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SSIC 2025 · Updated 30 June 2026

Business Activity (SSIC) Code Search

Describe what your business does in plain words and find the matching SSIC 2025 codes, with SingStat’s official definitions. Free, with no sign-up.

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Every SSIC 2025 code,
with SingStat’s definitions,
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1 code matches “85609”

  1. 85609

    Educational support services n.e.c.

    Education

    Definition and examples

Source: Department of Statistics Singapore, SSIC 2025 classification structure, detailed definitions and alphabetical index, last updated 30 June 2026. Results marked “Common for” are our own guidance on how founders describe their businesses, not part of SingStat’s data.

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How to pick the right code

Your SSIC code tells ACRA and other agencies what your company does. A few minutes now saves a correction filing later.

  1. Describe what you sell, not how

    Search for the product or service rather than the channel. An online clothing shop takes the same retail code as a physical one, and a marketplace for other sellers takes a different one.

  2. Make your main activity the primary code

    The primary code should match what brings in most of your business. A second, distinct line of business can be your secondary code.

  3. Read the definition before you commit

    Open a code’s definition to see what SingStat includes and excludes. Where an activity is excluded, the definition points you to the code that covers it.

The full list

Browse all SSIC 2025 codes

988 five-digit codes in 22 sections. Open a section to see its codes, and select a code to see its definition.

AAgriculture and fishing23 codes

01 Agriculture and related service activities

02 Forestry, logging and related service activities

03 Agriculture, fishing and aquaculture

BMining and quarrying5 codes

08 Mining and quarrying

09 Service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction (except surveying and engineering design and consultancy services supporting mining, oil and gas extraction and offshore exploration activities)

CManufacturing332 codes

10 Manufacture of food products

11 Manufacture of beverages

12 Manufacture of tobacco products

13 Manufacture of textiles

14 Manufacture of wearing apparel; manufacture of articles of fur; manufacture of knitted and crocheted apparel

15 Tanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of fur; manufacture of footwear

16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork (except furniture); manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials

17 Manufacture of paper and paper products

18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media

19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products

20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals and biological products

22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products

24 Manufacture of basic metals

25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products (except machinery and equipment)

26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products

27 Manufacture of electrical equipment

28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment

29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

30 Manufacture of other transport equipment

31 Manufacture of furniture

32 Other manufacturing

DElectricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply6 codes

35 Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply

EWater supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities7 codes

36 Water collection, treatment and supply

37 Sewerage

38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery

39 Other waste management service activities

FConstruction39 codes

41 Construction of buildings

42 Civil engineering

43 Specialised construction activities

GWholesale and retail trade167 codes

46 Wholesale trade

47 Retail trade

HTransportation and storage53 codes

49 Land transport and transport via pipelines

50 Water transport

51 Air transport

52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation

53 Postal and courier activities

IAccommodation and food service activities11 codes

55 Accommodation

56 Food and beverage service activities

JPublishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities23 codes

58 Publishing activities

59 Movie, video, television and other programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities

60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities

KTelecommunications, computer programming, consultancy, computing infrastructure, and other information service activities21 codes

61 Telecommunications

62 Computer programming, information technology consultancy and related activities

63 Information service activities and online marketplaces

LFinancial and insurance activities56 codes

64 Financial service activities (except insurance and pension funding)

65 Insurance, reinsurance, provident funding and pension funding

66 Activities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities

MReal estate activities10 codes

68 Real estate activities

NProfessional, scientific and technical activities53 codes

69 Legal and accounting activities

70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities

71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis

72 Scientific research and development

73 Advertising and market research

74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities

75 Veterinary activities

OAdministrative and support service activities46 codes

77 Rental and leasing activities

78 Employment activities

79 Travel agencies and tour operators

80 Security and investigation activities

81 Cleaning and landscape maintenance activities

82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities

PPublic administration and defence11 codes

84 Public administration and defence

QEducation25 codes

85 Education

RHealth and social services27 codes

86 Health services

87 Residential care services

88 Social services without accommodation

SArts, sports and recreation24 codes

90 Arts creation and performing arts activities

91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities

92 Gambling and betting activities

93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities

TOther service activities44 codes

94 Activities of membership organisations

95 Repair of computers, personal and household goods and vehicles

96 Other personal service activities

UActivities of households as employers of domestic personnel2 codes

97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel

VActivities of extra-territorial organisations and bodies3 codes

99 Activities of extra-territorial organisations and bodies

Got questions?

SSIC code FAQs

What founders ask us most about choosing an SSIC code. If yours is not here, ask us directly.

What is an SSIC code?

The Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) is the national standard for classifying business activities, maintained by the Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat). When you register a company with ACRA, you describe what it does by choosing SSIC codes. Each one is five digits: 62011, for example, is software and application development.

How many SSIC codes can my company have?

Two: a primary activity and an optional secondary activity. The primary activity should be the one that brings in most of your business. Use the secondary activity for a second, distinct line of business.

Two codes both seem to fit. Which should I choose?

Choose the code for your main activity. SingStat classifies a business by the activity that contributes most of its value added, measured by profit or, failing that, revenue. If you sell online, choose by the product you sell rather than the channel: an online clothing shop uses the same retail code as a physical one.

What does “n.e.c.” mean?

“Not elsewhere classified.” These codes catch activities that have no code of their own within a group. Use one only when no more specific code describes your business.

Can I change my SSIC code later?

Yes. You can update your company’s registered business activities with ACRA on BizFile+ whenever your business changes. If you have a company secretary, they normally make the filing for you.

Does my SSIC code affect licensing?

Choosing a code does not give you a licence. If your activity is regulated (food, employment agencies, financial services, healthcare and private education, among others), you will need a licence from the relevant agency as well. Where we know a licence usually applies, the search results say so.

How up to date is this list?

It uses SSIC 2025, the edition ACRA moved all registered entities to on 9 May 2026 (what changed). The codes, definitions and alphabetical index come from SingStat and were last updated on 30 June 2026. We update this tool when SingStat publishes a revision.

Is this an official tool?

No. It is a free tool from Leftright Corporate, offered for convenience and built on SingStat’s published data. Its results are suggestions, not advice: always read the official definitions and confirm your business activities on ACRA’s BizFile+, where your choice becomes official when your company is registered. If you are unsure which code fits, we help you choose as part of company incorporation.

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