UAE Business Activity Finder
Most licensing questions start with one thing: what will the company actually do. Search by the words you would use yourself and we will point you to the closest activity label, the likely jurisdiction context and the approvals that usually need checking. Exact activity wording varies by jurisdiction, so the final classification is always confirmed with the licensing authority.
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All activities A to Z
- Accounting & Bookkeeping (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Auto Spare Parts Trading (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Building Materials Trading (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Businessmen & Women Services (Mainland)
- Cleaning Services (Mainland)
- Documents Clearing & Verification (Mainland)
- E-Commerce (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Education & Training (Regulated)
- Electronics Trading (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Events Management (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Facilities Management (Mainland)
- Foodstuff Trading (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Fund & Investment Management-Related Setup (Regulated)
- General Trading (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Gold & Jewellery Trading (Regulated)
- Holding Company (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Holiday Homes & Short-Term Rentals (Regulated)
- HR Consultancy (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Import & Export (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Interior Decoration & Fit-Out (Mainland)
- IT, Software & AI Services (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Logistics & Freight Forwarding (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Maintenance Services (Mainland)
- Management Consultancy (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Manufacturing & Industrial Production (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Marketing & Advertising Services (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Mobile Phones & Computer Trading (Mainland or Free Zone)
- Music Licensing & Commercial Music Use (Depends)
- Payment & FinTech-Related Setup (Regulated)
- Precious Metals Trading (Regulated)
- Property Development (Regulated)
- Property Management (Regulated)
- Real Estate Brokerage (Regulated)
- Recruitment Services (Regulated)
- Restaurants & Cafés (Mainland)
- Technical Services (Mainland)
- Virtual Asset & Crypto-Related Setup (Regulated)
- Warehousing & Storage (Mainland or Free Zone)
Activities by category
Corporate Structuring
Digital & Technology
Education
Facilities & Technical
- Cleaning Services
- Facilities Management
- Technical Services
- Maintenance Services
- Interior Decoration & Fit-Out
Financial & Regulated
- Virtual Asset & Crypto-Related Setup
- Fund & Investment Management-Related Setup
- Payment & FinTech-Related Setup
Food & Hospitality
Licensing & Compliance
Logistics & Industrial
Media & Marketing
Precious Goods
Professional Services
- Management Consultancy
- HR Consultancy
- Recruitment Services
- Accounting & Bookkeeping
- Documents Clearing & Verification
- Businessmen & Women Services
Real Estate
Trading & Distribution
- General Trading
- Foodstuff Trading
- Building Materials Trading
- Auto Spare Parts Trading
- Electronics Trading
- Mobile Phones & Computer Trading
- Import & Export
Confirming official activity wording
- Invest in Dubai: Search business activities (Dubai, last checked 2026-09-12)
- Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET): Business licensing (Dubai, last checked 2026-09-12)