UK SICClass

UK SIC 56.30—Beverage serving activities

Class · UK Standard Industrial Classification (2026)

Where 56.30 sits

  1. I Accommodation and food service activities
  2. 56 Food and beverage service activities
  3. 56.3 Beverage serving activities
  4. 56.30 Beverage serving activities

Contains 5 narrower codes

What 56.30 includes

  • This class predominantly includes serving beverages for immediate consumption on the premises. The activities can include the provision of, for example live music and dance activities.
  • Bars
  • Cocktail lounges
  • Pubs
  • Coffee houses
  • Tea rooms
  • Fruit juice bars
  • Mobile beverage serving
  • Bar activities aboard a means of transport (e.g. a train or ship), when carried out by separate units

What 56.30 excludes

  • Reselling packaged/prepared beverages, see division 47
  • Retail sale of beverages through vending machines, see 47.2
  • Provision of beverage preparation and supply based on contractual arrangements with the customer, for a fixed term, see 56.22
  • Operation of concert halls and music venues, see 90.31
  • Operation of dance floors where beverage serving is not the main activity, see 93.29

56.30 in other systems

ANZSICAustralia · New Zealand
CNAESpain
HSICHong Kong
ICNEAChina
JSICJapan
KSICSouth Korea
NAICSUnited States
NAICS CanadaCanada
NOGASwitzerland
SICUnited States (legacy)
SSICSingapore
WZGermany

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