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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 | 651902 | 6419003 | Commercial | Credit & Finance Bank | Includes firms mainly involved in lending or grant... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 651903 | 6419004 | Commercial | Investment Bank | Includes firms called business or investment banks... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 651906 | 6419005 | Commercial | Saving Bank | Includes firms whose main activities are based on ... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 651909 | 6619010 | Commercial | E-Banking | Includes banks engaged in delivery of banking prod... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 651911 | 6419007 | Commercial | Stored Value Cards Issuing Services | Includes firms specialized in issuing plastic magn... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 651912 | 6419002 | Commercial | Islamic Bank | Includes financial institutions perform a form of ... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 651913 | 6419011 | Professional | Tourist Attractions Smart Cards Services | Includes firms issuing and operating prepaid touri... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 651914 | 6419009 | Commercial | Wholesale Bank | Includes firms which take deposits from all kinds ... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 651915 | 6419010 | Commercial | Digital Wallet for Electronic Payments | Includes firms engaged in providing digital wallet... | - | |
| Meydan Free Zone | 652 | 6520.00 | Financial | Reinsurance | اعادة التامين | CB (Central Bank of the UAE) | |
| Meydan Free Zone | 652 | 6520.01 | Financial | Assuming All Or Part Of The Risk Associated With Existing Insurance Policies Originally Underwritten By Other Insurance Carriers | الانشطة التي تتمثّل في تحمل جميع المخاطر او جزء من... | CB (Central Bank of the UAE) | |
| Meydan Free Zone | 652 | 6520.99 | Financial | Life Reinsurance | اعادة التامين على الحياة | CB (Central Bank of the UAE) | |
| Dubai Mainland | 659201 | 6492007 | Commercial | Financing Operations | Includes making loans by institutions not involved... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 659204 | 6612007 | Commercial | Remittance of Local & Foreign Currencies | Includes firms engaged in transferring and receivi... | - | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 6599 | 6499021 | Commercial | General Investments Management & Operation | Includes firms and holding companies formed to inv... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 6599 | 6599-01 | Commercial | Investment in Commercial Enterprises & Management | Includes firms and holding companies formed in ord... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 6599 | 6599-02 | Commercial | Investment in Industrial Enterprises & Management | Includes firms and holding companies formed in ord... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 6599 | 6599-03 | Commercial | Investment in Agricultural Enterprises & Management | Includes firms and holding companies formed in ord... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 6599 | 6599-04 | Commercial | Investment in Technological Enterprises & Management | Includes firms and holding companies formed in ord... | - | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 6599 | 6599-06 | Commercial | Investment in Oil & Natural Gas Projects | Includes holding companies formed in order to inve... | No Additional NOCs Required |
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.
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