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  • Class 0129
    Growing of other perennial crops
    This class includes:
    ~ growing of rubber trees
    ~ growing of Christmas trees
    ~ growing of trees for extraction of sap
    ~ growing of vegetable MATERIALS of a kind used primarily for plaiting

  • Class 0130
    Plant propagation
    This class includes the production of all vegetative planting MATERIALS including cuttings, suckers and seedlings for direct plant propagation or to create plant grafting stock into which selected scion is grafted for eventual planting to produce crops.

    This class includes:
    ~ growing of plants for planting
    ~ growing of plants for ornamental purposes, including turf for transplanting
    ~ growing of live plants for bulbs, tubers and roots; cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn
    ~ operation of tree nurseries, except forest tree nurseries

  • Class 0164
    Seed processing for propagation
    This class includes all post-harvest activities aimed at improving the propagation quality of seed through the removal of non-seed MATERIALS, undersized, mechanically or insect-damaged and immature seeds as well as removing the seed moisture to a safe level for seed storage. This activity includes the drying, cleaning, grading and treating of seeds until they are marketed. The treatment of genetically modified seeds is included here.
  • Class 0312
    Freshwater fishing
    This class includes:
    ~ fishing on a commercial basis in inland waters
    ~ taking of freshwater crustaceans and molluscs
    ~ taking of freshwater aquatic animals

    This class also includes:
    ~ gathering of freshwater materials


  • Class 0899
    Other mining and quarrying n.e.c.
    This class includes:
    ~ mining and quarrying of various minerals and materials:
    ~ abrasive MATERIALS, asbestos, siliceous fossil meals, natural graphite, steatite (talc), feldspar etc.
    ~ natural asphalt, asphaltites and asphaltic rock; natural solid bitumen
    ~ gemstones, quartz, mica etc.

  • Class 1040
    Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats
    This class includes the manufacture of crude and refined oils and fats from vegetable or animal MATERIALS, except rendering or refining of lard and other edible animal fats.

    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of crude vegetable oils: olive oil, soya-bean oil, palm oil, sunflower-seed oil, cotton-seed oil, rape, colza or mustard oil, linseed oil etc.
    ~ manufacture of non-defatted flour or meal of oilseeds, oil nuts or oil kernels
    ~ manufacture of refined vegetable oils: olive oil, soya-bean oil etc.
    ~ processing of vegetable oils: blowing, boiling, dehydration, hydrogenation etc.
    ~ manufacture of margarine
    ~ manufacture of melanges and similar spreads
    ~ manufacture of compound cooking fats

    This class also includes:
    ~ manufacture of non-edible animal oils and fats
    ~ extraction of fish and marine mammal oils
    ~ production of cotton linters, oilcakes and other residual products of oil production

  • Class 4751
    Retail sale of textiles in specialized stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of fabrics
    ~ retail sale of knitting yarn
    ~ retail sale of basic MATERIALS for rug, tapestry or embroidery making
    ~ retail sale of textiles
    ~ retail sale of haberdashery: needles, sewing thread etc.

  • Class 1512
    Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, of leather, composition leather or any other material, such as plastic sheeting, textile MATERIALS, vulcanized fibre or paperboard, where the same technology is used as for leather
    ~ manufacture of saddlery and harness
    ~ manufacture of non-metallic watch bands (e.g. fabric, leather, plastic)
    ~ manufacture of diverse articles of leather or composition leather: driving belts, packings etc.
    ~ manufacture of shoe-lace, of leather
    ~ manufacture of horse whips and riding crops

  • Class 4764
    Retail sale of games and toys in specialized stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of games and toys, made of all materials

  • Class 1610
    Sawmilling and planing of wood
    This class includes:
    ~ sawing, planing and machining of wood
    ~ slicing, peeling or chipping logs
    ~ manufacture of wooden railway sleepers
    ~ manufacture of unassembled wooden flooring
    ~ manufacture of wood wool, wood flour, chips, particles

    This class also includes:
    ~ drying of wood
    ~ impregnation or chemical treatment of wood with preservatives or other materials


