Merchant Category Code (MCC) Lookup
Search the standard four-digit merchant category codes by number, by official category title, or by the words you would normally use to describe your business. The list shown is the same one used in our own onboarding form.
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0742
Veterinary Services
Agricultural Services
0763
Agricultural Co-operatives
Agricultural Services
0780
Horticultural Services, Landscaping Services
Agricultural Services
1520
General Contractors-Residential and Commercial
Contracted Services
1711
Air Conditioning Contractors – Sales and Installation, Heating Contractors – Sales, Service, Installation
Contracted Services
1731
Electrical Contractors
Contracted Services
1740
Insulation – Contractors, Masonry, Stonework Contractors, Plastering Contractors, Stonework and Masonry Contractors, Tile Settings Contractors
Contracted Services
1750
Carpentry Contractors
Contracted Services
1761
Roofing – Contractors, Sheet Metal Work – Contractors, Siding – Contractors
Contracted Services
1771
Contractors – Concrete Work
Contracted Services
1799
Contractors – Special Trade, Not Elsewhere Classified
Contracted Services
2741
Miscellaneous Publishing and Printing
Contracted Services
2791
Typesetting, Plate Making, & Related Services
Contracted Services
2842
Specialty Cleaning, Polishing, and Sanitation Preparations
Contracted Services
3000
UNITED AIRLINES
Airlines
3001
AMERICAN AIRLINES
Airlines
3002
PAN AMERICAN
Airlines
3003
Airlines
Airlines
3004
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES
Airlines
3005
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Airlines
3006
JAPAN AIRLINES
Airlines
3007
AIR FRANCE
Airlines
3008
LUFTHANSA
Airlines
3009
AIR CANADA
Airlines
3010
KLM (ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES)
Airlines
3011
AEORFLOT
Airlines
3012
QANTAS
Airlines
3013
ALITALIA
Airlines
3014
SAUDIA ARABIAN AIRLINES
Airlines
3015
SWISSAIR
Airlines
3016
SAS
Airlines
3017
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS
Airlines
3018
VARIG (BRAZIL)
Airlines
3019
Airlines
Airlines
3020
AIR-INDIA
Airlines
3021
AIR ALGERIE
Airlines
3022
PHILIPPINE AIRLINES
Airlines
3023
MEXICANA
Airlines
3024
PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL
Airlines
3025
AIR NEW ZEALAND
Airlines
How to use the code you find
An MCC describes what a business sells. It is assigned by the acquirer during underwriting, based on the goods or services you actually deliver, and it follows your merchant account rather than being something you choose freely. This lookup helps you find the code that best describes your activity so you can discuss it accurately.
The entries above show only what the published code list contains: the four-digit code, its official title and its broader grouping. We deliberately do not attach risk labels, acceptance signals or approval likelihoods to codes here — those are set per acquirer and per scheme programme, and vary by country and licence.
If more than one code could plausibly fit, that itself is worth raising early: the code affects interchange, scheme rules and monitoring, so an inaccurate one causes problems later. The MCC codes guide explains how codes are assigned and why they matter, and the merchant account guide covers where the code fits into an application.
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