Here is more information on the Spanish companies, which are considered essential and therefore allowed to continue their business activities:

First necessity

• Commercial retail shops for food, beverages, products and supplies
• Pet food
• Trading via internet, telephone or correspondence
• Hygienic products

Health

• Pharmaceutical companies
• Health Centres: the elderly, minors, dependants or persons with disabilities. People working in companies, R&D and biotechnology centres linked to COVID-19
• Veterinary centres or clinics
• Optical and orthopaedic products
• Services in the chain of production and distribution of goods
• Sanitary technology
• Medical equipment
• Protective equipment
• Sanitary hospital equipment
• Funeral services and other related activities
• Protection and care of victims of gender violence
• Cleaning, maintenance, urgent repairs in case of breakdowns and surveillance services

Transport

• Car fuel
• Home delivery services can only be provided (applied to restaurants)
• Carriage of goods and passengers throughout the national territory
• Transit at points of entry or border inspection posts at ports or airports: It will be given a high priority for products initially needed.

Security & legal

• Custodial institutions
• Civil protection
• Maritime rescue
• Rescue and fire prevention and control
• Safety of mines
• Traffic and road safety
• Maintenance of the material and equipment of the armed forces
• Law firms and legal consultancies
• Lawyers
• Social graduates
• Translators
• Interpreters
• Services in notaries and registers
• Psychologists
• Reception centres for refugees and temporary accommodation centres for immigrants and public bodies of private management
• The operator designated by the State to provide the universal postal service

Finances

• Banking and insurance companies
• Investment companies
• Activities of payment infrastructures
• Financial markets

Other services

• Telecommunications and audiovisual companies
• Media and press agencies
• Technological and telecommunication equipment
• Provision of meteorological forecasting and observation services
• Press and stationery
• Tobacconists
• Dry cleaners, laundries
• Professional practice of hairdressers at home
• Supply of electrical energy, products based on oil and natural gas
• Critical operators of essential services
• Maintenance of the productive activities of the processing industry offering the supplies Water supply, purification, conduction, purification and remediation