  • Class 1629
    Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of various wood products:
    ~ wooden handles and bodies for tools, brooms, brushes
    ~ wooden boot or shoe parts (e.g. heels)
    ~ wooden boot or shoe lasts and trees
    ~ wooden clothes hangers
    ~ wooden mirror and picture frames
    ~ wooden frames for artists' canvases
    ~ household utensils and kitchenware of wood
    ~ wooden statuettes and ornaments, wood marquetry, inlaid wood
    ~ wooden cases for jewellery, cutlery and similar articles
    ~ wooden spools, cops, bobbins, sewing thread reels and similar articles of turned wood
    ~ wooden handles for umbrellas, canes and similar
    ~ wooden blocks for the manufacture of smoking pipes
    ~ other articles of wood
    ~ natural cork processing, manufacture of agglomerated cork
    ~ manufacture of articles of natural or agglomerated cork, including floor coverings
    ~ manufacture of plaits and products of plaiting materials: mats, matting, screens, cases etc.
    ~ manufacture of basket-ware and wickerwork
    ~ manufacture of fire logs, made of pressed wood or substitute MATERIALS like coffee or soybean grounds

  • Class 2013
    Manufacture of plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms
    This class includes the manufacture of resins, plastics MATERIALS and non-vulcanizable thermoplastic elastomers, the mixing and blending of resins on a custom basis, as well as the manufacture of non-customized synthetic resins.

    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of plastics in primary forms:
    ~ polymers, including those of ethylene, propylene, styrene, vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate and acrylics
    ~ polyamides
    ~ phenolic and epoxide resins and polyurethanes
    ~ alkyd and polyester resins and polyethers
    ~ silicones
    ~ ion-exchangers based on polymers
    ~ manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms:
    ~ synthetic rubber
    ~ factice
    ~ manufacture of mixtures of synthetic rubber and natural rubber or rubber-like gums (e.g. balata)

    This class also includes:
    ~ manufacture of cellulose and its chemical derivatives

  • Class 2029
    Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of propellant powders
    ~ manufacture of explosives and pyrotechnic products, including percussion caps, detonators, signalling flares etc.
    ~ manufacture of gelatine and its derivatives, glues and prepared adhesives, including rubber-based glues and adhesives
    ~ manufacture of extracts of natural aromatic products
    ~ manufacture of resinoids
    ~ manufacture of aromatic distilled waters
    ~ manufacture of mixtures of odoriferous products for the manufacture of perfumes or food
    ~ manufacture of photographic plates, films, sensitized paper and other sensitized unexposed materials
    ~ manufacture of chemical preparations for photographic uses
    ~ manufacture of various chemical products:
    ~ peptones, peptone derivatives, other protein substances and their derivatives n.e.c.
    ~ essential oils
    ~ chemically modified oils and fats
    ~ MATERIALS used in the finishing of textiles and leather
    ~ powders and pastes used in soldering, brazing or welding
    ~ substances used to pickle metal
    ~ prepared additives for cements
    ~ activated carbon, lubricating oil additives, prepared rubber accelerators, catalysts and other chemical products for industrial use
    ~ anti-knock preparations, antifreeze preparations
    ~ composite diagnostic or laboratory reagents

    This class also includes:
    ~ manufacture of writing and drawing ink
    ~ manufacture of matches

  • Class 2392
    Manufacture of clay building materials
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of non-refractory ceramic hearth or wall tiles, mosaic cubes etc.
    ~ manufacture of non-refractory ceramic flags and paving
    ~ manufacture of structural non-refractory clay building materials:
    ~ manufacture of ceramic bricks, roofing tiles, chimney pots, pipes, conduits etc.
    ~ manufacture of flooring blocks in baked clay
    ~ manufacture of ceramic sanitary fixtures

  • Class 2395
    Manufacture of articles of concrete, cement and plaster
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of precast concrete, cement or artificial stone articles for use in construction:
    ~ tiles, flagstones, bricks, boards, sheets, panels, pipes, posts etc.
    ~ manufacture of prefabricated structural components for buildings or civil engineering of cement, concrete or artificial stone
    ~ manufacture of plaster articles for use in construction:
    ~ boards, sheets, panels etc.
    ~ manufacture of building MATERIALS of vegetable substances (wood wool, straw, reeds, rushes) agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binder
    ~ manufacture of articles of asbestos-cement or cellulose fibre-cement or the like:
    ~ corrugated sheets, other sheets, panels, tiles, tubes, pipes, reservoirs, troughs, basins, sinks, jars, furniture, window frames etc.
    ~ manufacture of other articles of concrete, plaster, cement or artificial stone:
    ~ statuary, furniture, bas- and haut-reliefs, vases, flowerpots etc.
    ~ manufacture of powdered mortars
    ~ manufacture of ready-mix and dry-mix concrete and mortars

