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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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| Meydan Free Zone | 181 | 1811.02 | Manufacturing | Printing Directly Onto Textiles, Plastic, Glass, Metal, Wood And Ceramics (Except Silkscreen Printing On Textiles And Wearing Apparel) | الطباعة المباشرة على النسيج والزجاج اللدائني والمع... | - | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1811.03 | Publishing | Printing on labels or tags (lithographic, gravure printing, flexographic printing, other) | 1811.03 - Printing on labels or tags (lithographic... | National Media Authority | |
| Meydan Free Zone | 181 | 1811.03 | Manufacturing | Printing On Labels Or Tags (Lithographic, Gravure Printing, Flexographic Printing, Other) | الطباعة على بطاقات المنتجات او الاعلانات (الطباعة ... | - | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1811.04 | Publishing | Multi dimensional printing services | 1811.04 - Multi dimensional printing services | National Media Authority | |
| Meydan Free Zone | 181 | 1811.04 | Manufacturing | Printing Of Diaries, Calendars, Business Forms And Other Commercial Printed Matter, Personal Stationery And Other Printed Matter By Letterpress, Offset, Photogravure, Flexographic And Other Printing Presses, Duplication Machines, Computer Printers, Embossers Etc. | طباعة اليوميات، التقاويم، الاستمارات التجارية والم... | - | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1811.05 | Publishing | Printing,Advertising Agencies And Event Organizing | 1811.05 - Printing,Advertising Agencies And Event ... | National Media Authority | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1811.06 | Publishing | Printing Production, Books and Stationary Trade | 1811.06 - Printing Production, Books and Stationar... | National Media Authority | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1811.07 | Publishing | Packaging activities, Printing Services | 1811.07 - Packaging activities, Printing Services | National Media Authority | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1811.08 | Publishing | Import/Export Printing and Publishing Related, Books Trading and Book-seller and Stationery | 1811.08 - Import/Export Printing and Publishing Re... | National Media Authority | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1811.09 | Publishing | Import/Export Printing and Publishing related, Art Production and Distribution | 1811.09 - Import/Export Printing and Publishing re... | National Media Authority | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1811.10 | Publishing | Project Management Consultancy, Media, Marketing and Online Advertising Consultancy | 1811.10-Project Management Consultancy, Media, Mar... | National Media Authority | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1812 | Publishing | Service activities related to printing | 1812 - Service activities related to printing | National Media Authority | |
| Meydan Free Zone | 181 | 1812.00 | Manufacturing | Service Activities Related To Printing | انشطة الخدمات المتصلة بالطباعة | - | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1812.01 | Publishing | Binding of printed sheets, e.g. into books,byfolding, assembling, stitching, glueing, collating, basting, adhesive binding, trimming, gold stamping | 1812.01 - Binding of printed sheets, e.g. into boo... | National Media Authority | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1812.02 | Publishing | Composition, typesetting, phototypesetting, pre-press data input including scanning and optical character recognition, electronic make-up | 1812.02 - Composition, typesetting, phototypesetti... | National Media Authority | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1812.03 | Publishing | Plate-making services including image setting and plate-setting (for the printing processes letterpress and offset) | 1812.03 - Plate-making services including image se... | National Media Authority | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1812.04 | Publishing | Engraving or etching of cylinders for gravure | 1812.04 - Engraving or etching of cylinders for gr... | - | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1812.05 | Publishing | Plate processes direct to plate (also photo polymer plates) | 1812.05 - Plate processes direct to plate (also ph... | National Media Authority | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1812.06 | Publishing | Preparation of plates and dies for relief stamping or printing | 1812.06 - Preparation of plates and dies for relie... | National Media Authority | |
| SPCFZ | 181 | 1812.07 | Publishing | Production of proofs | 1812.07- Production of proofs | - |
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.
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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
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