes and discs and other magnetic and optical recording media, including radio programs, songs, lectures, educational courses, religious materials. Commercial Yes Book of the National Media Council
4762003 Visual Recorded Media Trading Includes reselling visual materials recorded on cassettes and discs and other magnetic and optical recording media, including, video and television programs, songs, lectures, educational courses, religious materials, video games ?etc. Commercial Yes Book of the National Media Council
4762013 Motion Picture Trading Includes reselling directly to the public motion pictures, whether on video tapes or on compact discs, firms engaged in distribution to movie dealers are classified under group 921. Commercial Yes Book of the National Media Council
4763001 Diving Equipment Trading Includes reselling recreational and professional diving equipment such as snorkel, mask, rebreather, weighing system, depth gauge, fins, suits, buoyancy control device, cylinders. Commercial
4763002 Fishing & Hunting Requisites Trading Includes reselling of fishing, nets, threads, hooks and rods, as well as animal hunting rifles, ammunition, nets, traps, bows, arrows and others, beside falcon breeders and training requisites. Commercial Yes The organization of the security industry Foundation
4763003 Sport Equipment Trading Includes reselling sports and fitness fixed equipment, including cycling bikes, running and walking devices, ping-pong tables, nets, spears, beech canes and games results calculators, watersport equipment, such as, diving devices, surf boards, windsurfs, also, trophies such as cups, medals, shields as well as engraving and writing on them as per order. Commercial
4763006 Ships & Boats Trading Includes reselling different metal and wood commercial vessels used in transportation such as cargo ships, tankers, long and short distance passenger vessels, tourist, fishing boats and fish-processing factory vessels, recreation-type hovercraft, tugboats, also metal and wood rescue boats, fishing boats, recreation and sport boats. Commercial
4763007 Ships, Boats Spare Parts & Components Trading Includes reselling of spare parts and components for ship and boats reparation, maintenance, renovation and efficiency upgrading, including engines, ancillary engines, boilers, spindles, pipes, communication and measuring devices. Commercial
4763009 Camping Requisites Trading Includes reselling of camping and picnics food and beverage preserving utensils, lightening, tents, linen, clothes, shoes, kits and other requisites usually used in camping and picnics. Commercial
4763010 Sports Fields &halls Equipment Trading Includes reselling outdoor and indoor games articles and equipment for sports, gymnasium, fitness centre or athletic equipment. Commercial
4763011 Bicycles & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling the two or three wheeled bicycles used for recreation, transportation, racing and as children's toys. Commercial
4763020 Horse Equestrian Equipment & Requisites Trading Includes reselling of saddles, reins and other horse riding accessories, also, breeding, training, feeding and caring related requisites other than uniforms. Commercial
4764001 Toys & Games Trading Includes reselling children's toys and dolls, manual, electric or electronic games, bicycles, cars, boats, airplanes and other toys for children use. Commercial
4764002 Kids Rides & Games Trading Includes reselling in-door children rides and games, as well as those installed in public parks and gardens for children entertainment, including swings, slides, house and aircraft models, whether made of solid and safe materials or of inflatable objects. Commercial
4771101 Men's Garment Trading Includes reselling men's garments, such as shirts, suits, coats, jackets, socks, ties and others. Commercial
4771102 Ladies Garment Trading Includes reselling ladies' shirts and trousers, party and evening dresses, maternity clothes, wedding dresses, night and in-house wear, beach and bath wear, scarves and others. Commercial
4771103 Baby Wear Trading Includes reselling of children?s swaddling clothes, nappies, night wear, party clothes, shirts, trousers and others. Commercial
4771104 Men Underwears Trading Includes reselling men undergarments made of woven, knitted or crocheted fabric to be worn under other clothes, whether over the waist like T-shirts or below the waist like pants. Commercial
4771105 Arab Wear Trading Includes reselling of Arab ready made wear, such as dishdashas, ghotra, bishts, oqal and caps, also, women traditional cloak (aba) head covers, veils. Commercial
4771106 Garments Accessories Trading Includes reselling wide range of metal and plastic garments accessories such as buttons, fabrics interlining, beads, fancy belt buckles, hooks, snap fasteners, safety pins, tags, packing clips. Commercial
4771107 Sports Wear Trading Includes reselling sportswear for exercising sports, including socks, shoes, hats, gloves, balls, bags and training suits. Commercial
4771108 Protective Garments & Vests Trading Includes reselling protective costumes and vests for different uses, like fire resistant wears, athletes and medical wears, also, body cooling vests, which can be wore under and above clothes. Commercial
4771109 Uniforms Trading Includes reselling readymade uniforms, such as military, hotels, airlines, school uniforms and others, as well as requisites including, hats, helmets, socks, gloves, shoes, ties, bags, badges and others, it excludes military clothing and uniforms. Commercial
4771110 Imitation Jewellery Trading Includes reselling costume or imitation jewellery, such as brooches, earnings, necklaces, bracelets, rings made from base metals plated with precious metals, or jewellery containing imitation stones such as imitation gems stones, imitation diamonds. Commercial
4771111 Sticks & Umbrellas Trading Includes reselling sun-umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-sticks. Commercial
4771112 Women Underwears Trading Includes reselling undergarments for women and children made of woven, knitted or crocheted fabric to be worn under other clothes, whether over the waist like T-shirts or below the waist like pants, services in the store should be provided by females. Commercial
4771113 Military Clothware & Requisites Trading Includes military gears for the army, police and civil defence, like uniforms, footwear, back bags, belts, sleeping bags, tents, chevron and badges, weapons and ammunition and combat heavy equipment are excluded. Commercial
4771114 Face Masks & Gloves Trading Includes reselling face masks and respirators intended for protection against particles and viruses, and prevent the transmission of viruses and microbes from infected person to a healthy one, or infections to be transmitted via contaminated hand contact with the mouth, it includes also the gloves used by health care professional s to prevent the transmission of viruses and bacteria. Commercial
4771201 Ready-made Garments Trading Includes reselling outerwear and underwear for men, women and children such as coats, suits, jackets, skirts, shirts, trousers, shorts, coats, gloves, swimming wear, socks. Commercial
4771906 Handbags & Leather Products Trading Includes reselling of handbags made out of leather, fiber, textile or plastic, also, leather purses, belts, leather, and office requisites, leather clothes are excluded. Commercial
4771907 Suitcases & Travel Requisites Trading Includes reselling of various traveling leather, metal, plastic or textile and fabrics suitcases and bags, as well as luggage wrapping and transporting and any other item used only for traveling. Commercial
4771908 Slippers & Sandals Trading Includes reselling men and women open-sided slippers and sandals made for different uses and by any material. Commercial
4771919 Shoe Trading Includes reselling footwear made from leather, rubber or plastic and intended to protect and comfort the human foot while doing various activities. Commercial
4772001 Pharmacy A specialized facility licensed to sell and prepare registered drugs, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and despense herbal and medical drugs against medical prescription, according to the laws and regulations issued by competent authority of UAE. It is supervised by a licensed pharmacist who works permanently in the pharmacy. Commercial Yes Book of the Dubai Health Authority
4772003 Medicinal Chemicals Trading Includes reselling medicinal basic chemicals to manufacture medicines. Commercial Yes Book of the General Command of Dubai Police (the precursor management of chemical)
4772004 Para-Pharmaceutical Products Trading Includes reselling para-pharmaceutical products not directly used for medication or treatment, including plasters, after-shave lotions, creams, anti-smoking products, tooth pastes, mouth wash and others sterilization products. Commercial
4772005 Medical, Surgical Articles & Requisites Trading Includes reselling of certain instruments and precise medical apparatuses for treating of certain diseases, such as earphones, batteries for cardiac patients, pulse regulators, walking-sticks, splints for bone fractures, medical shoes, artificial limbs, dentures and other medical instruments, also, surgical requisites like artificial organs and parts to replace damaged organs, bone joints, heart valves, in additional to surgical suture bandages and plasters. Commercial
4772007 Perfumes & Cosmetics Trading Includes reselling different types of concentrated or light perfumes whether manufactured synthetically or extracted from plant or animal sources, also cosmetics, such as body creams and lotions as well as various types of eye make-ups and facial cosmetics, as well as fragrance vaporizers and diffusers. Commercial
4772009 Agarwood & Incense Trading Includes reselling agarwood, oriental perfumes, various types of incense, as well as bottles, empty boxes, vaporizers...etc. Commercial
4772010 Beauty & Personal Care Requisites Trading Includes reselling of personal beauty treatment scissors ( hair and nails), shaving articles and brushes( hear, teeth and shaving), combs, small mirrors, rasps, wigs, hair dryers and shaving devices (except cosmetics which are classified in No. 5132-06) Commercial
4772011 People of Determination Equipment Trading Includes reselling equipment and articles for the people of determination who suffer temporary or permanent disabilities and senior citizens. They are designed to work as artificial or auxiliary organs during the medical treatment process or permanently replacing an amputated organ. It involves wheelchairs, walkers, special beds as well as pacemakers and controlling devices for hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol and hearing aids Commercial
4772012 Soap & Hair Care Products Trading Includes reselling hair care products like shampoo, oils, lotions, tonics, whether chemically originated or from natural extracts (herbs), also, toilet and hand washing soap in bars and liquid, in addition toilet foamy soap and similar products. Commercial
4772016 Baby Care Requisites Trading Includes reselling of children and new-born cradles, chairs, beds, walkers, prams, baskets, linen and covers, toys, creams, lotions and oil and mothers requisites. Commercial
4772017 Emergency Collection Trading Includes trading emergency medical bracelets and pendants that contain medical details of the holder and which will give the ambulance and emergency team the opportunity to get important information at once, and thus be treated correctly, specially those suffer of life- threatening allergy or those depend on particular medication. Commercial
4772027 Veterinary Medicines Trading Includes reselling any type of formulation that contains one or more medical substances and which is used to deal with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in domesticate or wild animals. Commercial
4773101 Photographic Equipment & Accessories Trading Includes reselling cameras, whether traditional using photographic film, or digital that takes video or still photographs, also TV, motion picture, and video cameras as well as underwater and aerial photographic cameras. Commercial
4773103 Spectacles & Contact Lenses Trading Includes reselling spectacles and accessories, frames and multi-focal lenses, as well as contact lenses and eyewashes, sterilizers and optical and eye treatment devices. Commercial Yes Book of the Dubai Health Authority
4773104 Films & Photography Materials Trading Includes reselling photographic materials like films, discs, chips and others. Commercial
