UK SICSubclass

UK SIC 56.303—Public houses and bars

Subclass · UK Standard Industrial Classification (2026)

Where 56.303 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
  5. 56.303 Public houses and bars

What 56.303 includes

  • This subclass includes the preparation and serving of beverages for immediate consumption on the premises
  • Bars
  • Taverns
  • Cocktail lounges
  • Discotheques licensed to sell alcohol (with beverage serving predominant)
  • Beer parlours
  • Bar activities aboard a means of transport (e.g. a train or ship), when carried out by separate units

What 56.303 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

56.303 in other systems

ANZSICAustralia · New Zealand
CNAESpain
HSICHong Kong
ICNEAChina
ISICUnited Nations (global)
JSICJapan
KSICSouth Korea
MSICMalaysia
NACEEuropean Union
NAFFrance
NAICSUnited States
NAICS CanadaCanada
NOGASwitzerland
PKDPoland
SICUnited States (legacy)
SNISweden
WZGermany

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