  • Class 2410
    Manufacture of basic iron and steel
    This class includes operations of conversion by reduction of iron ore in blast furnaces and oxygen converters or of ferrous waste and scrap in electric arc furnaces or by direct reduction of iron ore without fusion to obtain crude steel which is smelted and refined in a ladle furnace and then poured and solidified in a continuous caster in order to produce semi-finished flat or long products, which are used, after reheating, in rolling, drawing and extruding operations to manufacture finished products such as plate, sheet, strip, bars, rods, wire, tubes, pipes and hollow profiles.

    This class includes:
    ~ operation of blast furnaces, steel converters, rolling and finishing mills
    ~ production of pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms
    ~ production of ferro-alloys
    ~ production of ferrous products by direct reduction of iron and other spongy ferrous products
    ~ production of iron of exceptional purity by electrolysis or other chemical processes
    ~ production of granular iron and iron powder
    ~ production of steel in ingots or other primary forms
    ~ remelting of scrap ingots of iron or steel
    ~ production of semi-finished products of steel
    ~ manufacture of hot-rolled and cold-rolled flat-rolled products of steel
    ~ manufacture of hot-rolled bars and rods of steel
    ~ manufacture of hot-rolled open sections of steel
    ~ manufacture of steel bars and solid sections of steel by cold drawing, grinding or turning
    ~ manufacture of open sections by progressive cold forming on a roll mill or folding on a press of flat-rolled products of steel
    ~ manufacture of wire of steel by cold drawing or stretching
    ~ manufacture of sheet piling of steel and welded open sections of steel
    ~ manufacture of railway track MATERIALS (unassembled rails) of steel
    ~ manufacture of seamless tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of steel, by hot rolling, hot extrusion or hot drawing, or by cold drawing or cold rolling
    ~ manufacture of welded tubes and pipes of steel, by cold or hot forming and welding, delivered as welded or further processed by cold drawing or cold rolling or manufactured by hot forming, welding and reducing
    ~ manufacture of tube fittings of steel, such as:
    ~ flat flanges and flanges with forged collars
    ~ butt-welded fittings
    ~ threaded fittings
    ~ socket-welded fittings

  • Class 2822
    Manufacture of metal-forming machinery and machine tools
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of machine tools for working metals and other MATERIALS (wood, bone, stone, hard rubber, hard plastics, cold glass etc.), including those using a laser beam, ultrasonic waves, plasma arc, magnetic pulse etc.
    ~ manufacture of machine tools for turning, drilling, milling, shaping, planing, boring, grinding etc.
    ~ manufacture of stamping or pressing machine tools
    ~ manufacture of punch presses, hydraulic presses, hydraulic brakes, drop hammers, forging machines etc.
    ~ manufacture of draw-benches, thread rollers or machines for working wires
    ~ manufacture of stationary machines for nailing, stapling, glueing or otherwise assembling wood, cork, bone, hard rubber or plastics etc.
    ~ manufacture of stationary rotary or rotary percussion drills, filing machines, riveters, sheet metal cutters etc.
    ~ manufacture of presses for the manufacture of particle board and the like
    ~ manufacture of electroplating machinery

    This class also includes:
    ~ manufacture of parts and accessories for the machine tools listed above: work holders, dividing heads and other special attachments for machine tools

