Services sold online · Merchant category codes
What is MCC 7299 (Miscellaneous Personal Services)?
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MCC 7299 (Miscellaneous Personal Services (Not Elsewhere Classified)) is the merchant category code for businesses that provide personal services no more specific code covers, such as pet grooming and training, tattoo parlours and wedding planning. It is a catch-all. Visa allows it only when no specific code describes the service. It is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list, and Stripe does not restrict it.
- Visa name
- Miscellaneous Personal Services (Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Stripe name
- Miscellaneous General Services
- Restricted by Stripe
- No
- Visa high-integrity risk
- No
- Visa 3D Secure rule for online sales
- No rule tied to this code
- In PlatformDTC's Industry picker
- Yes, under "Entertainment and recreation"
- Typical products
- Pet grooming and training, Tattoo and piercing, Animal boarding
What PlatformDTC does
PlatformDTC's payments setup lists 7299 in its Industry picker as "Miscellaneous recreation services" under "Entertainment and recreation", and it is one of the popular choices shown first; typing 7299 in the search box finds it. The choice is sent to Stripe as the category code of the store's own payments account and can be changed later under Settings, Payments, Professional details, subject to Stripe's check.
What sells under MCC 7299
Visa uses 7299 for businesses that provide personal services no more specific code covers, such as pet grooming and training, tattoo parlours and wedding planning.
It is a catch-all. Visa allows it only when no specific code describes the service.
- Pet grooming and training
- Tattoo and piercing
- Animal boarding
Codes it is confused with
Choose the code for the line of business that makes up most of your sales. Visa also allows a separate code for each line of business.
| Code | Name | Use it instead when |
|---|---|---|
| 7230 | Beauty and Barber Shops | You provide hair, nail or makeup services |
| 7298 | Health and Beauty Spas | You run a health and beauty spa |
| 7273 | Dating Services | You provide dating services |
Risk, 3D Secure and Stripe rules
7299 is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list, so no extra Visa registration is tied to the code itself.
Stripe's list of supported codes does not mark it restricted, so a Stripe account can use it without asking Stripe first.
Frequently asked questions
- Is MCC 7299 high risk?
- No. 7299 is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list. Stripe does not mark it restricted.
- Can a PlatformDTC store use MCC 7299?
- Yes. It is in the Industry picker of PlatformDTC's payments setup under "Entertainment and recreation", and typing 7299 in the search finds it. PlatformDTC sends the choice to Stripe for the store's own payments account.
Sources
Related
- 7399 — Business services that are not professions and have no specific code.
- 8999 — Professional services no more specific code covers.
- 7392 — Strategy, planning, marketing, HR and PR consulting.
- 7311 — Creating and placing advertising for clients for a fee.
- 7333 — Commercial art and graphic design for businesses.
- 7221 — Still or video portrait photography for the public.