4773105 Specialized Photographic Equipment & Processing Materials Trading Includes reselling films, chips, sheets, discs of radiography and photogrammetry as well as processing chemicals and photo papers. Commercial
4773106 Sunglasses Trading Includes reselling darken lenses glasses used to prevent sunlight and high energy lights from damaging or discomforting the eyes, including cosmetic contact lenses. Commercial
4773201 Jewellery Trading Includes reselling adornment jewellery such as brooches, earnings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, which are made of gold, platinum, palladium, titanium, silver and gemstones. Commercial Yes The organization of the security industry Foundation
4773202 Pearls & Precious Stones Trading Includes reselling of natural, cultured and artificial pre-formed pearl, as well as diamond, corundum, emerald, coral and other jewellery and precious stones prior to cutting, polishing and making various types of jewels, artificial precious stones are also included. Commercial Yes The organization of the security industry Foundation
4773204 Watches & Clocks & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling watches, clocks, alarm clocks and timing mechanisms, instrument panel clocks, time-recording equipment and equipment for measuring, recording and displaying intervals of time such as parking meters, time clocks, process timers, also, all the accessories and components. Commercial
4773301 Artificial Flowers & Plants Trading Includes reselling imitations of natural flowering plants made of Synthetic fibers and used for commercial or residential decoration, it involves artificial turf which is used to replace natural grass in arenas for sports, residential lawns and parks. Commercial
4773303 Aquatic & live Animals Trading Includes selling aquatic species, such as, ornamental fish, dolphins, sea lions, sea otters, sea turtles, penguins...etc, also pets and other live animals, such as, cats and dogs, wildlife animals, snakes and biting reptiles (provided that selling is not internationally prohibited), also, breeding and care tools such as aquarium, cages, and feeders. Commercial Yes Public Health Services Department - Dubai Municipality
4773305 Animal & Birds Feed Trading Includes reselling animals and birds feed whether canned, dried or frozen, such as grains, seeds, meats, fruits or animal waste, health food like vitamins and tonics other than veterinary medicines, also, fresh feed prepared from different ingredients. Commercial Yes Public Health Services Department - Dubai Municipality
4773306 Seeds Trading Includes reselling plants, trees and flowers seeds and breeders for boosting agricultural output. This should be carried for only agricultural and industrial purposes and not for direct consumption. Commercial Yes Required Department of Agriculture and Irrigation approval - Dubai Municipality
4773307 Chemical Fertilizers Trading Includes reselling of synthetic chemical compounds containing plant nutritive elements, usually containing one or more fertilizing elements. Commercial Yes Required Department of Agriculture and Irrigation approval - Dubai Municipality
4773308 Organic Fertilizer & Plant Feed Trading Includes reselling animal and bird manure, or vegetable residues or a mixture of them to improve soil quality, such materials can exist as crude or processed to render for marketing or use in fertilizing agricultural soil, also, agricultural feed added to the soil in order to improve and enhance productivity. Commercial Yes Required Department of Agriculture and Irrigation approval - Dubai Municipality
4773309 Agricultural Pesticides Trading Includes reselling materials intended for protection against and extermination and control of agricultural pests, including disease carriers affecting animals and plants. Pests are meant to be any plant or creature harmful or destructive, such as insects, spiders, nematodes, bacteria, fungal, moss, plant viruses, harmful weeds, parasitic plants, harmful birds, rodents, also, products plant growth controllers and crop protection. Commercial Yes Required Department of Agriculture and Irrigation approval - Dubai Municipality
4773310 Insecticides Trading Includes reselling natural or synthetic chemicals used to manage insects pests in homes, hotels, hospitals, warehouses, ships. Commercial
4773311 Detergents Trading Includes reselling detergents for cleaning clothes, carpets, floors, also, bleachers and deodorants for bathrooms, kitchens and drainage points, also, utensils and glass polishers and air fresheners. Commercial
4773312 Animals & Birds Requisites Trading Includes reselling animals? accessories, such as, saddles, reins for horses and camels and other, involving veils, stands, straps and gloves for breeding falcons and training, pets requisites, such as, leashes, beds, crates, grooming tools ?etc. Commercial
4773315 Biodegradable & Compostable Products Trading Includes trading different kinds of products made out of resin, starch and natural substances that are designed to disintegrate and biodegrade in weeks, unlike the plastic products, it involves cutlery product, such as, knives, spoons, forks, plates, glasses, trays and other, also food and fruits wrappers, cling films and shopping bags, since these products dissolve in water and soil, then landfills are minimized, pollution reduced and positive impact in environment is produced. Commercial
4773316 Sterilizers & Disinfectants Trading Includes trading of disinfectants and sterilizers made of chemicals, either in a gaseous or liquid form and used to eliminate microorganisms from hands, surfaces, floors, and clothes. Commercial
4773401 Crystal Products Trading Includes reselling decorative and household crystal products, such as chandeliers, ladies ornaments, utensils, gifts, trophies. Commercial
4773402 Gifts Trading Includes reselling pen sets, lighters, purses, key holders, exquisite gift boxes, golden buttons, make-up sets, tiny antiques and handicraft souvenir and other miscellaneous items used for personal use or presenting as gifts. Commercial
4773403 Novelties Trading Includes reselling of paintings, historical photographs, statues, antiquity utensils, as well as other art works made of silver, copper, wood, ivory, crystal, glass or others. Commercial
4773404 Paintings & Frames Trading Includes reselling paintings made by renowned artists or others. Commercial
4773405 Old Postage Stamps & Currencies Trading Includes selling, buying and exchanging old and memorial postage stamps, coins and bank notes, phone cards, celebrities` photos, whether set in historical order, collectively or individually, activity no.(513508) " Trading of Novelities" is not included. Commercial
4773503 Pumps, Engines, Valves & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling pumps for water or other liquid pumping, engines and machines for transport means like ships, boats, vehicles. It also includes industrial and automatic equipment and fittings, as well as various types and sizes of valves for different industrial and mechanical purposes, and spare parts needed to repair and maintain such pumps, compressors, engines and valves. Commercial
4773504 Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution Equipment Trading Includes reselling of power stations turbines, generators, and reactors, transmission and feed equipment, distribution keys, panels, current rectifiers, control systems and others for private or public use, it also involves the batteries used to store solar generated energy for use after sunset Commercial
4773505 Refrigeration & Cold Storage Equipment Trading Includes reselling central foodstuff, medicines and chemicals coolers or freezers, including cold compartments, and freezers used for cold storage in groceries and supermarkets, household refrigerators and freezers are classified under activity 5139-15). Commercial
4773507 Filters & Purification Devices Trading Includes reselling of filters and air purifiers of smokes, gases and dust, viruses and bacteria, also, strainers and filters to remove particles and salts from water or other liquids. Commercial
4773509 Lighting Equipment & Requisites Trading Includes reselling lighting devices in public gardens, parks, squares, airports, sports stadium and others. Commercial
4773510 Electrical & Electronic Appliances Spare Parts Trading. Includes reselling the spare parts of the audio-visual electronic equipment, involving radio sets, gramophones, loud-speakers television and video sets, , cinematography and television cameras, also, refrigerators, freezers, water coolers, washing machines and dryers, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, ironers, heaters, electric kitchen mixers, mincers, cutters, blenders, toasters, juice extractors, grinders, kettles. Commercial
4773512 Air-Condition, Refrigeration Spare Parts & Components Trading Includes reselling spare parts of air-conditioning systems, central, window or split units as well as coolers, cold storage compartments, central water cooling and other refrigeration equipment. Commercial
4773513 Office Equipment Trading Includes reselling office equipment in public and private facilities banks, including, automatic and manual file shelves and cabinets, files moving carriages, safes, paper shredders, day and time attendance machines, paper and document binders and laminators, cards printers laminating and other equipment except office furniture. Commercial
4773514 Heavy Equipment & Machinery Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling the spare parts of heavy and industrial machinery and equipment used for , handling, refrigeration, air purifying, metal cutting and forming, food, beverage, and tobacco processing, textile apparel, and leather production, lifts, escalators, boilers, central kitchens, automatic washing equipment, electric generators, water pumps Commercial
4773515 Laser & Fireworks Show Equipment Trading Includes reselling laser and fireworks show products such as, digital light processors, screens and projectors, high powered lighting units, video devices, loudspeaker systems, these firms are not allowed to deal in fireworks materials. Commercial
4773516 Central Ventilators & Air Filters Trading Includes reselling ventilation and air filtering equipment to make air inside factories, workshops and warehouses clean of smoke, dust, viruses and bacteria, central ventilators in closed facilities are also included. Commercial
4773601 Workshop Equipment, Machinery & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling of workshops cutting, welding, balancing, pressure gauging and other equipment and machinery, also, any other equipment and machinery for carpentry, smithery, lathe workshops, auto and electronic workshops. Commercial
4773602 Industrial Plant Equipment & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling equipment and machinery installed in industrial plants or used in industrial production, such as, oil refineries, petrochemicals, food and plastic industries ?etc. Commercial
4773603 Bricks Making Equipment Trading Includes reselling bricks manufacturing equipment and machinery, including sand bricks, red bricks and gypsum bricks, whether they are fixed or portable equipment. Commercial
4773604 Painting Equipment Trading Includes reselling painting, polishing or burnishing equipment and machinery. Commercial
4773605 Bakeries & Flour Mills Equipment Trading Includes manufacturing machinery and equipment to produce flour such as grinding mills, feeders, sifters, bran cleaners, blenders, rice hullers, pea splitters, also, bakery ovens, dough mixers and dividers, molders, slicers, cake depositors. Commercial
4773606 Spinning & Weaving Equipment & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling machinery for various spinning and weaving processes, such as reelers, wrappers, looms, machines for making knotted net, textile printing, bleaching, dyeing, dressing, coating or impregnating textile fabrics. Commercial
4773607 Sewing Machines & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling manual, electrical, electronic and computerized stitching and embroidering clothing, fabrics, shoes and leather products, whether a one person or Industrial sewing machines for automated process of stitching, it involves the needles and other accessories. Commercial
