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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 | 181016 | 1410907 | Professional | Ladies Wears Tailoring & Embroidery | Includes firms engaged in tailoring women and girl... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 181018 | 1313001 | Professional | Textile Pleating & Trimming Shops | Includes shops which prepare fabrics and textiles... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 181021 | 1410920 | Professional | Gents Wears Tailoring & Embroidery Workshop | Includes shops comprising numerous sewing machines... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 181022 | 1410910 | Professional | Military Men Clothing & Uniforms Tailoring | Includes shops engaged in tailoring clothing and u... | - | |
| Ajman Free Zone | 1811001 | AM-02045 | Industrial | Commercial Publications Printing | The printing commercial advertising posters, accou... | - | |
| Ajman Free Zone | 1811004 | AM-02049 | Industrial | Books Printing | Conducting books printing as well as handling the ... | - | |
| Ajman Free Zone | 1811006 | AM-02033 | Industrial | Cards and Envelops Printing | Printing business cards, invitation cards to offic... | - | |
| Ajman Free Zone | 1811008 | AM-11133 | Services | Printing | Printing of newspapers, magazines and other period... | - | |
| Ajman Free Zone | 1812001 | AM-02061 | Industrial | Bookbinding | Bookbinding | - | |
| Ajman Free Zone | 1812003 | AM-02065 | Services | Colour Separation Services | Providing color analysis and sorting services for ... | - | |
| Ajman Free Zone | 1812005 | AM-02376 | Services | Design and Artwork Services | Includes all types of technical design services fo... | - | |
| SPCFZ | 182 | 1820 | Publishing | Reproduction of recorded media | 1820 - Reproduction of recorded media | - | |
| SPCFZ | 182 | 1820.01 | Publishing | Reproduction from master copies of gramophone records, compact discs and tapes with music or other sound recordings | 1820.01 - Reproduction from master copies of gramo... | - | |
| SPCFZ | 182 | 1820.02 | Publishing | Reproduction from master copies of records, compact discs and tapes with motion pictures and other video recordings | 1820.02 - Reproduction from master copies of recor... | - | |
| SPCFZ | 182 | 1820.03 | Publishing | Reproduction from master copies of software and data on discs and tapes | 1820.03 - Reproduction from master copies of softw... | - | |
| Ajman Free Zone | 1820004 | AM-04460 | Services | Copying of Computer Software | Copy computer programs on tapes and CDs from their... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 191101 | 1511001 | Industrial | Hides Tanning | Includes tanning, burnishing, Iustering animal hid... | - | |
| Dubai Mainland | 191202 | 1512002 | Industrial | Hand Bags, Wallets & Belts Manufacturing | Includes Manufacturing leather and plastic and tex... | - | |
| Ajman Free Zone | 1920001 | AM-02067 | Industrial | Fuel Manufacturing | Producing refined petroleum by extracting from cru... | - | |
| Ajman Free Zone | 1920003 | AM-02075 | Services | Natural Gas Bottling | Facilities to fill in petroleum gas | - |
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.