A Merchant Category Code (MCC) is a four-digit assigned to a business by Visa or MasterCard in order to accept one of these cards as payment in the business. It is the responsibility of the credit card organization to assign the correct MCC classification to the business. The merchant category code is based on the predominant activity being conducted by the business, even if they are engaged in multiple types of commerce.
This is the list of commonly use MCC:
No.
|
Categories
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Merchant Category Code (MCC)
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1
|
Groceries
|
All grocery
stores (MCC 5411)
|
2
|
Petrol
|
All petrol
stations (MCC 5542)
|
3
|
Dining
|
All dining
outlets (MCC 5811, 5812, 5814)
|
4
|
Utilities
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Electricity
and Water (MCC 4900)
|
5
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Entertainment
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All cinemas
(MCC 7832)
|
6
|
Travel
|
All
airlines (MCC 3000-3299, 4511), hotels (MCC 3501-3999, 7011), tour packages
(MCC 4722, 4723)
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