Business Activities

Shams offers over 120 business activities to choose from and provides you the flexibility to combine different activities on the same license. There is an activity to suit all business models. Choose from our wide range of business activities.

Section C: Manufacturing
1. Division 18 - Printing and reproduction of recorded media
  - Group : 181 - Printing and service activities related to printing
  - Group : 182 - Reproduction of recorded media
Section J: Information and communication
1. Division 58 - Publishing activities
  - Group : 581 - Publishing of books, periodicals and other publishing activities
  - Group : 582 - Software publishing
2. Division 59 - Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
3. Division 60 - Programming and broadcasting activities
  - Group : 601 - Radio broadcasting
  - Group : 602 - Television programming and broadcasting activities
4. Division 61 - Telecommunications
5. Division 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
  - Group : 620 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
6. Division 63 - Information service activities
  - Group : 631 - Data processing, hosting and related activities; web portals
  - Group : 639 - Other information service activities
Section M: Professional, scientific and technical activities
1. Division 73 - Advertising and market research
2. Division 74 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities
Section R: Arts, entertainment and recreation
1. Division 90 - Creative, arts and entertainment activities

Section G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles Division Group Class Description
1. Division 46 - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2. Division 47 - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3. Division 45 - Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
  - Group : 453 - Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Section C: Manufacturing
1. Division 33 - Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
  - Group : 331 - Repair of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment
  - Group : 332 - Installation of industrial machinery and equipment
Section F: Construction
1. Division 43 - Specialized construction activities
  - Group : 432 - Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities
Section H: Transportation and Storage
1. Division 52 - Warehousing and support activities for transportation
  - Group : 522 - Support activities for transportation
2. Division 53 - Postal and courier activities
  - Group : 532 - Courier activities
Section I: Accommodation and food service activities
1. Division 56 - Food and beverage service activities
  - Group : 561 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities
  - Group : 562 - Event catering and other food service activities
Section K: Financial and insurance activities
1. Division 64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
  - Group : 642 - Activities of holding companies
  - Group : 649 - Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities
2. Division 65 - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security
  - Group : 651 - Insurance
  - Group : 652 - Reinsurance
3. Division 66 - Activities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities
  - Group : 661 - Activities auxiliary to financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
  - Group : 662 - Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Section L: Real estate activities
1. Division 68 - Real estate activities
Section M: Professional, scientific and technical activities
1. Division 69 - Legal and accounting activities
  - Group : 692 - Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
  - Group : 691 - Legal activities
2. Division 70 - Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
  - Group : 701 - Activities of head offices
  - Group : 702 - Management consultancy activities
3. Division 71 - Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
4. Division 72 - Scientific research and development
  - Group : 721 - Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
  - Group : 722 - Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
Section N: Administrative and support service activities
1. Division 77 - Rental and leasing activities
2. Division 78 - Employment activities
3. Division 79 - Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities
  - Group : 799 - Other reservation service and related activities
  - Group : 791 - Travel agency and tour operator activities
4. Division 81 - Services to buildings and landscape activities
5. Division 82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
Section P: Education
1. Division 85 - Education
  - Group : 855 - Educational support activities
  - Group : 854 - Other education
Section R: Arts, entertainment and recreation
1. Division 93 - Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
  - Group : 931 - Sports activities
Section S: Other service activities
1. Division 94 - Activities of membership organizations
  - Group : 941 - Activities of business, employers and professional membership organizations
  - Group : 949 - Activities of other membership organizations
2. Division 95 - Repair of computers and personal and household goods
  - Group : 951 - Repair of computers and communication equipment
  - Group : 952 - Repair of personal and household goods
3. Division 96 - Other personal service activities
  - Group : 960 - Other personal service activities