4773608 Measuring & Control Systems Trading Includes reselling of all measurement, observation and control systems and equipment, this applies to land surveying, measurement of quantities, distances, temperature, humidity, height, geographical and environmental changes, also, equipment and devices to control the flow of water, liquids, electricity, gases, regulators of speed and operations of production levels, also, cadastral and meteorology meters, also, devices to automate and control home electrical and electronic appliances Commercial
4773609 Engines & Machinery Spare Parts Trading. Includes reselling parts and components for engines, motors, pumps, gear boxes, steering and starters, including pipes, flexible metal, plastic and fibers hoses used in hydraulic and gas engines and motors, as well as belts, ball bearings, gears, crankshaft and pistons. Commercial
4773610 Blast Furnaces & Smelters Trading Includes reselling blast furnaces used for smelting iron ores to produce semi-finished products. Commercial
4773611 Water Desalination Equipment Trading Includes reselling equipment involved in the large or limited scale sea water desalination to produce fresh water suitable for human consumption or irrigation. Commercial
4773612 Water Cooling & Heating Equipment Trading Include reselling central coolers and boilers for cooling or warming water in buildings, factories and hotel, as well as water coolers in hospitals, schools, mosques and other public places. Commercial
4773613 Printing Equipment & Instruments Trading Includes reselling machines for different printing processes and techniques and on a variety of materials, such as letterpress, photogravure, offset lithography printing, engraving and intaglio, textile screen Printing, hand printing sets, 3D printers. Commercial
4773614 Water Treatment Equipment Trading Includes reselling domestic and industrial water treatment and purification equipment for domestic use or irrigation, it involves deep filters, reverse osmosis plants, ultra filtration plants, UV disinfection systems, ozone systems, ion exchange plants. Commercial
4773615 Construction Equipment & Machinery Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling the spare parts of building and construction excavating, filling, demolition, earth leveling, road paving, cement mixing equipment and machinery, as well as cranes, elevators and heavy objects lifts. Commercial
4773616 Animal & Poultry Farms Equipment Trading Includes reselling cow, cattle and sheep, or chicken, ducks, pigeons breeding farms machinery and equipment, as well as other birds and animals bred for trading and processing their products. Commercial
4773617 Petrol Station Equipment Trading Includes reselling fuel dispenser for pumping fuels into vehicles. Commercial
4773618 Carbon Control Systems Trading Includes firms specialized identifying , developing and trading with carbon and other gases emission reduction for industries whose improved practices can have impact on the global environment. Commercial
4773620 Simulation Equipment & Systems Trading & Maintenance Includes selling hardware and software that model and simulate the characteristics of the real processes, which will enable carrying out experiments on physical objects rather than on real objects, including flight, ships, trains and trucks simulators that are used for training performance optimization and safety. Commercial
4773701 Agricultural Equipment & Accessories Trading Includes reselling of agricultural equipment and machinery used in farms, orchards and gardens to cut grass and small trees and roots, pesticides sprayers as well as other attachments to enable for different uses. Commercial
4773702 Agricultural Equipment & Machinery Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling the spare parts of the agricultural machinery for soil preparation, planting or fertilizing, ploughing, manure spreading, seeding, grass cutting, sorters, milkers, pesticides sprayers, poultry and bee-keeping. Commercial
4773703 Construction Equipment & Machinery Trading Includes reselling of building and construction excavating, filling, demolition, earth leveling, road paving, cement mixing equipment and machinery, as well as selling and installing cranes, elevators and heavy objects lifts. Commercial
4773704 Oilfield & Natural Gas Equipment & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling the equipment involved in the various operations of oil and natural gas production, from primary stages of survey and exploration up to storage, including equipment related to drilling, pumping, gas liquefaction, refining and transportation. Commercial
4773705 Natural Resources Extraction Machinery & Equipment Trading Includes trading of machinery and equipment for the extraction of natural resources from the ground, including oil and natural gas, mining equipment, mining and quarrying. Commercial
4773706 Handling, Loading & lifting Equipment Trading Includes selling of hand-operated ,towed or power-driven tools and equipment, big or small, to utilize in handling and lifting in airports, seaports , warehouses, and customs stations, including winches, forklifts, handling equipment, carriages, trailers, dollies, ULD transfers and storage systems. Commercial
4773707 Ports & Marine Guide Equipment Trading Includes reselling ports and harbors equipment and fixtures, including installations ships and boats berths, loaders and un-loaders, container movers, traffic control and monitors, signals and marine guide devices and lighthouses. Commercial
4773708 Aircraft Spare Parts & Components Trading Includes reselling specialized parts of railway locomotives and rolling Stock, such as axles and wheels, brakes, hooks and coupling devices, buffers, shock absorbers, wagon and locomotive frames, bodies, corridor connections. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
4773709 Trains Spare Parts & Components Trading Includes reselling specialized parts of railway locomotives and rolling Stock, such as axles and wheels, brakes, hooks and coupling devices, buffers, shock absorbers, wagon and locomotive frames, bodies, corridor connections. Commercial
4773710 Airport Equipment Trading Includes reselling the support equipment found at airport terminal, such as baggage handling system, x-ray inspectors, metal detectors, luggage and body scanners, also, equipment at the ramp area, such as bag carts, trolleys for containers and pallets, ground power units, container loader, passenger boarding stairs. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
4773713 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drone) Trading Includes reselling unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and Drones controlled by the remote control of a pilot on the ground, in order to use for survey, still and video imaging, mapping and inspection. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
4773714 Agricultural Tractors & Machinery Trading Includes reselling of agricultural tractors and machinery, ploughs, seeding devices, and harvesters, and other attachments to enable for different uses. Commercial
4773715 Light Aircraft Trading Includes reselling light aircraft with a maximum gross takeoff weight of 100,000 lbs and are used commercially for passenger and freight transport, sightseeing, photography and personal use. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
4773716 Gliders, Sailplanes & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling non-motorized glider or sailplane for using in gliding. Commercial
4773717 Trains & Railways Construction & Fabrication Equipment Trading & Maintenance Includes reselling specialized parts of railway construction and locomotives and rolling Stock maintenance, such as machines and supplies of welding, cutting, grinding, fabrication, power wire, signaling, clips, fasteners, axles and wheels, brakes, hooks and coupling devices, buffers, shock absorbers, wagon and locomotive frames, bodies, corridor connections. Commercial
4773718 Oil Drilling Rigs & Equipment Trading Commercial
4773901 Domestic Gas Distribution Includes selling and distributing domestic gas cylinders by special cars. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4773902 Central Gas Tanks Filling Includes firms engaged in filling central gas tanks in residential and commercial facilities by special tank trucks, such firms must be approved by the Directorate General of Civil Defense. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4773903 Charcoal & Firewood Trading Includes reselling wood and charcoal and stone coal to use in heating, cooking and in factories. Commercial
4773904 Ignition Materials Trading Includes reselling igniters for household burners, cookers and warmers, such as match boxes and lighters. Commercial
4773905 Paging Receivers Trading Includes the resale of wireless paging devices operated as telecommunication systems to receive massages and telephone number, other telecommunication devices are classified in class 5150 Commercial
4773906 Dry Batteries Trading includes reselling the device consisting of one or more electrochemical cells that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy, it involves the primary type which is used once and discharges, and the secondary type which is designed to be recharged and used multiple times Commercial
4773907 Occupational Hygiene & Safety Requisites Trading. Includes reselling protective instruments and kits for protecting workers from occupational hazards in hospitals and clinics, factories, oilfields, civil construction sites and workshops, including masks, gloves, helmets and anti-radiation eyeglasses and uniforms. Commercial
4773908 Laboratories Tools & Requisites Trading Includes reselling laboratory requisites for scientific and medical testing and analysis, including glassware, instruments, apparatuses other than chemical solutions and equipment. Commercial
4773909 Fiber Optic Products & Requisites Trading Includes reselling of wires and cables made of fiber optics for different uses, as well as related connectors, sockets, feeding points, control and distribution panels..... etc. Commercial
4773910 Astronomy, Earthquakes & Meteorology Monitoring Equipment Trading Includes reselling the specialized devices for measuring natural phenomena such as wind speed and cyclones detectors, temperature meters, air monitoring stations? equipment, measuring and monitoring of earthquakes devices, devices for observing astronomical phenomena, such as, telescopes and magnifying equipment in different sizes and magnitudes, also, astronomical instrument for geographical locations and celestial bodies distances calculations. Commercial
4773914 Scales & Dry Measures Trading Includes reselling of electric and sensitive scales, dry measures and balance equipment used for weighing. Commercial
4773915 Bolts, Nuts, Screws & Nails Trading Includes reselling of different types of screws, nuts, nails, spikes, needles, tension, tighten, anti-friction tools, gasket rings and similar requisites, also includes chains, rings and anchoring hooks for moorages and ports. Commercial
4773916 Fire Fighting & Safety Equipment Trading Includes reselling of equipment and machinery used in vocational safely, labor accident preventives, natural hazards protective tools, also, firefighting equipment like electric cables, smoke exhaust fans, alarm bells, manual extinguishers, hoses, sprinklers, pumps, dampers, emergency/exit lights, nozzles, automatic fire detectors, wet fire systems. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4773918 Solar Energy Systems & Components Trading Includes reselling solar panels and slabs energy systems (photovoltaic) installed on tops and facades of residential and commercial buildings, or on the ground to generate power for use in water heating and cooling and energy supply. Commercial
4773919 Scientific & Laboratory Equipment Trading Includes the re-sale of all equipment, machinery and tools made of glass and used in scientific, medical and research laboratories. Commercial
4773920 Office Furniture Trading Includes reselling of office desks, chairs, tables, cabinets and others, trading of office equipment and shops fittings is classified under class 5150. Commercial
4773924 Electronic Card Trading Includes reselling specialized electronic cards such as plastic membership cards, magnetic cards used as key cards and ATM machines, credit cards, smart cards, phone cards, finger print identification cards, in addition to other electronically programmed cards. Commercial
4773925 Beauty & Personal Care Equipment Trading Includes reselling equipment and supplies used in beauty and hair saloons, rehabilitation and personal care centers, also, health oriented equipment like pure and flavoured oxygen generators, relaxation and message equipment like chairs, beds, steam and sauna rooms, other similar ones unclassified as medical or sport equipment. Commercial