  • Class 2819
    Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of industrial refrigerating or freezing equipment, including assemblies of major components
    ~ manufacture of air-conditioning machines, including for motor vehicles
    ~ manufacture of non-domestic fans
    ~ manufacture of weighing machinery (other than sensitive laboratory balances):
    ~ household and shop scales, platform scales, scales for continuous weighing, weighbridges, weights etc.
    ~ manufacture of filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids
    ~ manufacture of equipment for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders:
    ~ spray guns, fire extinguishers, sandblasting machines, steam cleaning machines etc.
    ~ manufacture of packing and wrapping machinery:
    ~ filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labeling machines etc.
    ~ manufacture of machinery for cleaning or drying bottles and for aerating beverages
    ~ manufacture of distilling or rectifying plant for petroleum refineries, chemical industries, beverage industries etc.
    ~ manufacture of heat exchangers
    ~ manufacture of machinery for liquefying air or gas
    ~ manufacture of gas generators
    ~ manufacture of calendering or other rolling machines and cylinders thereof (except for metal and glass)
    ~ manufacture of centrifuges (except cream separators and clothes dryers)
    ~ manufacture of gaskets and similar joints made of a combination of MATERIALS or layers of the same material
    ~ manufacture of automatic goods vending machines
    ~ manufacture of parts for general-purpose machinery
    ~ manufacture of attic ventilation fans (gable fans, roof ventilators, etc.)
    ~ manufacture of levels, tape measures and similar hand tools, machinists' precision tools (except optical)
    ~ manufacture of non-electrical welding and soldering equipment


  • Class 2826
    Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of textile machinery:
    ~ machines for preparing, producing, extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile fibres, MATERIALS or yarns
    ~ machines for preparing textile fibres: cotton gins, bale breakers, garnetters, cotton spreaders, wool scourers, wool carbonizers, combs, carders, roving frames etc.
    ~ spinning machines
    ~ machines for preparing textile yarns: reelers, warpers and related machines
    ~ weaving machines (looms), including hand looms
    ~ knitting machines
    ~ machines for making knotted net, tulle, lace, braid etc.
    ~ manufacture of auxiliary machines or equipment for textile machinery:
    ~ dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms, spindles and spindle flyers etc.
    ~ manufacture of textile printing machinery
    ~ manufacture of machinery for fabric processing:
    ~ machinery for washing, bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile fabrics
    ~ manufacture of machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics
    ~ manufacture of laundry machinery:
    ~ ironing machines, including fusing presses
    ~ commercial washing and drying machines
    ~ dry-cleaning machines
    ~ manufacture of sewing machines, sewing machine heads and sewing machine needles (whether or not for household use)
    ~ manufacture of machines for producing or finishing felt or non-wovens
    ~ manufacture of leather machines:
    ~ machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather
    ~ machinery for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins, leather or fur skins

  • Class 4610
    Wholesale on a fee or contract basis
    This class includes:
    ~ activities of commission agents and all other wholesalers who trade on behalf and on the account of others
    ~ activities of those involved in bringing sellers and buyers together or undertaking commercial transactions on behalf of a principal, including on the internet
    ~ such agents involved in the sale of:
    ~ agricultural raw MATERIALS, live animals, textile raw MATERIALS and semi-finished goods
    ~ fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals, including fertilizers
    ~ food, beverages and tobacco
    ~ textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods
    ~ timber and building materials
    ~ machinery, including office machinery and computers, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft
    ~ furniture, household goods and hardware

    This class also includes:
    ~ activities of wholesale auctioneering houses

  • Class 2829
    Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery
    This class includes the manufacture of special-purpose machinery not elsewhere classified.

    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of machinery for making paper pulp
    ~ manufacture of paper and paperboard making machinery
    ~ manufacture of dryers for wood, paper pulp, paper or paperboard
    ~ manufacture of machinery producing articles of paper or paperboard
    ~ manufacture of machinery for working soft rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products of these materials:
    ~ extruders, moulders, pneumatic tyre making or retreading machines and other machines for making a specific rubber or plastic product
    ~ manufacture of printing and bookbinding machines and machines for activities supporting printing on a variety of MATERIALS
    ~ manufacture of machinery for producing tiles, bricks, shaped ceramic pastes, pipes, graphite electrodes, blackboard chalk, foundry moulds etc.
    ~ manufacture of semi-conductor manufacturing machinery
    ~ manufacture of industrial robots performing multiple tasks for special purposes
    ~ manufacture of diverse special-purpose machinery and equipment:
    ~ machines to assemble electric or electronic lamps, tubes (valves) or bulbs
    ~ machines for production or hot-working of glass or glassware, glass fibre or yarn
    ~ machinery or apparatus for isotopic separation
    ~ manufacture of tire alignment and balancing equipment; balancing equipment (except wheel balancing)
    ~ manufacture of central greasing systems
    ~ manufacture of aircraft launching gear, aircraft carrier catapults and related equipment
    ~ manufacture of automatic bowling alley equipment (e.g. pin-setters)
    ~ manufacture of roundabouts, swings, shooting galleries and other fairground amusements

