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.
2,746 activities
Manufacturing
General Purpose Machinery Parts Manufacturing
صناعة أجزاء الآلات المتعددة الأغراض
Activity 100450 · ISIC 2819903
No extra approvalsIncludes industrial establishments specialized in the manufacture of multi-purpose machine parts, including the manufacture of various parts and accessories, and may include components used in the manufacture of a variety of machines or the manufacture of machines that support the operation of other commercial or industrial businesses.
Licence this activityReal Estate,Renting,Bus Servic
General Security Guard Services
خدمات الحراسة العامة
Activity 749201 · ISIC 8010013
No extra approvalsIncludes providing guarding services to facilities and residential and commercial buildings.
Licence this activityTrading & Services
General Store Fixtures & Fittings
تجارة معدات وتركيبات المحال العامة
Activity 515939 · ISIC 4773935
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes reselling fixtures and fittings for displaying and merchandising goods in retail stores, cooperative outlets, bookshops, exhibitions, warehouses and factories, including, display shelves, goods and inventory storage shelves, counters, electronic promotion machines, also, trolleys, purchase recording equipment, cash safes, also, electronic inventory storage boxes for counting and transacting the material as it moves through the place, such firms are allowed to carry out the installation,
Licence this activityHealth & Social Work
General Surgery Clinic
عيادة الجراحة العامة
Activity 851216 · ISIC 8620017
No extra approvalsIncludes clinics which have general surgeons who do not operate specialized surgeries, usually undertaken by specialized surgeons. These clinics activities are limited to removing tumors, digestive system surgeries. These operations are not conducted in the clinics but in the equipped government or private hospitals.
Licence this activityGeneral Trading
General Trading
تجارة عامة
Activity 521904 · ISIC 4690018
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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 under this activity upon obtaining NOC from the competent departments.
Licence this activityTrading & Services
General Trading Wholesalers
تجارة عامة بالجملة
Activity 519016 · ISIC 4690103
No extra approvalsIncludes wholesale merchants engaged in the Wholesale resale of any goods and products to retailers, to industrial, commercial, professional users, this activity is exclusively available to firms intend to practice wholesaling in warehouses.
Licence this activityTrasport,Storage & Communicati
General Truck Rental
تأجير الشاحنات العامة
Activity 711107 · ISIC 7710002
No extra approvalsIncludes firms engaged in renting general-purpose trucks without drivers, this can be through self-driving or semi-autonomous trucks or any other type that will be developed in the future
Licence this activityIndustrial
General Warehousing
التخزين في مخازن عامة
Activity 630203 · ISIC 5210002
No extra approvalsIncludes firms offering warehousing facilities equipped with loading and unloading to store dry food, as well as other goods and products.
Licence this activitySocial & Personal Services
Genetic Fingerprint Analysis Centre
مركز لفحوصات البصمة الوراثية
Activity 851910 · ISIC 8690026
No extra approvalsIncludes undertaking specialized laboratory analysis based DNA identification methods, including criminal cases transferred by courts, personal and legal paternity test, and building genetic data base for the military, police and civil defence servicemen, whose lives are jeopardised.
Licence this activityIndustrial
Gent's Tailoring
خياطة الملابس الرجالية
Activity 181014 · ISIC 1410904
No extra approvalsIncludes shops engaged in tailoring men's and boys' suits, shirts and pyjamas, also, men formal uniforms such as school clothing as well as work wear for staff and workers in the public and private sector, it excludes military clothing and uniforms, such firms are allowed to sell the activity-related materials, such as, textiles, and garments accessories in non-commercial quantities
Licence this activitySocial & Personal Services
Gents Cosmetic & Personal Care Center
مركز تجميل وعناية شخصية (رجالي)
Activity 930910 · ISIC 9609005
No extra approvalsIncludes firms dealing with cosmetic treatments for men, including skin cleansing, skin hair removal, facial aesthetic, foot care, mud baths, supporting hair, strength teeth whitening, It’s not allowed to use this activity to practice massage, also, internal doors should remain unlocked as well as bearing glass to allow revealing the interior of the rooms.
Licence this activityConsultancy - Service
Gents Hair Cutting And Hair Dressing Salon
Activity UAQFTZ/SER/2026/67
No extra approvalsLicence this activityLicensed by
Social & Personal Services
Gents Hair Fixing Center
مركز تركيب الشعر المستعار للرجال
Activity 930213 · ISIC 9602906
No extra approvalsIncludes salons involved in fixing human hair for men in the balding or thinning areas of the head.
Licence this activitySocial & Personal Services
Gents Haircutting & Hairdressing Salon
صالون رجالي
Activity 930201 · ISIC 9602101
No extra approvalsIncludes firms engaged in hairdressing and other beauty treatment, involving, trimming and cutting, dyeing, waving, straightening, hair fixing, as well as cosmetic treatments, including skin cleansing, skin hair removal, facial aesthetic, foot care, supporting hair strength, such firms are allowed to sell the activity-related materials in non-commercial quantities
Licence this activitySocial & Personal Services
Gents Health Club
نادي صحي رجالي
Activity 930913 · ISIC 9609008
No extra approvalsIncludes firms specialized in a wide variety of water therapy and relaxing activities for men, such as steam bath, Jacuzzi, sauna, such firms are not allowed to conduct massage.
