PSIC 2019 · Class

Computer programming activities

Open to 100%

This class encompasses activities related to writing, modifying, testing, and supporting software applications and systems.

Includes

Designing the structure and content of systems software, software applications, databases, and web pages
Customizing software to function within a client's information system environment

Excludes

Publishing packaged software 5820
Planning and designing computer systems that integrate computer hardware, software, and communication technologies, even though providing software might be an integral part 6202

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The foreign-ownership rule, capital, licenses, and setup route are shown on each specific sub-class. Pick the one that matches your activity.

Details

Level: Class
Section: J Information And Communication
Parent: 620

Sector statistics

Employed persons: 545.8K persons(May 2026)

Whole PSIC section J (not specific to this code). Source: PSA Labor Force Survey, May 2026.

Industry size

Establishments: 770(2022)
Employment: 85,701 persons(2022)
Revenue: ~₱213.9B(2022)

Figures are for PSIC group 620 (the nearest level PSA surveys), not this specific code. Source: PSA OpenStat, Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), 2022. Revenue figures are approximate.

Guides from Emerhub

Set up in the Philippines

Emerhub runs the SEC and BIR filings for a foreign-owned corporation, a local corporation with structured control, employer of record, or product holding, whichever fits PSIC 6201.