74.999
Sub-class
Other professional, scientific and technical activities (not including environmental consultancy or quantity surveying) n.e.c.
SDMX: N74999
Sub-class Level
1 Depth
0 Children
0 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This subclass includes: - business brokerage activities, i.e. arranging for the purchase and sale of small and medium-sized businesses, including professional practices, but excluding real estate brokerage - patent brokerage activities (arranging for the purchase and sale of patents) - appraisal activities other than for real estate and insurance (for antiques, jewellery, etc.) - bill auditing and freight rate information - weather forecasting activities - consulting in the area of occupational safety and health at the workplace - security consultants - energy-saving advice activities - agronomy consulting - other technical consulting - activities of consultants other than architecture, engineering, environment and management consultants
+ Also Includes
This subclass also includes: - activities carried out by agents and agencies on behalf of individuals usually involving the obtaining of engagements in motion picture, theatrical production or other entertainment or sports attractions and the placement of books, plays, artworks, photographs etc., with publishers, producers etc. - economic services for construction projects (e.g. by construction economists) - supervisory board activities - activities of planning and elaboration of projects in the area of hunting management - activities of estimation of the number of game animals
✗ Excludes
This subclass excludes: - activities of auctioning houses (wholesale) and online auction activities (wholesale), see 46.1 - activities of auctioning houses (retail sale) and online auction activities (retail sale), see 47.9 - activities of real estate brokers, see 68.31 - bookkeeping activities, see 69.20 - activities of management consultants, see 70.20 - activities of architecture and engineering consultants, see 71.1 - environmental engineering activities, see 71.12 - geodetic surveying activities, see 71.12 - industrial and machinery design, see 71.12, 74.11 - veterinary testing and control in relation to food production, see 71.20 - display of advertisement and other advertising design, see 73.11 - creation of stands and other display structures and sites, see 73.11 - patent brokerage activities, see 74.91 - management services for rights to industrial property (patents, licences, trademarks, franchises, etc.), see 74.91 - activities of environmental consultants, see 74.99/1 - activities of quantity surveyors, see 74.99/2 - security consultants’ activities, see 80.09 - activities of convention and trade show organisers, see 82.30 - administration of loyalty programmes, see 82.99 - consultation of medical doctors, see 86.2 - consumer credit and debt counselling, see 88.99
Frequently Confused With
46.1
Wholesale on a fee or contract basis
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47.9 Intermediation service activities for retail sale
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68.31 Intermediation service activities for real estate activities
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69.20 Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
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70.20 Business and other management consultancy activities
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Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXChemical scientists
SOC 2020:2111 Common titles: Chemist, Lab technician
Solicitors and lawyers
SOC 2020:2412 Common titles: Solicitor, Lawyer, Attorney
Management consultants and business analysts
SOC 2020:2431 Common titles: Business consultant, Analyst
Related Occupations
ArchitectsBiological scientists
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section M (Other professional, scientific and technical activities (not including environmental consultancy or quantity surveying) n.e.c.).
Frequently confused with
- 46.1 — Wholesale on a Fee or Contract Basis
- 47.9 — Intermediation Service Activities for Retail Sale
- 68.31 — Intermediation Service Activities for Real Estate Activities
- 69.20 — Accounting, Bookkeeping and Auditing Activities; Tax Consultancy
- 70.20 — Business and Other Management Consultancy Activities
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Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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