  • Class 4620
    Wholesale of agricultural raw MATERIALS and live animals
    This class includes:
    ~ wholesale of grains and seeds
    ~ wholesale of oleaginous fruits
    ~ wholesale of flowers and plants
    ~ wholesale of unmanufactured tobacco
    ~ wholesale of live animals
    ~ wholesale of hides and skins
    ~ wholesale of leather
    ~ wholesale of agricultural material, waste, residues and by-products used for animal feed

  • Class 4663
    Wholesale of construction MATERIALS, hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
    This class includes:
    ~ wholesale of wood in the rough
    ~ wholesale of products of primary processing of wood
    ~ wholesale of paint and varnish
    ~ wholesale of construction materials:
    ~ sand, gravel
    ~ wholesale of wallpaper and floor coverings
    ~ wholesale of flat glass
    ~ wholesale of hardware and locks
    ~ wholesale of fittings and fixtures
    ~ wholesale of hot water heaters
    ~ wholesale of sanitary equipment:
    ~ baths, washbasins, toilets and other sanitary porcelain
    ~ wholesale of sanitary installation equipment:
    ~ tubes, pipes, fittings, taps, T-pieces, connections, rubber pipes etc.
    ~ wholesale of tools such as hammers, saws, screwdrivers and other hand tools

  • Class 3312
    Repair of machinery
    This class includes the repair and maintenance of industrial machinery and equipment like sharpening or installing commercial and industrial machinery blades and saws; the provision of welding (e.g. automotive, general) repair services; the repair of agricultural and other heavy and industrial machinery and equipment (e.g. forklifts and other MATERIALS handling equipment, machine tools, commercial refrigeration equipment, construction equipment and mining machinery), comprising machinery and equipment of division 28.

    This class includes:
    ~ repair and maintenance of non-automotive engines, e.g. ship or rail engines
    ~ repair and maintenance of pumps and related equipment
    ~ repair and maintenance of fluid power equipment
    ~ repair of valves
    ~ repair of gearing and driving elements
    ~ repair and maintenance of industrial process furnaces
    ~ repair and maintenance of MATERIALS handling equipment
    ~ repair and maintenance of commercial refrigeration equipment and air purifying equipment
    ~ repair and maintenance of commercial-type general-purpose machinery
    ~ repair of other power-driven hand-tools
    ~ repair and maintenance of metal cutting and metal forming machine tools and accessories
    ~ repair and maintenance of other machine tools
    ~ repair and maintenance of agricultural tractors
    ~ repair and maintenance of agricultural machinery and forestry and logging machinery
    ~ repair and maintenance of metallurgy machinery
    ~ repair and maintenance of mining, construction, and oil and gas field machinery
    ~ repair and maintenance of food, beverage, and tobacco processing machinery
    ~ repair and maintenance of textile apparel, and leather production machinery
    ~ repair and maintenance of papermaking machinery
    ~ repair and maintenance of other special-purpose machinery of division 28
    ~ repair and maintenance of weighing equipment
    ~ repair and maintenance of vending machines
    ~ repair and maintenance of cash registers
    ~ repair and maintenance of photocopy machines
    ~ repair of calculators, electronic or not
    ~ repair of typewriters

  • Class 4669
    Wholesale of waste and scrap and other products n.e.c.
    This class includes:
    ~ wholesale of industrial chemicals:
    ~ aniline, printing ink, essential oils, industrial gases, chemical glues, colouring matter, synthetic resin, methanol, paraffin, scents and flavourings, soda, industrial salt, acids and sulphurs, starch derivates etc.
    ~ wholesale of fertilizers and agrochemical products
    ~ wholesale of plastic MATERIALS in primary forms
    ~ wholesale of rubber
    ~ wholesale of textile fibres etc.
    ~ wholesale of paper in bulk
    ~ wholesale of precious stones
    ~ wholesale of metal and non-metal waste and scrap and MATERIALS for recycling, including collecting, sorting, separating, stripping of used goods such as cars in order to obtain reusable parts, packing and repacking, storage and delivery, but without a real transformation process. Additionally, the purchased and sold waste has a remaining value.