4773926 Vending Machines Trading Includes reselling vending machines located in public places for selling beverages and snacks, newspapers and publications, DVD's, cigarettes, photo booths, as well as paying public services charges such as Etisalat bills payment machines. Commercial
4773927 Industrial Kitchen & Catering Equipment Trading Includes reselling industrial kitchens equipment and machinery usually used by hotels, restaurants and hospitals to prepare, preserve and serve meals. These equipment are ovens, grillers, dishwashers, cold rooms, chillers, warmers and refrigerators, (glass fronts) service counters, conveyor belts,... etc. Commercial
4773928 City Cleaning Equipment Trading Includes manufacturing machinery and equipment for outdoor and city cleaning. Commercial
4773929 Building Cleaning Equipment Trading Includes reselling the equipment that facilitate and expedite the cleaning process of buildings interior and exterior. Commercial
4773930 Sea Cleaning Equipment Trading Includes reselling the specialized mechanical equipment designed to clean up and collect and remove marine floating debris, also the specially designed sifting devices to remove rubbish and other foreign matter form beach sand. Commercial
4773931 Environment Protection Equipment Trading Includes reselling environment protection and pollution control machinery and equipment, including sewage disposal treatment and waste recycling equipment. Commercial
4773932 Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipment Trading Includes reselling laundry machinery and equipment for cleaning and ironing clothes, textiles, linen, curtains, carpets and others, whether by steam or dry cleaning. Commercial
4773933 Auto Washing Equipment Trading Includes reselling automatic and manual car cleaning and washing equipment, involving fully automatic tunnel car wash equipment, high press automatic car wash equipment, rollover car wash equipment, mobile equipment, vacuum cleaners, foamers, dryers. Commercial
4773935 Shop Fittings Trading Includes reselling equipment and fittings for groceries, cooperative outlets, bookshops, kiosks and exhibitions and public shops, including, display shelves, goods storage shelves, counters, electronic promotion machines, also, trolleys, purchase recording equipment, cash safes, insect traps...etc. Commercial
4773936 Packing & Packaging Equipment Trading Includes reselling semi-automatic and automatic packing and packaging equipment and machinery, for wrapping, bagging, sealing materials. Commercial
4773937 Well Drilling Equipment Trading Includes reselling well drilling equipment to get ground water whether through manual, percussive or rotary digging techniques. Commercial
4773938 Pest Control Equipment Trading Includes reselling pests pests control and fighting devices, except pesticides which are classified under activity no.5150-02 Commercial
4773939 Garden Equipment Trading Includes reselling out-door and parks equipment and fittings such as seats, umbrellas, flower pots, garbage baskets, camping items and others. Commercial
4773940 Medical, Surgical Equipment & Instruments Trading Includes reselling instruments and equipment used in hospitals and clinics for diagnosis, treatment, surgical operations, medicine and blood preservation, X-raying, sterilization, waste disposal, physical therapy and rehabilitation, also, manual kits and instruments used for check-up, surgical operations and bandaging, as well as electronic devices using communication techniques Commercial
4773941 Veterinary Equipment & Instruments Trading Includes reselling equipment and instruments used to deal with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in domesticate or wild animals. Commercial
4773942 Lifts, Escalators & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling lifts fixed in multi-stories facilities to carry people and goods, also, escalators and electric belts in airports, shopping centers, hotels and public utilities. Commercial
4773943 Automatic Gates & Barriers Trading Includes reselling automatic gates opened and closed doors by remote controls, as well as automatic barriers regulating entrance and exit in private and public parking. Commercial
4773944 Irrigation Equipment & Requisites Trading Includes reselling equipment and accessories used in the artificial application of water to the land or soil where the natural rainfall was insufficient to support crops, it involves pivots for overhead irrigation, pumps, sprinklers, drippers, control and automation equipment. Commercial
4773945 Engineering Designing Instruments Trading Includes reselling stationery items for engineering designing. Commercial
4773946 Green Houses & Equipment Trading Includes reselling greenhouses made of glass or plastic and is designed to control the growing environment of plants as regarding temperature and light and humidity, the allow improve food production in lands suffer shortcomings in the growing qualities, as well as they enable certain crops to be grown throughout the year. Commercial Yes Required Department of Agriculture and Irrigation approval - Dubai Municipality
4773947 Meat & Fish Processing Equipment & Machinery Trading Includes reselling of equipment and machines for processing slaughtered cattle, chicken, fish and seafood, including skinning, defeathering, removal of crusts, cleaning and removal of unwanted parts, also, cutting meat in slices, filets, or mincing meat and preparing for cooking. Commercial
4773948 Aquariums & Display Cases Trading Includes reselling aquariums to display fish and marine animals in public places, in restaurants serve sea food, in shops sell living fishs and marine animals, also, equipment for preserving chilled for selling. Commercial
4773949 Inspection, Testing Equipment & Devices Trading Includes the reselling of equipment and devices specialized in testing, examining, and inspecting constructions, facilities, marine and industrial equipment, vehicles and transport means, these devices are related to on-site testing apart from laboratory equipment which are classified under 5150-10 Commercial
4773950 Photographic Processing Equipment & Requisites Trading Includes reselling photographic processing apparatus which transform the latent image into a visible printable image, it involves manual small scale processing as well as the automatic commercial processing equipment. Commercial
4773951 Cleanroom Systems Trading Includes reselling cleanrooms which are designed to have low level of environmental pollutants such as such as dust, airborne microbes, aerosol particles and which are used in manufacturing and scientific research and medical facilities, which require controlled level of contamination. Commercial
4773952 Monetary & Banking Equipment Trading Includes reselling monetary and banking operations equipment and machines, including A.T.M., currency and stock displayers, currency counters, currency and banknotes detectors, cheque numbers typewriters, money collectors, credit cards identifiers...etc. Commercial
4773953 Global Positioning Systems (G.P.S) Trading Includes specialized systems that provide users, in land or sea, with accurate information about their positions, as well as serving as navigators and trackers in different transport means. Commercial Yes The approval of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority - Electronic
4773954 Security Systems & Equipment Trading Includes reselling security devices and equipment utilized by governmental and private entities, such as security doors, metal detectors, surveillance devices, thermal binoculars, and police specialized equipment. Commercial Yes The organization of the security industry Foundation
4773955 Franking Machines Trading Includes firms authorized by the General Postal Authority to sell and maintain the franking machines, they affix stamps or marks to indicate postage payment. Commercial
4773957 Plate Heat Exchangers Trading Includes reselling metal components used to heat or cool one fluid by transferring heat between it and another fluid, such technology has been applied in industrial facilities and power generation plants. Commercial
4773963 Paper Products Trading Includes reselling paper or carton products, including tableware, plates, cups, napkins, facial tissues, toilets paper, paper towels, diapers, sanitary napkins, except stationery items under no.5133-07. Commercial
4773964 Packing & Packaging Materials Trading Includes reselling freight packing and wrapping, industrial packaging materials, including packs, boxes, panels, sheets, foils and straps made of paper, plastic or metal materials or other substances. Commercial
4773966 Electronic Precision Instruments Trading Includes selling electronic devices to observe different phenomena indiscernible by ordinary senses, such as sound waves and vibrations detectors, minute objects observers and measuring instruments. Laboratory and medical equipment are not included herein. Commercial
4773968 Military Vehicles & Equipment Spare Parts Trading Includes firms engaged in trading the parts and accessories for military vehicles and equipment used by the armed forces and police for different operations, the parts will be for tanks, armored and tactical vehicles, troop carriers, mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, mine detection system and others. Commercial Yes The organization of the security industry Foundation
4773969 Car Parking Systems & Equipment Trading Includes selling the systems and equipment for traditional and automated car parks, including automatic robots, ultrasonic sensors, access controllers, CCTV and remote monitors, dynamic signage, vehicle detectors, automatic barriers..etc. Commercial
4773970 Radiation Equipment Trading Includes selling the equipment used in radioactive industrial and medical environments where radiation detrimental to living organism, it involves equipment for radiation monitoring, protection, detection, testing, therapy, measuring, safety?etc. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4773971 Life Saving Equipment Trading Includes reselling equipment for marine life saving such as life jackets, lifebuoys and boats, also the devices that ignite light, smoke and flare signals used to indicate the position of the distressed lifebuoys in day or night in order to enable rescuing. Commercial Yes The organization of the security industry Foundation
4773973 Balloons Trading Includes trading of balloons used for a variety of different reasons such as commercial leisure flights, business advertising or promoting their product, corporate events, sports, skydiving, scientific research and meteorology..etc. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
4773974 Satellites? Components & Spare Parts Trading Includes reselling of components and spare parts used for satellites operation, reparation, maintenance, renovation and efficiency upgrading, it involves hyperspectral imaging cameras, converters, signal amplifiers, transponder, microwave components, antennas, solar cell and battery backup, communication and safety systems?etc Commercial
4773976 Disinfecting Booths & Equipment Trading Includes reselling disinfecting booths and equipment which are installed in different places to disinfect all individuals and vehicles entering and exiting the area Commercial
4773977 Tracking Equipment & Objects & Space Technology Trading Includes reselling spacecrafts, sensors and space imaging, including satellite parts and other components and supplies used in repair, maintenance, or refurbishment, or raise their operational efficiency, or provide them with safety devices or other components and supplies. In addition to astronomy equipment, including tracking, monitoring, radar and telescope. Commercial Yes It required the approval of the Emirates Space Agency
4773978 Meteorite Trading Includes trading in meteorites that have been collected from the surface of the earth Commercial Yes It required the approval of the Emirates Space Agency
4773988 Mind Abilities Development Equipment Trading Includes the reselling of equipment and devices specialized in develop mind and body abilities and the functions of each to reach the most use thereof. Commercial
4774001 Used Furniture Trading Includes reselling second-hand furniture of any kind, any material for any place and various purposes. Commercial
