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What is MCC 8299 (Schools and Educational Services)?
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MCC 8299 (Schools and Educational Services (Not Elsewhere Classified)) is the merchant category code for businesses that offer educational courses and services no more specific code covers, such as art, cooking and driving schools and job training. An online course or class business fits here when no more specific education code applies. It is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list, and Stripe does not restrict it.
- Visa name
- Schools and Educational Services (Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Stripe name
- Educational 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 "Education"
- Typical products
- Cooking schools, Art schools, Job training, Courses and instruction
What PlatformDTC does
PlatformDTC's payments setup lists 8299 in its Industry picker as "Schools and educational services" under "Education"; typing 8299 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 8299
Visa uses 8299 for businesses that offer educational courses and services no more specific code covers, such as art, cooking and driving schools and job training.
An online course or class business fits here when no more specific education code applies.
- Cooking schools
- Art schools
- Job training
- Courses and instruction
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5815 | Digital Goods Media – Books, Movies, Digital Artwork/Images, Music | You sell recorded media downloads, not instruction |
| 7392 | Management, Consulting, and Public Relations Services | You sell business consulting |
Risk, 3D Secure and Stripe rules
8299 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 8299 high risk?
- No. 8299 is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list. Stripe does not mark it restricted.
- Can a PlatformDTC store use MCC 8299?
- Yes. It is in the Industry picker of PlatformDTC's payments setup under "Education", and typing 8299 in the search finds it. PlatformDTC sends the choice to Stripe for the store's own payments account.
Sources
Related
- 7392 — Strategy, planning, marketing, HR and PR consulting.
- 7299 — Personal services no more specific code covers.
- 7399 — Business services that are not professions and have no specific code.
- 8999 — Professional services no more specific code covers.
- 7311 — Creating and placing advertising for clients for a fee.
- 7333 — Commercial art and graphic design for businesses.