    This class includes:
    ~ dismantling of automobiles, computers, televisions and other equipment to obtain and re-sell usable parts

  • Class 3830
    Materials recovery
    This class includes:
    ~ processing of metal and non-metal waste and scrap and other articles into secondary raw MATERIALS, usually involving a mechanical or chemical transformation process
    ~ recovery of MATERIALS from waste streams in the form of:
    ~ separating and sorting recoverable MATERIALS from non-hazardous waste streams (i.e. garbage)
    ~ separating and sorting of commingled recoverable MATERIALS, such as paper, plastics, used beverage cans and metals, into distinct categories

    Examples of the mechanical or chemical transformation processes that are undertaken are:
    ~ mechanical crushing of metal waste such as used cars, washing machines, bikes etc. with subsequent sorting and separation
    ~ dismantling of automobiles, computers, televisions and other equipment for MATERIALS recovery
    ~ mechanical reduction of large iron pieces such as railway wagons
    ~ shredding of metal waste, end-of-life vehicles etc.
    ~ other methods of mechanical treatment as cutting, pressing to reduce the volume
    ~ ship-breaking
    ~ reclaiming metals out of photographic waste, e.g. fixer solution or photographic films and paper
    ~ reclaiming of rubber such as used tires to produce secondary raw material
    ~ sorting and pelleting of plastics to produce secondary raw material for tubes, flower pots, pallets and the like
    ~ processing (cleaning, melting, grinding) of plastic or rubber waste to granulates
    ~ crushing, cleaning and sorting of glass
    ~ crushing, cleaning and sorting of other waste such as demolition waste to obtain secondary raw material
    ~ processing of used cooking oils and fats into secondary raw materials
    ~ processing of other food, beverage and tobacco waste and residual substances into secondary raw materials

  • Class 4923
    Freight transport by road
    This class includes:
    ~ all freight transport operations by road:
    ~ logging haulage
    ~ stock haulage
    ~ refrigerated haulage
    ~ heavy haulage
    ~ bulk haulage, including haulage in tanker trucks
    ~ haulage of automobiles
    ~ transport of waste and waste MATERIALS, without collection or disposal

    This class also includes:
    ~ furniture removal
    ~ renting of trucks with driver
    ~ freight transport by man or animal-drawn vehicles

  • Class 7110
    Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy
    This class includes the provision of architectural services, engineering services, drafting services, building inspection services and surveying and mapping services and the like.

    This class includes:
    ~ architectural consulting activities:
    ~ building design and drafting
    ~ town and city planning and landscape architecture
    ~ engineering design (i.e. applying physical laws and principles of engineering in the design of machines, MATERIALS, instruments, structures, processes and systems) and consulting activities for:
    ~ machinery, industrial processes and industrial plant
    ~ projects involving civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, traffic engineering
    ~ water management projects
    ~ projects elaboration and realization relative to electrical and electronic engineering, mining engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical, industrial and systems engineering, safety engineering
    ~ project management activities related to construction
    ~ elaboration of projects using air conditioning, refrigeration, sanitary and pollution control engineering, acoustical engineering etc.
    ~ geophysical, geologic and seismic surveying
    ~ geodetic surveying activities:
    ~ land and boundary surveying activities
    ~ hydrologic surveying activities
    ~ subsurface surveying activities
    ~ cartographic and spatial information activities

  • Class 7120
    Technical testing and analysis
    This class includes:
    ~ performance of physical, chemical and other analytical testing of all types of MATERIALS and products (see below for exceptions):
    ~ acoustics and vibration testing
    ~ testing of composition and purity of minerals etc.
    ~ testing activities in the field of food hygiene, including veterinary testing and control in relation to food production
    ~ testing of physical characteristics and performance of MATERIALS, such as strength, thickness, durability, radioactivity etc.
    ~ qualification and reliability testing
    ~ performance testing of complete machinery: motors, automobiles, electronic equipment etc.
    ~ radiographic testing of welds and joints
    ~ failure analysis
    ~ testing and measuring of environmental indicators: air and water pollution etc.
    ~ certification of products, including consumer goods, motor vehicles, aircraft, pressurized containers, nuclear plants etc.
    ~ periodic road-safety testing of motor vehicles
    ~ testing with use of models or mock-ups (e.g. of aircraft, ships, dams etc.)
    ~ operation of police laboratories

