56.30
Class
Beverage serving activities
SDMX: I5630
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
0 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ 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. This class includes activities of: - bars - cocktail lounges - pubs - coffee houses - tea rooms - fruit juice bars - mobile beverage serving
+ Also Includes
This class also includes: - bar activities aboard a means of transport (e.g. a train or ship), when carried out by separate units
✗ Excludes
This class 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
Frequently Confused With
47
Retail trade
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47.2 Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco
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56.22 Contract catering service activities and other food service activities
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90.31 Operation of arts facilities and sites
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93.29 Amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
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Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXHotel and accommodation managers and directors
SOC 2020:1221 Common titles: Hotel manager, B&B owner
Common titles: Restaurant manager, Catering manager
Related Occupations
Waiters and waitressesOther elementary services occupations n.e.c.
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section I (Beverage serving activities).
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Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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