4774002 Used Jewellery Trading Includes reselling second-hand adornment jewellery such as brooches, earnings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, which are made of gold, platinum, palladium, titanium, silver and gemstones. Commercial
4774003 Used Electrical & Electronic Appliances Trading Includes reselling used household electrical appliances, such as, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and dryers ?etc, also, audio-visual electronic equipment, such as television and video sets, cinematography ?etc, also, electrical and electronic equipment used in hospitals and clinics for diagnosis, treatment, surgical operations. Commercial
4774005 Used Household Utensils Trading Includes reselling of various used household utensils and cleaning items Commercial
4774006 Used Building Machinery & Equipment Trading Includes reselling second-hand building and construction equipment and machinery for excavating, filling, demolition, earth leveling, road paving, cement mixing, as well as cranes, elevators and heavy objects lifts. Commercial
4774007 Used Heavy Equipment & Machinery Trading Includes reselling used heavy plants machinery and equipment, marine engines, lifting and loading equipment...etc. Commercial
4774009 Used Cloth & Personal Items Trading Includes reselling used books, toys, CD's, tapes, clothes, shoes, leather items, hats and belts, the process involves sorting out according to quality and type and then packaging in bulks. Commercial
4791010 TV Shopping Includes utilizing TV commercials and acting techniques to promote advertise personal and consumer goods and products including household appliances, cosmetics, apparels, sport equipment and detergents, such products are not available in the local market, but attainable only through such offers delivery and repair arrangements are also included. Commercial
4791012 Purchasing Through Catalogue Services Includes firms engaged in promoting goods and products through publishing them in books or catalogues, then present them to customers to make their choices and orders, which would be transferred to wholesalers, wholesalers then send ordered stuff directly to customers or to the firms, these firms usually neither involve in goods storage nor in importing and exporting. Commercial
4799002 Selling Products & Services by Automatic Vending Machines Includes vending machines located in public places for selling cold and hot drinks, fruits, sweets and snack food, newspapers and publications, DVD's, cigarettes, tickets, stamps, it involves machines for providing some services, such as, mobile phones charging kiosk, photo booths, currency change machines ?etc. Commercial
4921001 Urban Public Buses Services Includes firms specialized in providing land transport for passengers by buses on scheduled routes following fixed timetable stopping and different stops indicated by the timetable. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4922001 International Buses Service Includes firms specialized in providing land transport for passengers by buses or luxury coaches on international scheduled routes and following timetable stopping. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4922002 Inter Urban Public Buses Services Includes firms specialized in providing land transport for passengers by buses on scheduled routes following fixed timetable stopping and different stops indicated by the timetable. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4922003 Taxi Services Includes firms specialized in providing passenger transport service by taxi within or outside cities. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4922004 Luxury Motor Vehicles Services Includes firms specialized in providing passenger transport by luxury motor vehicles within or outside cities or as per order. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority The organization of the security industry Foundation
4922006 Passengers Transport by Rented Buses Includes firms involved in private hire of buses from charter bus companies to passenger transport, either for short, or a longer contract basis. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4922007 Transport By Tour Buses Includes transporting tourists to hotels and tourist and heritage destinations inside and outside city by tour buses, it also involves operating the open-top buses that allow tourists to view local attractions or scenery. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4922010 Electronic Transport Services Includes firms authorized by the Public Transport Agency to provide passengers? transportation service via calls, electronic media, smart apps, or any other mean, it involves organizing the booking and distribution of vehicles by integration with electronic systems provided by RTA for the monitoring and organizing the transportation services. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4922011 Passenger Transport by Classic Cars Includes transporting passengers by 30+ year old cars, which are classified and licensed by the competent authority as classic cars and are intended for leisure transport inside Dubai only, distance of the tour is determined by the same authority according to the classification of the car. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4922012 Non-emergency Transport of Patients & Elders Includes firms specialized in transporting patients ,seniors and people with special or non- emergency needs from homes to hospitals or any other destinations within the city. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4923002 Raw Materials Transport by Road Includes transporting raw materials for manufacturing or trading or construction. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4923003 New & Used Furniture Removal Includes firms engaged in removing by specialty vehicles as per the competent authority specifications. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4923005 Water Transport Includes firms transporting drinking or waste water on tanks and as per order. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4923006 Transport by Refrigerator Trucks Includes firms transporting fruits, vegetables, meats, fish and other perishable goods by refrigerated trailers. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4923007 Transport by Specialized Trucks Includes firms transporting live animals, antiquities, and special objects by specialized trucks. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4923008 Hazardous Materials Transport Includes firms engaged in transporting inflammable materials whether liquid, solid, gaseous or compressed state, like explosives and gas cylinders, it involves transporting also the hazardous acidic, radiant, toxic and oxidizing materials. Commercial Yes The organization of the security industry Foundation
4923009 Cargo Transport by Heavy Trucks Includes firms engaged in general cargo transport by 2.5 ton trucks or as per order. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4923010 Cargo Transport by Light Trucks Includes firms engaged in general cargo transport, except that related to specialized activities, by 2.5 ton trucks or as per order. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4923012 Radioactive Materials Transport Includes transporting by light and heavy vehicles the radioactive materials, a risky stuff to human beings and environment, and which require adherence to stringent measures in transporting. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department The organization of the security industry Foundation
4923015 Animals Transport Includes transporting and relocating animals by specialty vans and vehicles custom designed to fit the transported animal, including horses, camels, sheep, dogs?etc, using self-driving or semi-autonomous vehicles or any mean introduced in the future to move animals inside or outside Dubai, including wild animals. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4923016 Fodder & Animal Feed Transport Includes transporting fodder and animal feed by specialty trucks. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4923017 Motor Vehicles Transportation Includes firms engaged in transporting motor vehicles by specialized trucks. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
4923018 Chemicals & Wastes Transportation Includes using light and heavy trucks and tankers which are duly fitted to transport chemicals and wastes that are considered risky stuff to human beings and environment, and which require adherence to stringent measures in transporting. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4923019 Biological Materials Transport Includes using light and heavy trucks duly fitted to transport biological materials considered risky human beings and environment, and which require adherence to stringent measures in transporting. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4923020 Lubricants & Petroleum Wastes Transport Includes using light and heavy tankers which are duly fitted to transport Lubricants and Petroleum Wastes that are considered risky to human beings and environment, and which require adherence to stringent measures in transporting. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
4923101 Explosive Materials Transport Includes firms engaged in transporting explosive materials which require sophisticated handling for safety as well as the compliance of shippers to local and international codes for handling such materials. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
5011001 Shipping Lines of Freight & Passengers Transportation. Includes shipping companies that transport passengers and freight on vessels which are owned or chartered and which are designed for operating on sea or coastal waters. Commercial Yes Dubai Maritime City approval authority - Electronic
5011002 Interurban Boats services Includes firms specialized in providing transport for passengers by boats on scheduled routes following fixed timetable stopping and different stops indicated by a timetable. Commercial Yes Dubai Transport approval
5012003 Sea Freight & Passengers Charters Includes firms involved in passengers and freight sea transport by chartered ships or vessels under special contracts and according to semi-regular trips. Commercial Yes Dubai Maritime City approval authority - Electronic
5012004 Sea Transport of Oil & Petroleum Products Includes the bulk transport of unrefined crude from its point of oil extraction to refineries by crude tankers, and also moving refined products and petrochemicals refineries to consuming markets. Commercial
5012005 Sea Transport of Radioactive, Chemical & Biological Materials Includes shipping firms engaged in the sea transport of the hazardous chemicals, radioactive and biological materials which require sophisticated handling for safety as well as the compliance of shippers to local and international codes for handling such materials. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
5021001 Small Boats Passenger Services Includes inter-city passenger transport by small motor boats (Abra). Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
5021002 Leisure Yachts & Boats Rental Includes firms which hire out boats, small vessels and fully equipped yachts for individuals or tourist groups for sightseeing inside the cities or from one to another, through launching irregular trips. This does not include overnight Accommodation. Commercial Yes Dubai Maritime City approval authority - Electronic
5110001 Airlines of Passengers & Cargo Transportation. Includes airlines involved in passengers and cargo air transport by civil airplanes owned or chartered by such firms and used for internal and international regular flights. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
5110002 Helicopters Rental & Operation Includes rental and operation of helicopter on demand for passenger and cargo transportation and for other purposes that includes the use of helicopters Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
5120001 Air Freight & Passengers Charters Includes firms involved in chartering airplanes under charter contracts for air flights in non-scheduled passengers and freight transport flights, it involves transporting all kinds of animals, including camels as well as horses for races abroad. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
5120003 Spacecraft Launch & Return Services Includes the management and operation of spacecraft launching and return platforms, as well as space objects to re-enter their payloads, as well as any other activities related to launch and re-entry into the country's territory and facilities, including ships or aircraft registered with the state Commercial Yes It required the approval of the Emirates Space Agency