  • Class 7410
    Specialized design activities
    This class includes:
    ~ fashion design related to textiles, wearing apparel, shoes, jewelry, furniture and other interior decoration and other fashion goods as well as other personal or household goods
    ~ industrial design, i.e. creating and developing designs and specifications that optimize the use, value and appearance of products, including the determination of the MATERIALS, construction, mechanism, shape, colour and surface finishes of the product, taking into consideration human characteristics and needs, safety, market appeal and efficiency in production, distribution, use and maintenance
    ~ activities of graphic designers
    ~ activities of interior decorators

  • Class 8299
    Other business support service activities n.e.c.
    This class includes:
    ~ providing verbatim reporting and stenotype recording of live legal proceedings and transcribing subsequent recorded MATERIALS, such as:
    ~ court reporting or stenotype recording services
    ~ public stenography services
    ~ real-time (i.e. simultaneous) closed captioning of live television performances of meetings, conferences
    ~ address bar coding services
    ~ bar code imprinting services
    ~ fundraising organization services on a contract or fee basis
    ~ mail presorting services
    ~ repossession services
    ~ parking meter coin collection services
    ~ activities of independent auctioneers
    ~ administration of loyalty programmes
    ~ other support activities typically provided to businesses not elsewhere classified

  • Class 9529
    Repair of other personal and household goods
    This class includes:
    ~ repair of bicycles
    ~ repair and alteration of clothing
    ~ repair and alteration of jewellery
    ~ repair of watches, clocks and their parts such as watchcases and housings of all materials; movements, chronometers, etc.
    ~ repair of sporting goods (except sporting guns)
    ~ repair of books
    ~ repair of musical instruments
    ~ repair of toys and similar articles
    ~ repair of other personal and household goods
    ~ piano-tuning

  • Group 162
    Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials
    This group includes the manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw or plaiting MATERIALS, including basic shapes as well as assembled products.
  • Group 181
    Printing and service activities related to printing
    This group includes printing of products, such as newspapers, books, periodicals, business forms, greeting cards, and other MATERIALS, and associated support activities, such as bookbinding, plate-making services, and data imaging. Printing can be done using various techniques and on different MATERIALS.
  • Group 383
    Materials recovery
    See class 3830.
  • Group 462
    Wholesale of agricultural raw MATERIALS and live animals
    See class 4620.
  • Group 131
    Spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles
    This group includes the manufacture of textiles, including preparatory operations, the spinning of textile fibres and the weaving of textiles. This can be done from varying raw MATERIALS, such as silk, wool, other animal, vegetable or man-made fibres, paper or glass etc.
    Also included in this group is the finishing of textiles and wearing apparel, i.e. bleaching, dyeing, dressing and similar activities.

  • Group 477
    Retail sale of other goods in specialized stores
    This group includes the sale in specialized stores carrying a particular line of products not included in other parts of the classification, such as clothing, footwear and leather articles, pharmaceutical and medical goods, watches, souvenirs, cleaning MATERIALS, weapons, flowers and pets and others. Also included is the retail sale of used goods in specialized stores.
  • Division 08
    Other mining and quarrying
    This division includes extraction from a mine or quarry, but also dredging of alluvial deposits, rock crushing and the use of salt marshes. The products are used most notably in construction (e.g. sands, stones etc.), manufacture of MATERIALS (e.g. clay, gypsum, calcium etc.), manufacture of chemicals etc.
    This division does not include processing (except crushing, grinding, cutting, cleaning, drying, sorting and mixing) of the minerals extracted.

  • Division 22
    Manufacture of rubber and plastics products
    This division includes the manufacture of rubber and plastics products.
    This division is characterized by the raw MATERIALS used in the manufacturing process. However, this does not imply that the manufacture of all products made of these MATERIALS is classified here.