Licence this activitySocial & Personal Services
Gents Massage & Relaxation Center
مركز تدليك وإسترخاء رجالي
Activity 851918 · ISIC 9609009
No extra approvalsIncludes firms licensed to provide for males, physical care and massage of body and feet and how to take care of them, as well as other massage related services for relaxation purposes without providing medical treatment, service
Licence this activityManufacturing
Gents Wears Tailoring & Embroidery Workshop
مشغل خياطة وتطريز رجالي
Activity 181021 · ISIC 1410920
No extra approvalsIncludes shops comprising numerous sewing machines and tailors for sewing men and boy apparel, as well as men formal uniforms such as school clothing as well as work wear for staff and workers in the public and private sector, it excludes military clothing and uniforms.
Licence this activityReal Estate,Renting,Bus Servic
Geo-engineering Survey Engineering Consultancy
استشارات هندسة المساحة الجيوديسية
Activity 742146 · ISIC 7110940
No extra approvalsIncludes establishing of vertical and horizontal control networks of different orders of accuracy, determination of the shape, size of the earth and its gravity field, building deformation monitoring, determination and commutation of geodic models, monitoring crystal movement and earth quake hazards, execution of large projects of geodetic nature like pipelines, highways, international boundaries, MSL determination projects, the minimal qualifications required is bachelor degree in civil or Architectural engineering, along with three years hands-on experience.
Licence this activityReal Estate,Renting,Bus Servic
Geographical Maps Drawing
رسم الخرائط الجغرافية
Activity 7110941 · ISIC 7110941
ProfessionalNo extra approvalsIncludes preparing natural, political and civil geographical maps, whether digital or linear, also includes preparing topographical and contour designs as well as analytical reporting.
Licence this activityElectricity,Gas & Water
Geological Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Services
خدمات العزل الجيولوجي لثاني أكسيد الكربون
Activity 100302 · ISIC 3900004
No extra approvalsIncludes firms engaged in removing carbon dioxide by injecting it into peridotite rocks and mineralizing it, so that the carbon dioxide is turned into rock and remove it forever.
Licence this activitySocial & Personal Services
Geophysical & Geological Studies & Services
الدراسات والخدمات الجيوفيزيائية والجيولوجية
Activity 7210004 · ISIC 7210004
ProfessionalNo extra approvalsIncludes conducting geophysical and geological surveying by acoustic waves to determine the potential of oil, gas and minerals in deep ground layers, no engineering activities listed under activity no 7421-30 are involved.
Licence this activityReal Estate,Renting,Bus Servic
Geophysical, Geochemical & Geomechanical Engineering Consultancy
استشارات هندسة الجيوفيزياء والجيوكيمياء والجيوميكانيك
Activity 742130 · ISIC 7110931
No extra approvalsThis activity includes establishments that provide consultancy and engineering services related to exploring the physical properties of the earth and identifying subsurface layers through quantitative physical methods to detect the contents of the earth's crust, such as groundwater, oil, and natural gas. It also includes geochemistry engineering, which uses chemical tools and principles to study the composition, structure, and geological history of the Earth, for the purpose of exploring ores in deep deposits that are difficult to detect using geological methods. Additionally, it encompasses geomechanics engineering, or the study of the mechanics of the earth, including soil mechanics and rock mechanics.
Licence this activitySocial & Personal Services
Geriatric Care Center
دار رعاية المسنين
Activity 853106 · ISIC 8730001
No extra approvalsA health facility licensed and prepared to medically and psychologically care for elders under direct medical supervision.
Licence this activityHealth & Social Work
Geriatric Medicine Clinic
عيادة طب الشيخوخة
Activity 851254 · ISIC 8620034
No extra approvalsIncludes clinics where a specialized doctor in geriatric medicine is permanently and continuously available to provide health care to elderly people and promote their health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities.
Licence this activityTrading & Services
Ghee & Vegetable Oil Trading
تجارة السمن والزيوت النباتية
Activity 512220 · ISIC 4721029
No extra approvalsIncludes reselling of packed fats and natural and artificial vegetable and animal ghee, also, bottled vegetal oils, such as corn, olive, sunflower, soya and vegetable oil.
Licence this activityTrading & Services
Gift Wrapping Services
خدمات تغليف الهدايا
Activity 8292002 · ISIC 8292002
ProfessionalNo extra approvalsIncludes firms engaged in providing to others gift wrapping and boxing by closing with ribbon and topping with a decorative bow, as well as designing and typing the gift cards.
Licence this activityManufacturing
Gifts & Jewellery Box Making
شغل علب الهدايا والمجوهرات
Activity 369921 · ISIC 3212004
No extra approvalsIncludes the decorated boxes made of different materials and usedin keeping jewellery and presenting gifts.
Licence this activityTrading & Services
Gifts Trading
تجارة الهدايا
Activity 513931 · ISIC 4773402
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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.
Licence this activityClassification Service
Glass & Aluminum Installation & Maintenance
تركيب الزجاج وأشغال الألمنيوم في المباني وصيانتها
Activity 454021 · ISIC 4330013
No extra approvalsIncludes firms engaged in glass works as well as installing and maintaining aluminum doors, windows, advertising signboards frames, balconies, staircases, fences, window grids and garden fences, it excludes cladding with aluminum and glass or any other material.
Licence this activityTrading & Services
Glass & Mirrors Trading
تجارة الزجاج والمرايا
Activity 4752022 · ISIC 4752022
CommercialNo extra approvalsIncludes 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.
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