UAE Business Activities
Search what a UAE licence can actually cover. Each activity shows its official code, the licence it falls under, whether it needs approval from a government body, and which authorities license it.
452 activities
Trading & Services
Oilfield & Natural Gas Equipment & Spare Parts Trading
تجارة معدات واجهزة آبار النفط والغاز الطبيعي وقطع غيارها
Activity 4773704 · ISIC 4773704
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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.
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Oilfield Chemicals Trading
تجارة كيماويات آبار النفط
Activity 4669222 · ISIC 4669222
CommercialNeeds approvalIncludes reselling chemicals for various oilfield applications like production, well stimulation, drilling and injection.
Licensed by
- IFZA · before license issuance · Department of Petroleum Affairs, Dubai Police - Chemicals Precursor Department
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Online Seller
بائع عبر الإنترنت
Activity 6312009 · ISIC 6312009
CommercialNo extra approvalsThis activity covers establishments that sell goods, products, and merchandise permitted for trade through electronic platforms or websites. Activities that require external approvals are not permitted.
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Organic Fertilizer & Plant Feed Trading
تجارة الاسمدة العضوية والمصلحات الزراعية
Activity 514926 · ISIC 4773308
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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.
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Oriental Carpets Trading
تجارة السجاد الشرقي
Activity 4753001 · ISIC 4753001
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes reselling manually woven oriental carpet.
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Packing & Packaging Equipment Trading
تجارة معدات التعبئة والتغليف
Activity 4773936 · ISIC 4773936
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes reselling semi-automatic and automatic packing and packaging equipment and machinery, for wrapping, bagging, sealing materials.
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Packing & Packaging Materials Trading
تجارة مواد التعبئة والتغليف
Activity 4773964 · ISIC 4773964
CommercialNeeds approvalIncludes 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.
Licensed by
- IFZA · after license issuance · Dubai Police - Chemicals Precursor Department
Trading & Services
Painting Equipment Trading
تجارة معدات وآلات الطلاء
Activity 4773604 · ISIC 4773604
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes reselling painting, polishing or burnishing equipment and machinery.
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Paintings & Frames Trade
تجارة الصور واللوحات الفنية
Activity 4773404 · ISIC 4773404
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes reselling paintings made by renowned artists or others.
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Paints & Coating Materials Trading
تجارة الاصباغ ومواد الطلاء
Activity 4752035 · ISIC 4752035
CommercialNeeds approvalIncludes reselling dyes and paints that are in the form of liquids or powders and used in painting buildings, cars, ships, furniture, etc., as well as materials and powders of electroplating, in addition of thinners, thickeners, base dyes, pastes, and finishing supplies, polishes (varnishes) (It is not allowed to list services that use white paper communication services such as swords, knives, machetes, means of preservation...etc)
Licensed by
- IFZA · after license issuance · Dubai Police - Chemicals Precursor Department
Trading & Services
Paper Products Trading
تجارة المنتجات الورقية
Activity 4773963 · ISIC 4773963
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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.
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Paper Trading
تجارة الورق
Activity 4752205 · ISIC 4752205
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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
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Para-Pharmaceutical Products Trading
تجارة المستحضرات الصيدلانية غير الدوائية
Activity 4772004 · ISIC 4772004
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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.
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Passenger Transport by Luxury Motor Vehicles
نقل الركاب بالسيارات الفاخرة
Activity 4922004 · ISIC 4922004
CommercialNeeds approvalIncludes firms specialized in providing passenger transport by luxury motor vehicles within or outside cities or as per order.
Licensed by
- IFZA · before license issuance · Roads & Transport Authority
Trading & Services
Passengers Transport by Rented Buses
نقل الركاب بالحافلات المؤجرة
Activity 4922006 · ISIC 4922006
CommercialNeeds approvalIncludes firms involved in private hire of buses from charter bus companies to passenger transport, either for short, or a longer contract basis.
Licensed by
- IFZA · before license issuance · Roads & Transport Authority
Trading & Services
People of Determination Equipment Trading
تجارة أدوات أصحاب الهمم ولوازمهم
Activity 4772011 · ISIC 4772011
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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
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Perfumes & Cosmetics Trading
تجارة العطور ومستحضرات التجميل
Activity 4772007 · ISIC 4772007
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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.
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Pest Control Equipment Trading
تجارة معدات مكافحة الحشرات والحيوانات
Activity 4773938 · ISIC 4773938
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes reselling pests pests control and fighting devices, except pesticides which are classified under activity no.5150-02
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Petrochemicals Trading
تجارة البتروكيماويات
Activity 4669227 · ISIC 4669227
CommercialNeeds approvalIncludes 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.
Licensed by
- IFZA · after license issuance · Dubai Police - Chemicals Precursor Department
Trading & Services
Photographic Equipment & Accessories Trading
تجارة آلات وادوات التصوير ولوازمها
Activity 4773101 · ISIC 4773101
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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.
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Photographic Processing Equipment & Requisites Trading
تجارة معدات التحميض ولوازمها
Activity 4773950 · ISIC 4773950
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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.
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Photography Processing Materials Trading
تجارة مواد التحميض
Activity 4669214 · ISIC 4669214
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes reselling photography processing chemicals and photographs printing papers.
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Pipes & Fittings Trading
تجارة الانابيب والمواسير
Activity 4752020 · ISIC 4752020
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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.
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Plastic & Nylon Raw Materials Trading
تجارة خامات البلاستيك والنايلون
Activity 4752201 · ISIC 4752201
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes reselling of high or low density chemicals (plastics ) for manufacturing plastic products, nylon and PVC, whether granules or polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene or others.
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Plastic Bags & Containers Trading
تجارة العبوات والاكياس البلاستيكية
Activity 4752207 · ISIC 4752207
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes the resale of plastic containers and bags used in commercial outlets for packaging.
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Plate Heat Exchangers Trading
تجارة المبادلات الحرارية
Activity 4773957 · ISIC 4773957
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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.
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Ports & Marine Guide Equipment Trading
تجارة معدات الموانيء والارشاد البحري
Activity 4773707 · ISIC 4773707
CommercialNeeds approvalIncludes 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.
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- IFZA · before license issuance · Dubai Maritime Authority
Trading & Services
Potatoes Trading
تجارة البطاطس
Activity 4721102 · ISIC 4721102
CommercialNeeds approvalIncludes reselling fresh potatoes after sorting, cleaning and packaging.
Licensed by
- IFZA · after license issuance · Department of Food Control
Trading & Services
Poultry Trading
تجارة الدواجن
Activity 4721040 · ISIC 4721040
CommercialNeeds approvalIncludes reselling poultry such as chicken, pigeons, ducks, rabbits and other birds, also, slaughtering, cleaning and preparing for consumption.
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- IFZA · after license issuance · Department of Food Control
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Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution Equipment Trading
تجارة معدات توليد الطاقة الكهربائية ونقلها وتوزيعها
Activity 4773504 · ISIC 4773504
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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
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