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Contracting and building works activities

93 activities the Dubai DET catalogue files under its “Contracting and building works” group. Of them, IFZA (Dubai) lists 7, Ajman Free Zone 24 and Dubai mainland (DET) 93.

Activities
93
IFZA (Dubai)
7
Ajman Free Zone
24
Dubai mainland (DET)
93

All three routes list 2 of these 93 activities. Only the mainland lists 64. 1 activity needs an outside approval before the licence issues.

Updated 5 September 2026 · from each route’s own activity catalogue

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Activities in this group

Each row links to the activity guide. A tick means that route’s own catalogue lists the activity. Same name at: other zone catalogues naming it, a name match rather than an equivalence. DET licence types: Commercial and Professional. 1 activity needs an outside approval before the licence issues.

Contracting and building works activities, with their DET code, prior approval and the routes that list each
Advertising Billboards ContractingDET 4321018IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Air-Condition, Ventilations, Air Filtration Systems Installation & MaintenanceDET 4322005IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Airports Ground Support Equipment Installation & MaintenanceDET 4329104IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Automated Car Parking Systems Installation & MaintenanceDET 4390021IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Bridges & Dams ContractingDET 4210007IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Building ContractingDET 4100002IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Cable Car Components InstallationDET 4220105IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Carpentry & wood Flooring WorksDET 4330005IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Carving and Embroidery WorksDET 4330012IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Central Gas Distribution Networks ContractingSame name at ADGMDET 4322009IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Civil Exploding WorksDET 4311002IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Cladding WorksDET 4330021IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Coastal Reclamation ContractingDET 4290911IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Communication Lines ContractingDET 4220104IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Computer Network & Infrastructure Installation & MaintenanceDET 4321004IFZAListed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Concrete RestorationDET 4390023IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Concrete WorksDET 4390007IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Decoration Design & ImplementationDET 4330103IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
District Cooling Plants ContractingDET 4220905IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
District Cooling ServicesDET 3530002IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Doors and Windows Installation WorksSame name at ADGMDET 4330011IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Dredging & Reclamation ContractingDET 4290902IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Electric Power Lines ContractingDET 4220101IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Electrical Fitting ContractingDET 4321001IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Electrical Fittings & Fixtures ServicesSame name at ADGMDET 4329904IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Electricity Transmission & Control Equipment Installation WorksSame name at ADGMDET 4321011IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Electromechanical Equipment Installation and MaintenanceSame name at ADGM · SPC Free ZoneDET 4322008IFZAListed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Electromechanical Works ContractingDET 4322102IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Elevators and Escalators Installation and RepairSame name at ADGM · SPC Free ZoneDET 4329101IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Exterior Building Cladding ContractingDET 4330022IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
False Ceiling & Light Partitions InstallationSame name at ADGMDET 4330018IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Fencing & Barbed Wire Installation WorkDET 4390013IFZAListed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Fire & Smoke Resistant Doors, Windows, Walls & Partitions InstallationDET 4330101Prior approvalIFZAListed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Fire Fighting & Safety Equipment InstallationDET 4322003IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Fire Retardant Exterior Cladding InstallationSame name at ADGMDET 4330024IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Fire Retardant Lining Materials InstallationSame name at ADGMDET 4330023IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Floor & Wall Tiling WorksSame name at ADGMDET 4330019IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
General cleaning of buildingsSame name at Meydan Free ZoneDET 4329901IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Glass & Aluminum Installation & MaintenanceSame name at SPC Free ZoneDET 4330013IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Glass Plates Installation WorksSame name at ADGMDET 4330014IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Helicopter Landing Pad (Helipad) InstallationDET 4210005IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Historical Sites RestorationDET 4329916IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Industrial Security Services in EnterprisesDET 4312007IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Installation and maintenance of equipment and instrumentation and controlSame name at ADGMDET 3320006IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Insulation ContractingDET 4390002IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Internal Communication Network Installation & MaintenanceSame name at ADGM · DMCCDET 4321013IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Kitchens InstallationDET 4330007IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Land Digging, Filling & Levelling WorksDET 4312004IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Land Draining WorksDET 4312002IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Maintenance, Repair, and Installation Directed Energy WeaponsDET 3320011IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Marina Construction ContractingDET 4290905IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Metal and Iron WorksSame name at ADGMDET 4390006IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Meteorology Projects ContractingDET 4100013IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines Construction ContractingSame name at ADGMDET 4220902IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Painting ContractingDET 4330003IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Parking Management Electronic Systems Installation & MaintenanceDET 4390019IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Piling & Foundation ContractingDET 4390001IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Pipe Networks And Specialized Connections InstallationsSame name at ADGMDET 4321012IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Plumbing & Sanitary ContractingDET 4322002IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Ports & Marine Construction ContractingDET 4290101IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Power Stations Contracting & RepairingDET 4220102IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Pre-Fabricated Buildings ContractingDET 4100004IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Pre-Fabricated Concrete Houses ContractingDET 4100006IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Prestressed Concrete ContractingDET 4100007IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Radio, T.V. Station, Cinema Theatre Equipment installation & MaintenanceDET 4321008IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Railways ContractingDET 4210004IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Road ContractingDET 4210001IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Road Marking ContractingDET 4210006IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Sand Compacting & Controlling WorksDET 4312005IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Sanitary Installation & Pipes RepairingSame name at ADGMDET 4329906IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Satellite Receiving Equipment Installation & MaintenanceDET 4321010IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Scaffold Installation WorksSame name at ADGMDET 4390008IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Security Equipment Installation & MaintenanceSame name at Meydan Free ZoneDET 4321009IFZAListed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Service Lines Coring & Ditching ContractingDET 4290903IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Sewage & Drainage ContractingDET 4220303IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Shooting Ranges Works & MaintenanceDET 4290912IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Solar Energy Systems InstallationSame name at SPC Free ZoneDET 4322011IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Sport Fields & Halls ContractingDET 4290910IFZAListed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Steel Constructions ContractingDET 4100003IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Swimming Pools InstallationDET 4390011IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Swimming Pools MaintenanceSame name at ADGMDET 4329915IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Tents & Sheds InstallationDET 4390022IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Traffic & Road Signs InstallationDET 4321006IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Tunnels ContractingSame name at ADGMDET 4210003IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Underwater Telecommunications & Power Cables Installation & Maintenance ServicesDET 4321014IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Ventilation & Smoke Control Equipment InstallationDET 4322101IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Wallpaper Fixing WorksSame name at ADGMDET 4330016IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Water Desalination and Treatment Stations ContractingSame name at ADGMDET 4220201IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZListed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Water Pipelines & Stations ContractingDET 4220202IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Water Well Drilling ContractingDET 4220401IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Wired & Wireless Communication Systems InstallationDET 3320003IFZAListed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Wireless Communication Towers ContractingDET 4220103IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland
Wrecking & Demolition WorksDET 4311001IFZANot listed by IFZAAjman FZNot listed by Ajman FZMainlandListed by Mainland

Where the grouping comes from

The group is the one the Invest in Dubai (DET) business activity catalogue gives each activity code, under the label “Contracting and building works”. An activity appears here when its guide carries that DET code.

Licence types in this group: Commercial, Professional. Catalogue checked 5 September 2026. Open the DET catalogue

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