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UK SIC code lookup.

All 731 codes in UK SIC 2007, searchable by what you actually do rather than by official wording, with the number of UK companies using each one.

15,957 business activities indexed 728 codes with activities listed Company counts from the October 2026 register

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The 21 sections.

SIC 2007 divides every business into 21 lettered sections. They are uneven by design: L is exactly real estate, while M covers legal, accounting, architecture, engineering and advertising together.

A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 40 codes · 50,321 companies B Mining and quarrying 16 codes · 9,494 companies C Manufacturing 259 codes · 273,666 companies D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 8 codes · 20,786 companies E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 9 codes · 22,873 companies F Construction 25 codes · 718,401 companies G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 103 codes · 1,005,247 companies H Transportation and storage 33 codes · 205,076 companies I Accommodation and food service activities 13 codes · 367,380 companies J Information and communication 32 codes · 686,263 companies K Financial and insurance activities 34 codes · 261,136 companies L Real estate activities 7 codes · 1,102,274 companies M Professional, scientific and technical activities 32 codes · 899,792 companies N Administrative and support service activities 44 codes · 566,374 companies O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 9 codes · 14,947 companies P Education 12 codes · 186,803 companies Q Human health and social work activities 13 codes · 318,934 companies R Arts, entertainment and recreation 17 codes · 206,385 companies S Other service activities 19 codes · 311,084 companies T Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods-and services-producing activities of households for own use 3 codes · 2,886 companies U Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 1 code · 992 companies

