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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 | 6599 | 6599-09 | Commercial | Investment in Sport Enterprises & Management | Includes holding companies formed in order to inve... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 6599 | 6599-10 | Commercial | Investment in Water Enterprises & Development | Includes holding companies formed in order to inve... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 6599 | 6599-14 | Commercial | Investment in Health Enterprises & Development | Includes holding companies formed in order to inve... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 6599 | 6599-15 | Commercial | Forfaiting Services | Includes firms engaged in purchasing commercial bi... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 6599 | 6599-16 | Commercial | Investment in Educational Enterprises & Management | Includes firms and holding companies formed in ord... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 6599 | 6599-17 | Commercial | Investment in Tourist Enterprises & Management | Includes firms and holding companies formed in ord... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 6599 | 6599-18 | Commercial | Investment in Retail Trade Enterprises & Management | Includes holding companies that hold the assets of... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| DWTC Free Zone | 6599 | 6599-19 | Commercial | Investment in Energy Enterprises & Management | Includes firms and holding companies formed in ord... | No Additional NOCs Required | |
| Dubai Mainland | 659901 | 6499001 | Commercial | Investment in Commercial Enterprises & Management | Includes firms and holding companies formed to inv... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 659902 | 6499002 | Commercial | Investment in Industrial Enterprises & Management | Includes firms and holding companies formed in ord... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 659903 | 6499003 | Commercial | Investment in Agricultural Enterprises & Management | Includes firms and holding companies formed in ord... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 659906 | 6499020 | Commercial | Investment in Oil & Natural Gas Projects | Includes holding companies formed in order to inve... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 659908 | 6499004 | Professional | Real Estate Development | This refers to companies established for the devel... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 659909 | 6499011 | Commercial | Investment in Sport Enterprises & Development | Includes holding companies formed in order to inve... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 659910 | 6499017 | Commercial | Investment in Water Enterprises & Development | Includes holding companies formed in order to inve... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 659911 | 6612005 | Commercial | Money Exchangers | Includes financial firms which work for their own ... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 659913 | 6612006 | Commercial | Money Orders & Travellers Cheques Exchangers | Includes firms receive and issue money orders and ... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 659914 | 6499009 | Commercial | Investment in Healthcare Enterprises & Development | Includes holding companies formed in order to inve... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 659915 | 6499019 | Professional | Forfaiting Services | Includes firms engaged in purchasing commercial bi... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 659916 | 6499010 | Commercial | Investment in Educational Enterprises & Management | Includes firms and holding companies formed in ord... | - |
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.