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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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| Dubai Mainland | 552008 | 5621002 | Professional | Banquet kitchen | Includes the provision of food services based on c... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 552009 | 5621007 | Professional | Local Sweets Preparing | Includes preparing local sweets in stalls sell di... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 552010 | 5630007 | Professional | Sweets & Candies Preparing | Includes shops engaged in preparing and selling or... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 552011 | 5621004 | Professional | Pastry Preparing | Includes shops engaged in preparing and selling pa... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 552012 | 5610002 | Professional | Floating Restaurant | Includes ships, boats or yachts suitably equipped ... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 552013 | 5630006 | Professional | Floating Coffee Shop | Includes boats suitably equipped for serving coffe... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 552016 | 5630005 | Professional | Oxygen Cafe | Includes firms operating oxygen stations where cus... | - | |
| Meydan Free Zone | 559 | 5590.00 | F&B,Rentals | Other Accommodation | مرافق الإقامة الأخرى | - | |
| Meydan Free Zone | 559 | 5590.99 | F&B,Rentals | University Dormitory | السكن الجامعي | TD (Tourism Department) | |
| Ajman Free Zone | 5590001 | AM-11714 | Services | Camps and Labour Accommodation Management | Establishments specialized in the management and o... | - | |
| SPCFZ | 561 | 5610 | Standard | Restaurants and mobile food service activities | 5610 - Restaurants and mobile food service activit... | Sharjah City Municipality - Public Health Department | |
| Meydan Free Zone | 561 | 5610.00 | F&B,Rentals | Restaurants And Mobile Food Service Activities | المطاعم و انشطة خدمة الطعام المتنقلة وانشطة خدمة ا... | DM (Dubai Municipality) | |
| Meydan Free Zone | 561 | 5610.01 | F&B,Rentals | Restaurants | مطاعم | DM (Dubai Municipality) | |
| SPCFZ | 561 | 5610.02 | Standard | Cafeterias | 5610.02 - Cafeterias | Sharjah City Municipality - Public Health Department | |
| Meydan Free Zone | 561 | 5610.02 | F&B,Rentals | Cafeterias | الكافتيريات | DM (Dubai Municipality) | |
| Meydan Free Zone | 561 | 5610.03 | F&B,Rentals | Fast-Food Restaurants | مطاعم الوجبات السريعة | DM (Dubai Municipality) | |
| SPCFZ | 561 | 5610.04 | Standard | Food delivery | 5610.04 - Food delivery | - | |
| Meydan Free Zone | 561 | 5610.05 | F&B,Rentals | Take-Out Eating Places | اماكن تقدم الوجبات التي تحمل الى خارج المحل | - | |
| Meydan Free Zone | 561 | 5610.06 | F&B,Rentals | Ice Cream Truck Vendors | عربات بيع الايس كريم | DM (Dubai Municipality) | |
| SPCFZ | 561 | 5610.07 | Standard | Mobile food carts | 5610.07 - Mobile food carts | Food Control Section - Sharjah Municipality |
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.