Starting in September 2025, the Chamber of Commerce (KvK) is using new definitions of the SBI codes that constitute the cultural and creative sector. You can find this list below. If you don’t have a current KvK extract, click here for the old list. This list is valid until January 1, 2026. From that date, you must upload an updated KvK extract with your application.
| SBI code (2025) | SBI benaming | Description |
| 32120 | Manufacturing of jewellery and related items ** | Manufacturing of jewellery and related items |
| 32200 | Manufacturing of musical instruments | Manufacturing of musical instruments |
| 43320 | Construction carpentry * | Stand construction, installation and furnishing of exhibition stands |
| 47610 | Retail trade in books | Retail trade through book stores |
| 58110 | Publishing books | Publishing books |
| 58120 | Publishing newspapers | Publishing newspapers |
| 58130 | Publishing magazines | Publishing magazines |
| 58190 | Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing | Compiling databases and items alike. Other printing activities (excluding software publishing) |
| 58210 | Publishing computer games | Publishing computer games |
| 59111 | Production of films (not television films) | Production of films (not television films) |
| 59112 | Production of television programs | Production of television programs |
| 59120 | Post-production activities related to motion pictures, video, and television programs | Post-production activities related to motion pictures, video, and television programs |
| 59130 | Distribution of films and television, and video productions | Distribution of films and television and video productions |
| 59140 | Screening of films | Screening of films |
| 59200 | Making and publishing sound and music recordings | Making and publishing sound and music recordings |
| 60100 | Broadcasting of radio programs and distribution of audio | Broadcasting of radio programs and distribution of audio |
| 60200 | Compiling and broadcasting television programs and distributing videos | Distribution of films and television, and video productions |
| 60310 | Activities of press agencies | Activities of press agencies |
| 60390 | Other content distribution activities | Operating online gaming/video game sites, offering e-books as streaming or download services, and providing online software, all of which are not related to publishing. Distribution services of content-sharing sites such as wikis and social networking sites, which publish user-generated and edited content that is not subject to editorial responsibility and control. Other content distribution activities, such as publishing blogs (whether self-authored or not). |
| 63920 | Other information service activities * | Other information service activities |
| 71111 | Activities of architects (not interior architects) | Activities of urban planners and garden and landscape architects (spatial design) |
| 71112 | Activities of interior architects | Activities of interior architects |
| 73110 | Activities of advertising agencies | Activities of advertising agencies |
| 73300 | Activities of consultancy firms in the field of public relations and communications | Activities of consultancy firms in the field of public relations and communications |
| 74110 | Designing industrial products and fashion | Designing industrial products and fashion |
| 74120 | Graphic design and visual communication | Graphic design and visual communication |
| 74130 | Interior design | Interior design |
| 74140 | Other specialized design activities | Other specialized design activities in communication and graphic design, industrial and product design, and interior and spatial design. Game design (not software) |
| 74200 | Activities in the field of photography | Photography |
| 74300 | Activities of translators and interpreters | Activities of translators and interpreters |
| 74990 | Other specialized business services, not specified * | Other specialized business services, not specified * |
| 79900 | Other activities of reservation agencies and related activities * | Tourism information and reservation agencies, such as providing travel information to visitors and tourist guide activities |
| 85521 | Activities of dance schools | Activities of dance schools |
| 85522 | Artistic education for amateurs (not dance schools) | Artistic education for amateurs (not dance schools) |
| 90110 | Literary creation and composition of music | Activities of producers engaged in the creation of artistic products in the field of literary creation and musical composition. |
| 90120 | Creation of visual art | Creation of visual art |
| 90130 | Other forms of creative art | Other forms of creative art |
| 90200 | Performing arts activities | Performing arts activities. Activities of producers engaged in the creation of artistic products in the field of performing arts. Performing arts activities in the field of circus and variety shows. |
| 90310 | Operation of theatres, playhouses and pop venues | Operation of theaters and playhouses. Operation of pop venues and similar cultural event locations. |
| 90391 | Performing and supporting production of creative and performing arts | Performing and supporting the production of creative and performing arts |
| 90392 | Organization of festivals in the field of creative and performing arts | Organization of festivals in the field of creative and performing arts |
| 90399 | Other supporting activities for creative and performing arts (rest) | Other supporting activities for creative and performing arts (rest) |
| 91111 | Public library activities | Public library activities |
| 91119 | Activities of other cultural lending centers and libraries | Activities of art lending centers. Activities of other cultural lending centers and libraries (non-public) |
| 91120 | Activities of archives | Managing non-public archives. Archive activities |
| 91211 | Museum activities | Museum activities |
| 91219 | Activities of other presentation and exhibition spaces | Activities of other presentation and exhibition spaces, including non-commercial art galleries |
| 91220 | Activities related to historical sites and monuments | Activities related to historical sites and monuments |
| 91300 | Conservation, restoration and other supporting activities for cultural heritage | Conservation, restoration, and other support activities for cultural heritage. Restoration of organs and other historical musical instruments |
| 94120 | Activities of professional organizations * | Activities of professional organizations |
| 94993 | Activities of support funds (not in the field of welfare) * | Activities of support funds (not in the field of welfare) |
| 94994 | Activities of circles of friends in the field of culture, fan clubs and other arts promotion | Activities of circles of friends in the field of culture, fan clubs, and other arts promotion |
| 94995 | Activities of umbrella organizations, as well as collaborative and advisory bodies (not in the field of sport and recreation) | Activities of umbrella organizations, as well as collaborative and advisory bodies (not in the field of sport and recreation) |
* If demonstrably active in the cultural and/or creative sector.
** If the applicant holds a Goldsmithing and/or Silversmithing diploma at MBO-4 level.
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