Dubiz Business Setup
Find UAE business activities and licence types
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.
Activity codes
Search the directory
Instant
License discovery
Expert-led
Setup support
From idea to activity shortlist
Start with what your company will do.
01
Search by activity name or code
02
Compare jurisdictions and licence categories
03
Shortlist activities for your UAE business
Explorer
Find possible activities for your business idea.
Saved 0
10,758 of 10,758 records
Refine the list by keyword, license type, or jurisdiction, then review the results for your internal assessment.
| Save | Jurisdiction | Parent Group Code | Activity Code | License Type | Activity Name | Activity Description | Additional Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DWTC Free Zone | 5520 | 5520-02 | Professional | Coffee Shop | Includes shops sell coffee, tea, Juices, biscuits ... | Dubai Municipality (DM) | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5520 | 5520-03 | Professional | Cafeteria | Includes cafeterias that sell snacks, juices and b... | Dubai Municipality (DM) | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5520 | 5520-04 | Professional | Sandwich Shop | Includes shops that provide sandwiches, juices and... | Dubai Municipality (DM) | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5520 | 5520-05 | Professional | Juice & Soft Drinks Preparing | Includes shops that provide fruits juices for imme... | Dubai Municipality (DM) | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5520 | 5520-06 | Professional | Ice-Cream Shop | Includes shops which prepare and sell ice cream to... | Dubai Municipality (DM) | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5520 | 5520-07 | Professional | Fish & Meat Grilling | Includes shops engaged in cooking and grilling fis... | Dubai Municipality (DM) | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5520 | 5520-09 | Professional | Local Sweets Preparing | Includes preparing local sweets in stalls sell di... | Dubai Municipality (DM) | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5520 | 5520-10 | Professional | Sweets & Candies Preparing | Includes shops engaged in preparing and selling or... | Dubai Municipality (DM) | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5520 | 5520-11 | Professional | Pastry Preparing | Includes shops engaged in preparing and selling pa... | Dubai Municipality (DM) | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5520 | 5520-14 | Commercial | Restaurant & Mini Store | Includes restaurants equipped with the suitable in... | Dubai Municipality (DM) | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5520 | 5520-15 | Professional | Shisha Services | Includes serving shish in cafes or in other places... | Dubai Municipality (DM) | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 5520 | 5520-16 | Professional | Oxygen Cafe | Includes firms operating oxygen stations where cus... | Dubai Municipality (DM) | |
| Ajman Free Zone | 5520003 | AM-03868 | Services | Services, fishing, and hunting camps | Providing services of hunting and hunting camps su... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 552001 | 5610001 | Professional | Restaurant | Includes restaurants equipped with the suitable in... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 552002 | 5630001 | Professional | Coffee Shop | Includes shops providing coffee and tea and other ... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 552003 | 5610003 | Professional | Cafeteria | Includes cafeterias that sell snacks, juices and b... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 552004 | 5621008 | Professional | Sandwich Shop | Includes shops that provide sandwiches, juices and... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 552005 | 5630003 | Professional | Juice & Soft Drinks Preparing | Includes shops that provide fruits juices for imme... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 552006 | 5610007 | Professional | Ice Cream Shop | Includes shops which prepare and sell ice cream to... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 552007 | 5621005 | Professional | Fish & Meat Grilling | Includes shops engaged in cooking and grilling fis... | - |
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.