Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification V2.0
Every Hong Kong business classification, decoded for incorporation
1001 subclasses with bilingual definitions, licence requirements, certificate-ready business registration wording, and the compliance calendar behind each one.
1814
Total classifications
1001
6-digit subclasses
21
Industry sections
EN + 繁
Bilingual data
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21 industry sections
Companies
Hong Kong company directory
16,336 companies from the Companies Registry feed and the SFC, TCSP and MSO registers, refreshed daily.
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- A-JEX International Asset Management LimitedBLC898
- A.C Asset Management Limited BHS283
- A.M. Best Asia-Pacific LimitedAXH072
Classification
All 1,814 HSIC codes
1,001 six-digit subclasses across 21 sections, bilingual, with the index terms C&SD publishes.
How HSIC works
- AAgriculture, forestry and fishing
- BMining and quarrying
- CManufacturing
BR wording
Certificate-ready business nature
Business nature text that fits the IRD's 60-character English and 30-character Chinese limits, previewed as it prints.
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NATURE OF BUSINESS
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
30 / 30 · fits
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