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Auto-entrepreneur activity codes (ANAE): how to find yours in the official list

ANAE’s official list has eight domains and over a hundred sub-domains. How a code is read, the codes freelancers search for most, and where to check yours.

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When you register as an auto-entrepreneur you must pick an activity from a closed list. The choice matters: it decides whether your trade falls within the status. This article explains how to read a code and where to find yours. The codes below were copied from ANAE’s official site on 29 October 2026; the list can change, so always check the site before registering.

Why the list decides

Law 22-23 reserves the status for activities on the list. Liberal functions, regulated professions and artisanal activities are excluded from it. If your trade is not there, the registration will not go through. That is also why there is no “selling products” activity: see selling physical goods.

How a code is read

An activity code has six digits. The first two give the domain, the next two the sub-domain, the last two the activity. Example: 021101 belongs to domain 02 (digital services), sub-domain 0211 (e-commerce services), and it is the activity “e-commerce marketer”.

The eight domains

DomainOfficial nameSub-domains
010000Consulting, expertise and training13
020000Digital services and related activities19
030000Services to individuals10
040000Home services3
050000Leisure and recreation services3
060000Business services38
070000Cultural, communication and audiovisual services23
080000The micro-importation activity1

The codes freelancers search for

CodeActivity
020101Web developer
020102Mobile developer
020105 / 020106Front-end / back-end developer
020201Graphic designer
020202UX/UI designer
020203Web designer
020206Motion designer
020301Social-media content creator
020302Search engine optimisation (SEO) specialist
020303Paid search (SEA) specialist
020304Email marketing specialist
020306Online advertising specialist
020308Digital marketing manager
020504Community manager
021103E-commerce site developer
021107E-commerce ad campaign manager
021201Online teacher
050203Advertising designer
072104Photographer
040115IT maintenance technician

How to find yours

Pick the domain first, because you cannot mix several domains. Go to the official list site, search by domain, then open the sub-domain: each page shows the code, the title in French and Arabic, and the domain. Note the exact code, then compare with what you really do: if your trade sits between two titles, choose the one that describes the service you invoice. The site also offers a “Propose an activity” link if yours is missing.

What we could not confirm

Decree 23-197 says you register in a single domain and can then add other activities from the same domain; we found no text on the exact procedure to add or change a code. Title 020503, “online sales specialist”, suggests selling, but the list does not define it: do not take it as permission to resell goods. Put the question to ANAE in writing.

Once you have your code, follow the registration and ANAE card walkthrough, then the first steps after the card. The acronyms are in the glossary, and the general guide recalls the framework.

Sources and verification

4 points checked against the texts, 2 still to confirm.

Sources consulted

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  • Verified The auto-entrepreneur status is reserved for people who carry on an activity on the list of eligible activities, set by regulation; liberal functions, regulated and artisanal professions and activities are excluded (law 22-23, arts. 2 and 3).
  • Verified The official list published by ANAE (activities.anae.dz, read on 29 October 2026) is organised in eight domains, 110 sub-domains (four-digit codes ending in 00) and six-digit activities. In the pages we opened, an activity code reads as follows: two digits for the domain, two for the sub-domain, two for the activity (for example 021101: domain 02, sub-domain 2110, activity “e-commerce marketer”).
  • Verified The codes quoted in the table (web development, graphic design, SEO, community manager, photographer and others) were copied as they stand from the pages of the sub-domains concerned. We did not open every sub-domain: the full list is on ANAE’s site.
  • Verified An auto-entrepreneur can only register for activities in one domain, and can add other activities after registration, but only within the same domain (decree 23-197, arts. 4 to 7 and 19).
  • To verify The exact procedure to add or change a code after registration (screens, deadlines, documents): we have not opened an account and found no written rule.
  • To verify Activity 020503 “online sales specialist” has a title that suggests selling, but the list does not define it: it should not be read as permission to resell goods. To confirm with ANAE.

Corrections log

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General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules can change: check the date above.

Confirm with the official source

Contact details as published by the bodies themselves, collected on 28 October 2026. Before you act, call or write to confirm the point that concerns you, and keep the answer in writing.