5210001 Storage in Silos Includes storing imported or harvested grains in metal or concrete silos, in order to keep stockpile sufficient for months. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
5210002 General Warehousing Includes firms offering warehousing facilities equipped with loading and unloading to store dry food products, it excludes the storage of other goods under the activity no. 5210008 ?Warehousing & Storage Management & Operation?. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
5210003 Gas & Petroleum Products Storage Includes tank storage of liquefied gases as well as liquid or solid petroleum products like fuel, kerosene, diesel, lubricants, and petrochemical derivatives. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
5210004 Cold Storage Includes firms offering cold storage warehousing to store foodstuff or other perishable stuff or materials damageable by heat materials. Commercial Yes Food Safety Management (Dubai Municipality)
5210005 Self Storage Services Includes providing spaces for temporary storage of business and personal property. The customer would own the lock and might access his unit at any time, security, packaging and transport are also provided. Commercial
5210007 Chemicals Storage Includes storing chemicals in storage containers in a variety of sizes and shapes and made of materials resistant to the chemicals stored, as well as resist being impacted by external considerations, such as heat, cold, pressure. Commercial Yes Book of the Civil Defense Department
5210008 Warehousing & Storage Management & Operation Includes firms offering operation and management of storage and warehouse facilities equipped with loading and unloading to store all kind of goods and raw materials and semi or finished goods, it excludes the storage of food products under the activity no. 5210002 ?General Warehousing?. Commercial
5210009 Auto Warehousing Includes operating of warehouse facilities for all kind of automobiles as well as provision of caring services to the cars during the storage period. Commercial
5210010 Airport Equipment & Aircraft Spare Parts Storage Services Includes firms offering warehousing facilities equipped with loading and unloading to store airport equipment and aircrafts? spare parts. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
5221011 Bus Management & Operation Includes firms specialized in managing and operating buses for other parties, it involves executing operations necessary for handling passengers transport. Commercial
5221012 Electric Vehicles Charging Stations Management & Operation Includes firms specialized in managing and operating the charging stations for supply electric energy for the recharging of electric vehicles, which are located at public and private parking lots, as well as at retail shopping centers or on-streets. Commercial
5223010 Ground Services for Non-commercial Aircrafts Includes servicing non-commercial aircrafts, such as, private aircrafts and aircrafts for charter, while it is on the ground and parked at a terminal gate of an airport, involving handling the many service between arrival and departure such as cabin service, catering, ramp service, passenger service, field operation service. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
5224001 Cargo Loading & Unloading Services Includes firms which provide services of cargo loading on and discharging from vehicles, ships or airplanes. Commercial
5224002 Sea Cargo Services Includes firms specialized in sea shipping of imported and exported goods. The role of such firms is to receive goods from different parties to arrange for shipping as well as handling all related services such as storage, packing, unloading and sorting out. The tasks of these firms involve also contacting shipping companies or agents to reserve spaces in ships and boats and arranging the insurance formalities. Commercial Yes Dubai Maritime City approval authority - Electronic
5224003 Air Cargo Services Includes firms specialized air transport of exported goods, such firms are allowed to receive goods from different parties as well as handling all related services such as warehousing, crating, unloading and sorting out, they coordinate with freight forwarders and air-cargo agents to reserve aircraft spaces, it involves transporting all kinds of animals, including camels as well as horses for races abroad. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
5224005 Cargo Packaging Includes firms provide other parties with packaging and preparing cargo for freight transportation, as well as cargo moving to docks, also, wrapping and packaging personal effects and goods in warehouses prior to removing or restoring. Commercial
5224006 Shipping Containers Loading & Unloading Services Includes organizations that survey aircrafts in order to categorize according to the applicable local and international standard specifications, classification certificates can be issued as regarding adherence to the technical standards of operation. Commercial
5229004 Customs Broker Includes legal or natural persons engaged in preparing customs declaration and submitting to customs authorities to clear the goods of others. Commercial Yes Approval Dubai Customs - Electronic
5229015 Land Transport Agent Includes firms engaged in brokerage between their agents and the owners of the means of land transport, including undertaking contracts signing on behalf of principal against commission. Commercial
5229017 Sea Shipping Lines Agents Includes the designated agents held responsible for handling shipments and cargoes and transport of passengers on behalf of ship owners, their services involve, arranging for the pilot and the tugs, drawing up the documents for the customs and harbor services, arranging for storage bunkers, organizing the supply, contacting shippers and the receivers of the goods. Commercial Yes Dubai Maritime City approval authority - Electronic
5229018 Air Cargo Agent Includes agents of international airlines who are engaged in air cargo operations. They are authorized to reserve spaces for imported, exported or re-exported goods. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
5229019 International Airline Representative Office Includes office established by an international airline which has regular flights to conduct marketing and other non-transactional operations. Commercial Yes Dubai Civil Aviation
5229101 Freight Broker Includes firms that serve as a liaison between individuals or companies that need air, sea and land transport services and the respective freight forwarders. Commercial
5320001 Stamps Issue Includes issuing postage stamps by the competent authorities to memorize and mark special events, in order to use in letter posting and for philatelists, the stamps usually designed to reflect the history of the nation and the different stages of development. Commercial Yes Book of the General Post Authority
5320002 Letters & Post Items Delivery Includes delivering surface and registered mail, usually letters, postcards, publications, small packs and publication pouches weighing 1 kgm in most. Commercial Yes Book of the General Post Authority
5320004 Full Service Postal Agency Includes firms appointed by the General Postal Authority as full service agencies to carry on full postal services, which cover mail receipt and delivery, stamps and publications sale, registration services, parcels, mumtaz post and Empost services. Commercial Yes Book of the General Post Authority
5320005 Sub- Postal Agency Includes selling postal stamps and publications by private firms according to contractual bases with the General Postal authority Agency Commercial Yes Book of the General Post Authority
5320007 Documents Delivery Includes delivering documents and parcels delivering and courier services as well, it involves delivering official and non-official notifications issued by official departments or others, private firms can obtain licenses from the General Postal Authority to perform such services through land or air postal delivery channels, provided that the weight of delivered items do not exceed 31.5 KG. Commercial Yes Book of the General Post Authority
5320008 Sale & Purchase of Philatelic Stamps Includes reselling new or used UAE or other countries postage stamps to philatelists, it also involves selling pertaining requisites such as albums, magnifying lens...etc. firms engaged in this activity should be duly licensed. Commercial Yes Book of the General Post Authority
5320009 Parcels Delivery Includes delivering well wrapped parcels in specific weights and dimensions of 1.5 meters at most, as well as providing courier services. Commercial Yes Book of the General Post Authority
5629004 Ship Chandlers Includes providing ships and other sea transport units with foodstuff, fresh water, spare parts, medicines...etc. Commercial Yes Dubai Maritime City approval authority - Electronic
5913003 Visual Recorded Media Distribution Includes firms authorized to distribute original master video recordings, whether motion pictures or television programs and others produced on videotapes, discs, and digital media or downloaded from the internet on behalf of the copyright owners directly to the public or for playing in hotels, restaurants, shopping malls and public places. Commercial Yes Book of the National Media Council
5914001 Cinema Includes movie theaters for motion pictures and animations projection, whether a one theater or a complex with multiple screens, or any other projection facilities. Commercial Yes Book of the National Media Council The organization of the security industry Foundation
5914002 Art House Cinema Includes for-profit cinemas which present non-mainstream motion pictures and may be aimed at a niche audience. Also includes promotional activities for these works such as advertising, public relations and events through a licensed media provider. Commercial Yes Book of the National Media Council
5920006 Audio Recorded Media Distribution Includes firms authorized to administer sound recordings and music on behalf of the copyright owners by distributing the original master recordings produced on cassettes, discs, and digital media or downloaded from the internet to be played directly to the public in hotels, restaurants, shopping malls and public places Commercial Yes Book of the National Media Council
5920007 Radio Programs, Commercials & Audio Materials Production Includes firms that produce radio programs and audio materials, such as drama, comedy, music, sports, documentaries, news magazines, commercials, on audio tapes, or disc for direct projection on different media, or for audio recordings stores. Commercial Yes Book of the National Media Council
6110001 Telecommunications Services Includes firms which provide services of sound, image, data and information transmission by means of telecommunications, radio broadcasting, re-transmission stations or satellites. This includes telephone, telex, fax and other communication means. Commercial Yes The approval of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority - Electronic
6110008 Television & Radio Broadcasting Via Encrypted & Open Channels Includes transmitting programs, movies, media materials and documentaries via normal TV channels and radio waves, or through satellite channels, whether in clear unencrypted form or via cable channels to subscribers, also, establishing TV transmitting stations either through cables and satellite channels,or the internet, as well as acquiring the rights of rebroadcast programs of the international TV stations and networks through closed TV circuits and re-sell them to others. Commercial Yes Book of the National Media Council
6130002 Satellite Ground Station Includes sites equipped with specialized facilities to receive satellite communications and remote transmissions such as telephone calls, data, radio and T.V. transmission. As well as transmitting photographs relating to meteorology, weather changes, space survey, geographical and geological photographs which are used in resources exploration and observation of the geological changes...etc. Commercial Yes The approval of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority - Electronic
