# Studio - trade license business activities in the UAE

> 4 activities the Dubai DET catalogue files under its “studio - trade license” group. Of them, IFZA (Dubai) lists 4, Ajman Free Zone 2 and Dubai mainland (DET) 4. All three routes list 2 of these 4 activities.

- Canonical: https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/groups/studio-trade-license
- Updated: 2026-09-05
- Activities: 4
- IFZA (Dubai): 4
- Ajman Free Zone: 2
- Dubai mainland (DET): 4
- Publication: below the publication gate (Too few activities to stand alone as a group page)

## Activities in this group

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.

| Activity | DET code | Approval | IFZA | Ajman FZ | Mainland | Same name at |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [Film Developing](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/film-developing) | 7420009 | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| [Films & Photography Materials Trading](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/films-and-photography-materials-trading) | 4773104 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc) |
| [Photography Services](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/photography-services) | 7420003 | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | [ADGM](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/adgm), [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc), [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Specialized Photographic Equipment & Processing Materials Trading](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/specialized-photographic-equipment-and-processing-materials-trading) | 4773105 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc) |

## 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 “studio - trade license”. An activity appears here when its guide carries that DET code.

Licence types in this group: Commercial, Professional. Catalogue checked 2026-09-05. [DET catalogue](https://app.invest.dubai.ae/search-business-activities)

## Related

- [All business activities and groups](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities)
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