eCommerce Related Activities

Commercial Activity

ISIC 4 Code

Activity Description

Requirements

Available within the Virtual CR

Retail sale via Internet

4791

This activity includes retail sale activities carried out through the internet, in which consumers make choices based on information provided in an electronic store, as well as perform the selection and payment online.

1. Provide a domain URL (Up and running Website) for the commercial registration and the link of the eStore must be provided in “eStore/eMarketplace Address” field in Sijilat system before commencing any business operations

2. Have in place a Returns & refund policy, terms of use policy and user data protection policy

3. Provide a secured online payment method

4. Provide an active shopping cart

5. Provide goods delivery service to the consumers

6. Products offered for sale must not include heavy machinery, vehicles, weapons, alcoholic drinks, pesticides and other products that require approvals from other official authorities.

Yes

Trading in the following products is prohibited for those practicing retail sale via internet through a virtual CR “Sijili”:

1. Food and beverages
2. Medical equipment and products
3. Pharmaceutical and medical goods
4. Industrial chemicals
5. Oil and gas products
6. Tobacco products
7. Fertilizers, soil amendments and pesticides
8. Selling live animals
9. Waste and scrap
10. Heavy machinery
11. Weapons
12. Other products that require approvals from the related entities

Operations of eMarketplaces / websites / web portals

6312

This activity includes:
- Operation of an eMarketplace where products of other licensed businesses are displayed, listed, or advertised (i.e. the products are not owned by the commercial registration owner of the eMarketplace).
- Operation of web sites/mobile applications that use a search engine to generate and maintain extensive databases of Internet addresses and content in an easily searchable format
- Operation of other websites/mobile applications that act as portals to the Internet, such as media sites providing periodically updated content
- Operation of websites/mobile applications that employ cloud computing and network orchestration to provision services. For example, websites/mobile applications that connect suppliers with end-users
- The source of revenue from this activity could be from subscription, registration, commission, etc.
- If the owner of the commercial registration under this activity is intending to buy products to resell them via the eMarketplace, the following activity should be obtained “Retail Sale via the internet” (ISIC Code 4791)

Licensing Requirements:

- The link of the eMarketplace must be provided in “eStore / eMarketplace Address” field in Sijilat system before commencing any business operations

Below are the operational requirements to be satisfied after obtaining the license to practice the activity:

- An online payment method must be provided as one of the options available to pay

- The listed products and services on the eMarketplace must belong to licensed and registered companies or commercial establishments.

- The eMarketplace owner should declare the names of companies and commercial establishments that are willing to sell their products and services

Yes

Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism