UK SIC 2007 code in Section M: Professional, scientific and technical activities

74209 Photographic activities not elsewhere classified

SIC 74209 is the UK code for photographic activities not elsewhere classified, part of the class "photographic activities". Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.

Code: 74209 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
Section: Section M: Professional, scientific and technical activities
Division: 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities
SIC 2026: 18.12 Other printing (1:2); 74.20 Photographic activities (1:2)
Closest US NAICS: 518210, 541921, 541922, 711510 and 2 more

Activities ONS lists under 74209

The ONS index assigns these 8 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.

Fashion photography
Photography for commercials, publishers or tourism purposes
Photojournalists
Picture agency
Press photographers
Real estate photography
Street photographer
Videoing of live events such as weddings, graduations, conventions, fashion shows, etc.

Source: ONS UK SIC 2007 alphabetical index.

Businesses that use this code

Photography business

What changes in SIC 2026

ONS published UK SIC 2026 in 2026. Its correspondence table maps this code's class (74.20) to:

SIC 2026 code	Heading	Link type
18.12	Other printing	1:2
74.20	Photographic activities	1:2

"1:1" means the class carries over unchanged in scope; other link types mean it was split or merged. Companies House still uses SIC 2007, so keep filing with 74209 until it announces a switch.

Source: ONS correspondence table, SIC 2007 to SIC 2026.

Closest US NAICS codes

Matched through the shared international class (ISIC Rev. 4). Treat these as a starting point and read the definition before using one.

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Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.