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Explore business activities for your UAE company with Dubiz. Search by name or activity code, filter by jurisdiction and licence type, and compare your options before planning your launch.
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| Save | Jurisdiction | Parent Group Code | Activity Code | License Type | Activity Name | Activity Description | Additional Requirements |
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| DWTC Free Zone | 5149 | 5149-33 | Commercial | Upholstery Requisites Trading | Includes reselling upholstery-related materials ... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5149 | 5149-34 | Commercial | Sewing & Embroidery Requisites Trading | Includes reselling of tailoring threads, buttons a... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5149 | 5149-35 | Commercial | Plastic Bags & Containers Trading | Includes the resale of plastic containers and bags... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5149 | 5149-39 | Commercial | Raw Materials Trading | Includes reselling of mineral ores and organic raw... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5149 | 5149-40 | Commercial | Laboratories Chemicals Trading | Includes reselling of solutions and chemicals for ... | Dubai Police | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5149 | 5149-42 | Commercial | Petrochemicals Trading | Includes the resale of petrochemicals derived from... | Dubai Police - Chemicals Precursor Department | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5149 | 5149-43 | Commercial | Plastic Sheets Trading | Includes the resale of sheets made up of plastic o... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5149 | 5149-44 | Commercial | Aircraft Scrap & Used Spare Parts Trading | Includes reselling aircraft scrap and used spare p... | Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5149 | 5149-45 | Commercial | Water Treatment & Purification Chemicals Trading | Includes reselling the chemicals which purify wate... | Dubai Police | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5149 | 5149-46 | Commercial | Used Cooking Oils Trading | Includes selling waste cooking oils collected from... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5149 | 5149-47 | Commercial | Radioactive Materials Trading (Outside UAE) | Includes selling the hazardous to human beings and... | - | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5149 | 5149-48 | Commercial | Textiles & Fabrics waste Trading | Includes reselling textiles and fabrics waste such... | Dubai Municipality (DM) | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5149 | 5149-49 | Commercial | Glass Waste Trading | Includes reselling non-hazardous glass waste colle... | Dubai Municipality (DM) | |
| Dubai Mainland | 514901 | 4773307 | Commercial | Chemical Fertilizer Trading | Includes reselling of synthetic chemical compounds... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 514902 | 4773309 | Commercial | Agricultural Pesticides Trading | Includes reselling materials intended for protecti... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 514903 | 4773311 | Commercial | Detergents Trading | Includes reselling detergents for cleaning clothes... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 514904 | 4669209 | Commercial | Industrial Solvents Trading | Includes reselling of solvents and abrasives for c... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 514906 | 4669211 | Commercial | Industrial & Liquefied Natural Gas Trading | Includes reselling of liquid gases used for indust... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 514907 | 4669212 | Commercial | Tannery & Dyeing Materials Trading | Includes reselling the solutions that contain dyes... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 514908 | 4669213 | Commercial | Acids & Alkalines Trading | Includes reselling acids and alkalines for produci... | - |
Explore where your business idea could fit
Begin with the products or services you want to offer. The Dubiz finder lets you explore activity listings across jurisdictions and save candidates for a more focused launch discussion. Your shortlist is a planning aid; it still needs to be checked against the relevant authority’s requirements.
Build a brief for your company launch
- List your planned products, services and customers in everyday language before searching the activity finder.
- Try related keywords and open possible matches. Keep activities that describe the work you actually plan to do.
- Use the filters to explore jurisdictions, and save useful results with the star button. Retain the jurisdiction as well as the activity code.
- Share your shortlist and business outline with Dubiz to discuss what needs confirmation before you move ahead.
Getting started with your activity shortlist
What if I do not know an activity code?
Start with a product, service or business keyword. The results show the codes attached to matching records. Open the promising matches and compare their descriptions with your intended work.
Can I keep more than one candidate?
Yes, you can shortlist several candidates while researching. Saving entries is a planning step, not confirmation that those activities can be combined under one licence. Ask about the proposed combination before applying.
Why do similar activities appear more than once?
A business idea may have related listings in different jurisdictions or under different codes. Compare the jurisdiction, description and licence category instead of assuming that similar names are interchangeable.
Can Dubiz help when I cannot find a clear match?
Share an outline of what you want to sell or provide, how you plan to deliver it and the entries you have already considered. This gives the Dubiz team a starting point for discussing your activity options and outstanding checks.
Next Step
Turn your shortlist into a launch conversation
Book a consultation with Dubiz to validate your activity shortlist, choose the right license path, and structure your setup plan with confidence.
Dubiz Advisory Desk
Share your activity shortlist with Dubiz for help checking licence options, application requirements and the steps to launch your UAE company.