6419001 Commercial Bank Includes firms which regularly receive money from the public in the form of call, notice or time deposits, or invest loan instruments or deposit certificates to use them partially or fully in the granting of loans and advances for their account and on their own responsibility. This also includes firms which issue and receive cheques, introduce public and private loans, trade in foreign currencies or precious metals, open documentary credits, exchange travel cheques , and carry out other banking operations provided for by the Commercial Law or have been established as operations pertaining to commercial banks. Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank The organization of the security industry Foundation
6419002 Islamic Bank Includes financial institutions perform a form of modern banking based on the principles of sharia law, the underlying concept in this regard is designing investment operations contrary the interest-based commercial banking system, the approaches applied are Mudarabah (profit sharing), Ijarah (lease), Bai Salam (advance purchase), Istisna (manufacturing finance), Mudarabah (profit sharing), Musharakah (joint venture), Qard hassan (good loan), it involves conducting conventional banking against charges such as opening accounts, accepting deposits, opening letter of credits, issuing letters of guarantee Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank The organization of the security industry Foundation
6419003 Credit & Finance Bank Includes firms mainly involved in lending or granting individual or commercial loans, as well as financing and participating in existing or under-establishment projects, or investing their money in movable assets, such as goods or any means determined by the Central Bank. The activities of such firms do not include the receipt of money in the form of deposits. However, they are permitted to borrow from their main office, other local or foreign banks, or from stock markets. Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank The organization of the security industry Foundation
6419004 Investment Bank Includes firms called business or investment banks. They deal in medium, long and other terms investments. They are also specialized in investment operations and the acceptance of deposits upon specific conditions (deposits are not accepted for less than two years). Such firms do not carry out ordinary banking operations carried out by other banks, except in conformity with the conditions set forth by the Central Bank. Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank The organization of the security industry Foundation
6419005 Saving Bank Includes firms whose main activities are based on the acceptance of individual and corporate savings and the execution of certain investment operations for the development of savings. Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank The organization of the security industry Foundation
6419009 Wholesale Bank Includes firms which take deposits from all kinds of business entities in the UAE (except from individuals), they may sanction loans and advances to such entities as well as to government and semi- government institutions in UAE. Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank The organization of the security industry Foundation
6419010 Digital Wallet for Electronic Payments Includes firms engaged in providing digital wallet which refers to an electronic device that works through apps on the electronic devices and smartphones, and which allows an individual to make electronic transactions, including purchasing items on-line or at a store, the individual's bank account can also be linked to the digital wallet or it can be rechargeable. Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank
6419011 Tourist Attractions Smart Cards Services Includes firms issuing and operating prepaid tourist smart cards which allow the holder a cash?free access to tourist facilities and attractions purchased and loaded in the card, such as hotels, furnished apartments, and tours?.etc Commercial
6492005 E-Finance Includes financial and monetary firms engaged in providing direct financial facilities (live) to finance commercial deals made by other firms on the internet, either for themselves or for other parties. These firms could have a actual existence or could hypothetically exist, depending on their legal status. Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank
6492007 Financing Operations Includes making loans by institutions not involved in monetary intermediation, where the granting of credit can take the form of loans to persons to pay for education, financing durable goods such as real estate and cars, also corporate finance which deals with expanding the business or covering losses. Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank
6499001 Investment in Commercial Enterprises & Management Includes firms and holding companies formed in order to invest their funds through the establishment of subsidiary firms which carry out various commercial activities, as well as transport, contracting and financing activities, besides other investments or shareholdings in commercial enterprises. This also includes the management of such subsidiary companies and the organization of their affairs. Commercial
6499002 Investment in Industrial Enterprises & Management Includes firms and holding companies formed in order to invest their funds through the establishment of subsidiary firms which carry out various industrial, extraction or converting activities, or by the investment of their funds through the shareholding in such projects. This also includes the management of such subsidiary companies and the organization of their affairs. Commercial
6499003 Investment in Agricultural Enterprises & Management Includes firms and holding companies formed in order to invest their funds or create the necessary investments for the establishment of subsidiary projects, which carry out agricultural activities and other subsidiary activities, such as land reclamation, establishment of agricultural projects, cattle, sheep and chicken farms, as well as the marketing of agricultural crops and investment in fish and sea animal resources. This also includes the management of such subsidiary companies and the organization of their affairs. Commercial
6499004 Real Estate Development Includes holding companies formed with a prime role of creating and developing property projects, across residential, commercial and tourist facilities, also, to develop infrastructure that offer luxury lifestyle. Such projects are then offered for sale on a freehold bases, whether they are belonged to the licensee or others, and through a contract between the developer and the land owner. The developer must also register with the Property Developer guarantee Account before commencing the project. Commercial Yes Approval of the Real Estate Regulatory Agency - Electronic
6499005 Investment in Tourist Enterprises & Management Includes firms and holding companies formed in order to invest their funds through setting up subsidiaries to invest in tourist facilities that aim at enhancing Dubai as tourist attraction, it also involves managing and organizing such subsidiaries. Commercial
6499008 Investment in Energy Enterprises & Management Includes firms and holding companies formed in order to invest their funds through setting up subsidiaries to invest in non-renewable and renewable energy resources, it also involves managing and organizing such subsidiaries. Commercial
6499009 Investment in Health Enterprises & Development Includes holding companies formed in order to invest their own funds or secure funds to be invested in setting up healthcare projects, such as, hospitals, clinics, sanatoria, rehabilitation centers and other similar enterprises. it includes managing and organizing the affairs of such companies. Commercial
6499010 Investment in Educational Enterprises & Management Includes firms and holding companies formed in order to invest their funds through setting up subsidiaries to invest in educational facilities, the projects that aim at enhancing the capabilities of the people with special needs and the children with autism as well as knowledge and human development promoting project, it also involves the management and organizational activities. Commercial
6499011 Investment in Sport Enterprises & Management Includes holding companies formed in order to invest their funds through establishing subsidiaries to carry out investment in sport infrastructures and projects, it involves exercising operational control and managing the operations of their related units. Commercial
6499012 Investment management Includes firms which practice management of securities portfolios for the account of third parties or for their own, the management of mutual funds in accordance with investment objectives and policy defined in the investment management agreement signed between the Investment manager and its clients including individuals, corporations or mutual funds. Commercial Yes Book of the Securities and Commodities Securities Commission
6499017 Investment in Water Enterprises & Development Includes holding companies formed in order to invest their funds through establishing subsidiaries to carry out investment in water infrastructures and projects, it involves exercising operational control and managing the operations of their related units. Commercial
6499018 Investment in Retail Trade Enterprises & Management Includes holding companies that hold the assets of subsidiary corporations which carry out retail trade, it also involves managing such enterprises. Commercial
6499020 Investment in Oil & Natural Gas Projects Includes holding companies formed in order to invest their funds through establishing subsidiaries to carry out investment in oil and natural gas projects, it involves exercising operational control and managing the operations of their related units. Commercial
6499024 Investment in Outer Space Projects Includes firms and holding companies formed to invest their funds and hold the assets of subsidiary corporations which carry out various activities related to external space, whether domestic or foreign capital, it includes operating and managing said subsidiaries. Commercial
6511001 Life Insurance Includes firms which execute all insurance operations related to human life and covering any danger to life. Commercial Yes Book of the Insurance Commission
6511002 Accidents & Liabilities Insurance Includes firms which execute all insurance operations against damages incurred as a result of individual accidents, work accidents, theft and robbery, trust breach, as well as car and vehicle insurance against crash, run-over and fall accidents, insurance against civil liability, engineering insurance, and other insurance modes which are generally established as insurance against accidents and liability. Commercial Yes Book of the Insurance Commission
6511201 Credit & Saving Insurance Includes firms which execute insurance operations on the issuance of documents, instruments and certificates... etc. which bind a given company to make a post-dated settlement of a certain amount/ amounts of money by one or more regular installment payment. Commercial Yes Book of the Insurance Commission
6512001 Fire Insurance Includes firms which execute all insurance operations against damages incurred as a result of fire, explosions, natural disasters and phenomena and disturbances. This also includes other insurance modes which are generally established as insurance against fire. Commercial Yes Book of the Insurance Commission
6512004 Transportation Risk Insurance Includes firms which execute all insurance operations on passengers, goods, other movable, freight remunerations, as well as carriers, such as ships, and road transport means hulls, machinery and accessories. This also includes insurance against dangers that may arise during their construction, manufacture, use, repair or anchoring. This also includes damages incurred by other parties, as well as other insurance modes which are generally established as insurance against dangers of road, air and sea transport. Commercial Yes Book of the Insurance Commission
6512005 Health Insurance Includes firms carrying out health insurance policies, which compensate, loss of income, medication expenses of the insured in case of sickness. Commercial Yes Book of the Insurance Commission
6512006 Mechanical Failure Insurance Includes firms that offer mechanical breakdown insurance that covers a wide range of mechanical and electrical parts and labour. Commercial Yes Book of the Insurance Commission
6512008 Other Types of Insurance Includes firms which carry out other insurance modes against all dangers other than the following Insurance activities, accidents and liabilities, health, transportation risk and credit and saving insurance, life insurance and reinsurance Commercial Yes Book of the Insurance Commission
