Can I add a new business activity to my existing Dubai trade licence?

Hold off on the maintenance jobs until your licence covers them. The activities on a trade licence define what the company may lawfully do, and general maintenance is a different activity from cleaning — taking the work first risks fines for operating outside your licensed scope and can undermine your insurance. Adding an activity is routine: apply to Dubai's licensing authority to amend the licence, select the activity code matching the work you intend, obtain any external approvals that activity requires, and amend the memorandum if you operate as an LLC; fees apply. Then start quoting for the jobs. A licensing agent or lawyer can confirm any extra approval requirements. Full step-by-step guide: Adding a business activity to your UAE trade licence.