SSIC Division 77 – Rental and leasing activities

Companies in this division rent or lease out goods to customers, and some allow others to use intangible assets such as patents, brands and franchises in return for a fee.

The goods include cars, lorries, bicycles, boats, aircraft, construction and office machinery, sports equipment, furniture, costumes and health aids. In most cases the customer pays to use the goods for a period and the goods are supplied without a driver or operator.

Commonly registered businesses

• Car rental and leasing, where the customer drives the car (77101)
• Licensing of patents, trade marks, brands and franchises for royalties (77400)
• Lorry, caravan and container rental without a driver (77109)
• Rental of other machinery and goods, such as farm machinery and vending machines (77399)
• Construction equipment hire without operator, such as scaffolds (77330)
• Sports and leisure equipment hire, such as canoes and beach chairs (77210)