6520001 Reinsurance Includes firms which carry out all or specific type/types of insurance (excluding life insurance) by concluding contracts with other insurance companies as follows: The first insurance company bears the responsibility of dangers insured against by the first contract. The second insurance company undertakes to insure the first company against all or part of the dangers insured against by the first company. The company which provides the second insurance undertakes to cover all losses which exceed a certain amount during a specified period. Commercial Yes Book of the Insurance Commission
6520002 Life Reinsurance Includes firms involve in life insurance passing some or all associated with high risk to a reinsurer to avoid bearing the high risk alone. Commercial Yes Book of the Insurance Commission
6611002 Securities & Commodities Market Includes firms specialized in regulating securities market operations and services, including the regulation and supervision of securities trading, listing bonds and shares, licensing of authorized brokers and supervision their activities, the imposition of control procedures on trading in the market, the inspection of brokerage companies and others involved in transactions related to securities, hose legal entities take the form of public companies and public shareholding companies. Commercial Yes Book of the Securities and Commodities Securities Commission
6612003 Currencies & Monetary Broker Include firms engaged in brokerage of buying and selling of local and foreign shares and stocks, currencies and commodities as well as the intermediary services in the money market. The role of these firms should confine only to negotiate buying and selling prices and completing the deals between concerned parties against a commission and should not do the buying and selling for themselves. Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank
6612004 Brokerage in Commodities Listed in Local Markets Includes companies which act as intermediaries in the buying and selling of commodities, options contracts or futures contracts on licensed international commodities markets, commodities include agricultural products, minerals, other natural resources and their indices, or other financial products (not including securities) which are approved by the Authority and for which contracts to purchase and sell specific quantities, on a specified date or during a specified time period at a price agreed upon. Commercial Yes Book of the Securities and Commodities Securities Commission
6612005 Money Exchangers Includes financial firms which work for their own account or the account of others in money exchange field, which is based on the purchase and sale of negotiable foreign currencies, monetary notes and coins. Their activities also include the purchase and sale of travelers' cheques, financial transfers and other exchange activities regulated by the laws and statutes of the Central Bank. This activity does not include firms working in financial and monetary brokerage. Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank The organization of the security industry Foundation
6612006 Travelers Cheques Exchangers Includes firms receive and issue travelers cheques to enable travelers avoid the risk of holding cash during the travel, businesses also accept these cheques for purchases instead of currency. Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank
6612007 Remittance of Local & Foreign Currencies Includes firms engaged in transferring and receiving money locally and internationally, in local o foreign currency, remittance methods involve, cash or bank notes, bank account, money orders, credit cards. Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank
6612009 Bank Brokers Includes firms which buy and sell local and foreign currencies deposited with local and foreign banks and financial institutions. Their activities are limited to brokerage to conclude deals in the favor of third parties. Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank
6619010 E-Banking Includes banks engaged in delivery of banking products through electronic channels, this involves automated cash withdrawal and cash and cheques deposits, collection of account statements, obtain and transfer of customers instructions and feedbacks to the bank, the e- bank is not allowed to conduct directly any banking transaction. Commercial Yes Book of the Central Bank
6619013 Real Estate Mortgage Broker Includes personal and corporate brokers who advice and assist borrowers in obtaining the best borrowing conditions from lenders and commercial banks to acquire or build properties, such service is against commission without exercising direct lending to borrowers. Commercial Yes Approval of the Real Estate Regulatory Agency - Electronic
6622001 Insurance Brokers Includes firms which buy insurance policies for individuals and companies from insurance companies. These firms differ from insurance agents in that they do not represent a certain insurance company while buying the insurance policies for their own clients. They provide their services against remunerations received directly from the beneficiaries of their services. Commercial Yes Book of the Insurance Commission
6622002 Insurance Agent Includes firms which represent one or more insurance company/companies in dealing with the insured parties, policy buyers and insurance brokers. An establishment of that kind works for the account of the insurance company under a special contract. It represents the insurance company on the local level and is authorized to carry out business assigned to it, provided that all its acts and activities are approved by the company. It receives its remunerations from the company and not from the insured parties. Commercial Yes Book of the Insurance Commission
6810001 Buying & Selling of Real Estate Includes firms engaged in buying and selling real estate, such as residential and non-residential buildings and land, such firms are not allowed to practice the activity no. 6599-08 " Real Estate Development." Commercial Yes Approval of the Real Estate Regulatory Agency - Electronic
6810002 Offshore Mobile accommodation Platforms Rental Includes renting and managing fully furnished platforms to accommodate the employees of marine oil and construction companies, these platforms are towable from one place to another, no tourist renting is allowed. Commercial Yes Dubai Maritime City approval authority - Electronic
6810003 Car Park Rental & Management includes firms engaged in operating parking facilities in public and private places and in airports and shopping malls. Commercial
6810004 Commercial Complex Includes complexes which consist of a large number of units, various real estate and commercial utilities leased to other parties who can use them as shopping centers or offices, where various commercial activities can be carried out. This also includes other utilities such as housing units, car parks, hotels, theaters, conference halls or more as well as commercial exhibition halls and other utilities. Commercial Yes Approval of the Real Estate Regulatory Agency - Electronic
6810005 Shopping Center (Mall) Includes centers which consist of a large number of shops, halls, exhibitions, and offices where commercial activities of selling goods and various products or providing recreational and social services such as entertainment centers, restaurants, some housing units and others are conducted. Commercial Yes Approval of the Real Estate Regulatory Agency - Electronic
6810011 Outlet Mall A commercial complex with a large number of commercial outlets that are leased to retailers to sell their products directly to consumers at lower prices than other similar commercial outlets. The complex also includes facilities providing services such as restaurants, cafes, and snack shops. As well as recreational and social services such as entertainment centers and others. Commercial Yes real estate regulation establishment The organization of the security industry Foundation
6810012 Kitchen Incubator The kitchen incubators aim to serve the largest number of unlicensed food projects by providing an integrated work environment that includes: obtaining a cooking place, licensing, training, supervising by the experts, product?s marketing and delivery, where creativity of food products is encouraged through a number of variant kitchens that suits the needs of the license applicants and therefore qualify these products to be launched in the local market in-line with the needs of the market, , also, it provides common usage areas or licensed closed kitchen areas for the production of food, tenants or members can use the kitchen for an hour or a day to produce food with a commitment to regulations. Food entrepreneurs, ranging from chefs, food suppliers, food trucks owners, bakers and value-added producers, can take advantage of the kitchen incubator Commercial
6820001 Leasing & Management of Other People's Property equipment and utilities required to operate as shared kitchen spaces and offered for rental for professional food production. Commercial Yes Approval of the Real Estate Regulatory Agency - Electronic
6820004 Real Estate Buying & Selling Brokerage Includes firms engaged in real estate brokerage or be agents, they mainly involve in buying, selling or appraisal activities. Commercial Yes Approval of the Real Estate Regulatory Agency - Electronic
6820010 Pre-Fabricated Houses Rental Includes renting and leasing pre-fabricated buildings entirely or partly made of wood, or other materials, to use as offices or food courts or first aid clinics. Commercial
6820011 Self-owned Property Leasing & Management Services Includes firms engaged in managing commercial, residential, industrial buildings owned by the owner and his first and second- degree relatives, also, handling contractual arrangements with the firms in-charge of maintenance, security and as well as issuing tenants contracts, such firms are not allowed to practice real estate Brokerage. Commercial Yes Approval of the Real Estate Regulatory Agency - Electronic
6820012 Real Estate Leasing Brokerage Includes the firms which work as a connection link between landlords and tenants regarding property lease against remuneration, their role will end up when said parties reach an agreement. Commercial Yes Approval of the Real Estate Regulatory Agency - Electronic
7310026 Advertising Services via Websites Includes firms that seek to provide advertising services for marketing and promoting different products through their accounts in social media or via the Internet. Commercial Yes National Media Council approval
7730010 Rental of Loading, Lifting & Construction Equipment with Wheels & Motors Includes firms engaged in renting fixed and mobile lifting handling and construction equipment and machinery, with wheels and operating by motors, including electro and hydraulic cranes and trucks loaders. Commercial Yes Book of Roads and Transport Authority
7912002 Hajj & Umra Organizing Includes offices which organize hajj (pilgrimage) and umra to the holy places, carry out the necessary procedures and contacts needed for travel and hotel, and accommodation bookings and facilitate pilgrims' transportation during their stay. Commercial Yes Required approval of the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments
7912003 Falconry Tour Services Includes firms which organize falconry safari tours inside and outside UAE, involving carry out arrangements and contacts with the competent authorities in order to arrange for travel and stay, facilitate transportation, prepare visits to hunting places. Commercial
8010002 Money & Valuables Transport Services Includes providing transport services to carry money, precious metals like gold, silver, Jewellery, masterpiece antiques..etc. Commercial Yes The organization of the security industry Foundation
8230006 Real Estate Exhibition Organizing Includes firms specialized in organizing exhibitions for promoting property locally and abroad, a permit from the competent authorities for such activity is required. Commercial Yes Approval of the Real Estate Regulatory Agency - Electronic
8292004 Pharmaceuticals Packing Includes repacking pharmaceuticals such as wounds antiseptics, paraffin oils, laxatives, creams, carbonates and permanganates powders, in addition to other pharmaceuticals packed in small glasses, plastic, metal or paper packs for personal consumption . Commercial