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01110 Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds 4,150 companies 33 activities 01120 Growing of rice 69 companies 1 activity 01130 Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers 1,849 companies 49 activities 01140 Growing of sugar cane 22 companies 1 activity 01150 Growing of tobacco 11 companies 1 activity 01160 Growing of fibre crops 83 companies 10 activities 01190 Growing of other non-perennial crops 495 companies 14 activities 01210 Growing of grapes 280 companies 2 activities 01220 Growing of tropical and subtropical fruits 64 companies 8 activities 01230 Growing of citrus fruits 14 companies 9 activities 01240 Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits 234 companies 13 activities 01250 Growing of other tree and bush fruits and nuts 595 companies 22 activities 01260 Growing of oleaginous fruits 16 companies 3 activities 01270 Growing of beverage crops 66 companies 4 activities 01280 Growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops 200 companies 22 activities 01290 Growing of other perennial crops 617 companies 4 activities 01300 Plant propagation 920 companies 12 activities 01410 Raising of dairy cattle 1,776 companies 3 activities 01420 Raising of other cattle and buffaloes 1,076 companies 3 activities 01430 Raising of horses and other equines 2,612 companies 6 activities 01440 Raising of camels and camelids 76 companies 2 activities 01450 Raising of sheep and goats 1,243 companies 7 activities 01460 Raising of swinepigs 516 companies 4 activities 01470 Raising of poultry 1,504 companies 16 activities 01490 Raising of other animals 1,870 companies 32 activities 01500 Mixed farming 9,826 companies 2 activities 01610 Support activities for crop production 3,319 companies 22 activities 01621 Farm animal boarding and care 1,685 companies 1 activity 01629 Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) nec 2,616 companies 16 activities 01630 Post-harvest crop activities 600 companies 14 activities 01640 Seed processing for propagation 161 companies 24 activities 01700 Hunting, trapping and related service activities 761 companies 15 activities 02100 Silviculture and other forestry activities 2,924 companies 17 activities 02200 Logging 990 companies 19 activities 02300 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products 94 companies 20 activities 02400 Support services to forestry 2,718 companies 8 activities 03110 Marine fishing 2,387 companies 25 activities 03120 Freshwater fishing 901 companies 6 activities 03210 Marine aquaculture 595 companies 26 activities 03220 Freshwater aquaculture 386 companies 17 activities 05101 Mining of hard coal from deep coal mines (underground mining) 29 companies 5 activities 05102 Mining of hard coal from open cast coal working (surface mining) 58 companies 10 activities 05200 Mining of lignite 13 companies 3 activities 06100 Extraction of crude petroleum 1,281 companies 14 activities 06200 Extraction of natural gas 707 companies 13 activities 07100 Mining of iron ores 86 companies 8 activities 07210 Mining of uranium and thorium ores 13 companies 4 activities 07290 Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores 436 companies 23 activities 08110 Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate 483 companies 24 activities 08120 Operation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolin 365 companies 29 activities 08910 Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals 469 companies 19 activities 08920 Extraction of peat 14 companies 5 activities 08930 Extraction of salt 30 companies 12 activities 08990 Other mining and quarrying nec 965 companies 22 activities 09100 Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 3,474 companies 42 activities 09900 Support activities for other mining and quarrying 1,071 companies 16 activities 10110 Processing and preserving of meat 806 companies 62 activities 10120 Processing and preserving of poultry meat 274 companies 14 activities 10130 Production of meat and poultry meat products 1,108 companies 46 activities 10200 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs 503 companies 38 activities 10310 Processing and preserving of potatoes 94 companies 12 activities 10320 Manufacture of fruit and vegetable juice 672 companies 3 activities 10390 Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables 951 companies 52 activities 10410 Manufacture of oils and fats 307 companies 75 activities 10420 Manufacture of margarine and similar edible fats 22 companies 4 activities 10511 Liquid milk and cream production 269 companies 16 activities 10512 Butter and cheese production 319 companies 9 activities 10519 Manufacture of milk products (other than liquid milk and cream, butter, cheese) nec 299 companies 19 activities 10520 Manufacture of ice cream 846 companies 4 activities 10611 Grain milling 157 companies 37 activities 10612 Manufacture of breakfast cereals and cereals-based foods 354 companies 31 activities 10620 Manufacture of starches and starch products 38 companies 20 activities 10710 Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes 5,914 companies 14 activities 10720 Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes 981 companies 23 activities 10730 Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products 86 companies 10 activities 10810 Manufacture of sugar 32 companies 19 activities 10821 Manufacture of cocoa, and chocolate confectionery 967 companies 14 activities 10822 Manufacture of sugar confectionery 558 companies 32 activities 10831 Tea processing 476 companies 10 activities 10832 Production of coffee and coffee substitutes 1,886 companies 17 activities 10840 Manufacture of condiments and seasonings 1,084 companies 24 activities 10850 Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes 1,386 companies 11 activities 10860 Manufacture of homogenised food preparations and dietetic food 680 companies 22 activities 10890 Manufacture of other food products nec 7,125 companies 46 activities 10910 Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals 417 companies 18 activities 10920 Manufacture of prepared pet foods 854 companies 8 activities 11010 Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits 2,175 companies 19 activities 11020 Manufacture of wine from grape 481 companies 10 activities 11030 Manufacture of cider and other fruit wines 489 companies 9 activities 11040 Manufacture of other non-distilled fermented beverages 361 companies 2 activities 11050 Manufacture of beer 2,241 companies 10 activities 11060 Manufacture of malt 47 companies 2 activities 11070 Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters 1,993 companies 26 activities 12000 Manufacture of tobacco products 152 companies 13 activities 13100 Preparation and spinning of textile fibres 302 companies 168 activities 13200 Weaving of textiles 427 companies 136 activities 13300 Finishing of textiles 1,316 companies 128 activities 13910 Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics 403 companies 17 activities 13921 Manufacture of soft furnishings 1,701 companies 18 activities 13922 Manufacture of canvas goods, sacks etc 193 companies 43 activities 13923 Manufacture of household textiles (other than soft furnishings of 13921) 904 companies 57 activities 13931 Manufacture of woven or tufted carpets and rugs 172 companies 22 activities 13939 Manufacture of carpets and rugs (other than woven or tufted) nec 166 companies 20 activities 13940 Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting 100 companies 44 activities 13950 Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel 200 companies 6 activities 13960 Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles 462 companies 71 activities 13990 Manufacture of other textiles nec 1,825 companies 57 activities 14110 Manufacture of leather clothes 636 companies 8 activities 14120 Manufacture of workwear 724 companies 32 activities 14131 Manufacture of men's outerwear, other than leather clothes and workwear 1,523 companies 33 activities 14132 Manufacture of women's outerwear, other than leather clothes and workwear 2,377 companies 50 activities 14141 Manufacture of men's underwear 180 companies 11 activities 14142 Manufacture of women's underwear 444 companies 25 activities 14190 Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories 6,350 companies 95 activities 14200 Manufacture of articles of fur 40 companies 23 activities 14310 Manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery 130 companies 13 activities 14390 Manufacture of other knitted and crocheted apparel 368 companies 8 activities 15110 Tanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of fur 141 companies 43 activities 15120 Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness 1,385 companies 91 activities 15200 Manufacture of footwear 607 companies 31 activities 16100 Sawmilling and planing of wood 758 companies 43 activities 16210 Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels 320 companies 22 activities 16220 Manufacture of assembled parquet floors 110 companies 5 activities 16230 Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery 8,937 companies 47 activities 16240 Manufacture of wooden containers 439 companies 35 activities 16290 Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials 2,185 companies 115 activities 17110 Manufacture of pulp 39 companies 26 activities 17120 Manufacture of paper and paperboard 258 companies 70 activities 17211 Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard; manufacture of sacks and bags of paper 197 companies 8 activities 17219 Manufacture of paper and paperboard containers other than sacks and bags 589 companies 31 activities 17220 Manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites 647 companies 35 activities 17230 Manufacture of paper stationery 1,014 companies 39 activities 17240 Manufacture of wallpaper 103 companies 9 activities 17290 Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard 600 companies 45 activities 18110 Printing of newspapers 142 companies 2 activities 18121 Manufacture of printed labels 785 companies 7 activities 18129 Printing (other than printing of newspapers and printing on labels and tags) nec 9,738 companies 98 activities 18130 Pre-press and pre-media services 1,669 companies 58 activities 18140 Binding and related services 406 companies 42 activities 18201 Reproduction of sound recording 1,127 companies 8 activities 18202 Reproduction of video recording 575 companies 2 activities 18203 Reproduction of computer media 815 companies 2 activities 19100 Manufacture of coke oven products 18 companies 19 activities 19201 Mineral oil refining 178 companies 73 activities 19209 Other treatment of petroleum products (excluding mineral oil refiningpetrochemicals manufacture) 196 companies 15 activities 20110 Manufacture of industrial gases 194 companies 20 activities 20120 Manufacture of dyes and pigments 158 companies 37 activities 20130 Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals 375 companies 46 activities 20140 Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals 452 companies 92 activities 20150 Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds 848 companies 26 activities

Where this comes from.

Code descriptions are the ONS UK SIC 2007 structure. The 15,957 activities are the ONS alphabetical activity index, which is published as a separate spreadsheet and is the reason searching for barrister works here and not elsewhere. Company counts are the Companies House free register snapshot.

3 of the 731 codes have no activities listed, because they are administrative rather than a line of business: non-trading, dormant, and residents property management. ONS never indexed them, and we have not invented entries to fill the gap.