A free business activity code finder that gives the official code for what your business does, in your country's list, with the publisher's own words for why.
5.0(1 rating)Pick where your company is and what it does, to get the official activity code for it, from the list that country uses, with the publisher's own words for why.
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This free business activity code finder gives you the official code for what your business does, from the list your country uses.
Pick where your company is and describe what it does, or pick a common online business like a YouTube channel, a podcast or online courses. You get the code, its official title, and the line from the publisher's own list that says why.
What is a business activity code?
A business activity code says what your company does, in a list the government keeps. You give it when you register the company, and often again on tax forms and yearly filings.
Every country picks from a list, and the lists differ: NAICS in the US, SIC in the UK, NACE in the EU, SSIC in Singapore, and each free zone's own list in the UAE.
Which list does my country use?
US- List
- NAICS 2022, plus the IRS's own codes
- Where you use it
- Form 1120, and Form 5472 for foreign-owned LLCs
UK- List
- SIC 2007, Companies House's list
- Where you use it
- At registration and on each confirmation statement
EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway- List
- NACE Rev. 2.1, or a national version built on it
- Where you use it
- Business registers and statistics
UAE- List
- Each free zone's own list, like IFZA's
- Where you use it
- Your trade license
Singapore- List
- SSIC 2025
- Where you use it
- Reserving your company name with ACRA
Everywhere else- List
- Often a national list built on the UN's ISIC
- Where you use it
- Your country's business registry
In the UK, Companies House takes at least 1 and up to 4 SIC codes. The ONS published a new SIC 2026 in 2026, but Companies House still uses SIC 2007.
In the EU, a country may use its own version of NACE. Eurostat says these versions fit NACE's structure and usually add a fifth digit, so the first 4 digits match.
Codes for online businesses and creators
The older lists were written before YouTube channels and podcasts. The newer ones now name them: the EU's NACE Rev. 2.1 puts vlogs in 59.11 and audio podcasts in 59.20, and Singapore's SSIC 2025 lists "Influencer (own account)" under 90209.
The US NAICS 2022 and the UK's SIC 2007 name neither, so the finder gives the closest code and says so.
YouTube or video creator- US (NAICS)
512110- UK (SIC)
59112- EU (NACE)
59.11
Podcast- US (NAICS)
516210- UK (SIC)
59200- EU (NACE)
59.20
Blog- US (NAICS)
516210- UK (SIC)
58190- EU (NACE)
58.19
- US (NAICS)
611430- UK (SIC)
85590- EU (NACE)
85.59
- US (NAICS)
541611- UK (SIC)
70229- EU (NACE)
70.20
- US (NAICS)
513210- UK (SIC)
58290- EU (NACE)
58.29
- US (NAICS)
551112- UK (SIC)
64209- EU (NACE)
64.21
YouTube or video creator- UAE (IFZA)
5911002- Singapore (SSIC)
59113- UN (ISIC)
5911
Influencer- UAE (IFZA)
7310026- Singapore (SSIC)
90209- UN (ISIC)
9020
Blog- UAE (IFZA)
6312101- Singapore (SSIC)
58190- UN (ISIC)
5819
- UAE (IFZA)
7490020- Singapore (SSIC)
85505- UN (ISIC)
8559
- UAE (IFZA)
7020003- Singapore (SSIC)
70201- UN (ISIC)
7020
- UAE (IFZA)
6202101- Singapore (SSIC)
73100- UN (ISIC)
7310
An online store is different: most lists class it by what you sell, not by selling online. So search for the product, like clothing. The UK and IFZA are the exceptions, with one code for selling online.
The IRS code for a US LLC
The IRS asks for its own principal business activity code on Form 1120. Form 5472, which a foreign-owned US LLC files each year, points to the same list for lines 1d and 1e.
The IRS codes are built on NAICS, and many group several industries: a video creator's NAICS 512110 is IRS 512100. The finder shows both.
The US LLC for non-residents checker shows which forms your LLC files.
Picking an activity in the UAE
In a UAE free zone, the activity goes on your trade license, and it decides whether you need a professional or a commercial license.
IFZA's list, the free zone I used when I ran my business in Dubai, has 827 activities, and 245 of them need a government approval, some before the license is issued. The finder shows the license type and any approval for each one.
Your activity also matters for corporate tax. The UAE free zone tax checker shows whether your income can get the free zone's 0% rate.
How to use the business activity code finder
Your picks stay in this browser.
Who is the business activity code finder for?
It's for founders registering a company, and each of them has a next step:
- Company formation compared – anyone choosing where to set up
- US LLC for non-residents checker – anyone filing Form 5472 for a US LLC
- UAE company setup cost calculator – anyone setting up in a Dubai free zone
- UAE free zone tax checker – anyone checking whether their activity gets 0%
- Payment processors by country – anyone choosing how the company takes payments
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Business Activity Code FAQs
Questions about activity codes for your company? Here's what to know.
It's the code for what your company does, from a list the government keeps.
You give it when you register the company, and often on tax forms and yearly filings.
The closest is 512110, Motion Picture and Video Production, which covers producing videos.
On IRS forms that's 512100.
For videos, 59112, Video production activities.
For a blog, 58190, which the ONS index lists for blogs. Companies House takes up to 4 codes.
Yes: Companies House takes at least 1 and up to 4 SIC codes.
Not yet: Companies House still uses its SIC 2007 list.
The ONS published SIC 2026 in 2026, and Companies House says no new framework is agreed yet.
Lines 1d and 1e ask for your principal business activity and its code.
The code comes from the IRS list in the Form 1120 instructions, which is built on NAICS.
It depends on the work: 5911002 for producing video content, 7310026 for advertising through social media accounts, and 6312101 for a blog.
The first 2 need approval from the Ministry of Culture & Youth before the license.
It's the EU's list of economic activities, used for European statistics from 2025.
EU countries may use their own version of it, usually with a fifth digit added.
I did. I'm Navid Moazzez, and the business activity code finder is one of my free tools on navid.me.
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