96.23
Class
Day spa, sauna and steam bath activities
SDMX: T9623
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
2 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This class includes: - activities of Turkish baths, sauna and steam baths, day spas, solariums, thalasso pools, flotation tanks - non-medical reducing and slimming facilities and activities - other spa and holistic services such as detox treatments, massage salons for non-medical massage and other physical well-being activities
✗ Excludes
This class excludes: - physical well-being services as part of accommodation activities, see division 55 - activities of medical massage therapists, see 86.95 - activities of practitioners in the field of shiatsu, Thai massage, Watsu, tui na, qigong, see 86.99 - provision of traditional medicine services that comprise a range of long-standing and still-evolving practices, such as acupuncture and reiki, see 86.96 - provision of alternative therapeutic services (e.g. homeopathy, chiropractic treatments, osteopathy, crystal therapy, iridology, kinesiology, radionics), see 86.96 - activities of practitioners in the field of shiatsu, Thai massage, Watsu, tui na, qigong, see 86.99 - activities of health, fitness and body-building clubs and facilities, see 93.13
Frequently Confused With
55
Accommodation
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86.95 Physiotherapy activities
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86.99 Other human health activities n.e.c.
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86.96 Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine activities
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86.96 Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine activities
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Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXHairdressers and barbers
SOC 2020:6222 Common titles: Hairdresser, Barber
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
SOC 2020:5231 Common titles: Mechanic, Car repair
Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.
SOC 2020:9260 Common titles: Kitchen assistant, Porter
Related Occupations
Vehicle body builders and repairersBeauticians and related occupations
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section S (Day spa, sauna and steam bath activities).
In this section
Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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