  • Division 32
    Other manufacturing
    This division includes the manufacture of a variety of goods not covered in other parts of the classification. Since this is a residual division, production processes, input MATERIALS and use of the produced goods can vary widely and usual criteria for grouping classes into divisions have not been applied here.
  • Division 38
    Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; MATERIALS recovery
    This division includes the collection, treatment, and disposal of waste MATERIALS. This also includes local hauling of waste MATERIALS and the operation of MATERIALS recovery facilities (i.e. those that sort recoverable MATERIALS from a waste stream).
  • Division 14
    Manufacture of wearing apparel
    This division includes all tailoring (ready-to-wear or made-to-measure), in all MATERIALS (e.g. leather, fabric, knitted and crocheted fabrics etc.), of all items of clothing (e.g. outerwear, underwear for men, women or children; work, city or casual clothing etc.) and accessories. There is no distinction made between clothing for adults and clothing for children, or between modern and traditional clothing. Division 14 also includes the fur industry (fur skins and wearing apparel).
  • Division 15
    Manufacture of leather and related products
    This division includes dressing and dyeing of fur and the transformation of hides into leather by tanning or curing and fabricating the leather into products for final consumption. It also includes the manufacture of similar products from other MATERIALS (imitation leathers or leather substitutes), such as rubber footwear, textile luggage etc. The products made from leather substitutes are included here, since they are made in ways similar to those in which leather products are made (e.g. luggage) and are often produced in the same unit.
  • Division 16
    Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
    This division includes the manufacture of wood products, such as lumber, plywood, veneers, wood containers, wood flooring, wood trusses, and prefabricated wood buildings. The production processes include sawing, planing, shaping, laminating, and assembling of wood products starting from logs that are cut into bolts, or lumber that may then be cut further, or shaped by lathes or other shaping tools. The lumber or other transformed wood shapes may also be subsequently planed or smoothed, and assembled into finished products, such as wood containers.
    With the exception of sawmilling, this division is subdivided mainly based on the specific products manufactured.

    This division does not include the manufacture of furniture (3100), or the installation of wooden fittings and the like (4330).

  • Division 17
    Manufacture of paper and paper products
    This division includes the manufacture of pulp, paper and converted paper products. The manufacture of these products is grouped together because they constitute a series of vertically connected processes. More than one activity is often carried out in a single unit. There are essentially three activities: The manufacture of pulp involves separating the cellulose fibers from other impurities in wood or used paper. The manufacture of paper involves matting these fibers into a sheet. Converted paper products are made from paper and other MATERIALS by various cutting and shaping techniques, including coating and laminating activities. The paper articles may be printed (e.g. wallpaper, gift wrap etc.), as long as the printing of information is not the main purpose.
    The production of pulp, paper and paperboard in bulk is included in class 1701, while the remaining classes include the production of further-processed paper and paper products.

  • Division 18
    Printing and reproduction of recorded media
    This division includes printing of products, such as newspapers, books, periodicals, business forms, greeting cards, and other MATERIALS, and associated support activities, such as bookbinding, plate-making services, and data imaging. The support activities included here are an integral part of the printing industry, and a product (a printing plate, a bound book, or a computer disk or file) that is an integral part of the printing industry is almost always provided by these operations.
    Processes used in printing include a variety of methods for transferring an image from a plate, screen, or computer file to a medium, such as paper, plastics, metal, textile articles, or wood. The most prominent of these methods entails the transfer of the image from a plate or screen to the medium through lithographic, gravure, screen or flexographic printing. Often a computer file is used to directly ''drive'' the printing mechanism to create the image or electrostatic and other types of equipment (digital or non-impact printing).
    Though printing and publishing can be carried out by the same unit (a newspaper, for example), it is less and less the case that these distinct activities are carried out in the same physical location.

    This division also includes the reproduction of recorded media, such as compact discs, video recordings, software on discs or tapes, records etc.

    This division excludes publishing activities (see section J).

  • Division 20
    Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
    This division includes the transformation of organic and inorganic raw MATERIALS by a chemical process and the formation of products. It distinguishes the production of basic chemicals that constitute the first industry group from the production of intermediate and end products produced by further processing of basic chemicals that make up the remaining industry classes.
  • Division 23
    Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
    This division includes manufacturing activities related to a single substance of mineral origin. This division includes the manufacture of glass and glass products (e.g. flat glass, hollow glass, fibres, technical glassware etc.), ceramic products, tiles and baked clay products, and cement and plaster, from raw MATERIALS to finished articles. The manufacture of shaped and finished stone and other mineral products is also included in this division.
  • Division 25
    Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
    This division includes the manufacture of pure metal products (such as parts, containers and structures), usually with a static, immovable function, as opposed to the following divisions 26-30, which cover the manufacture of combinations or assemblies of such metal products (sometimes with other materials) into more complex units that, unless they are purely electrical, electronic or optical, work with moving parts.
    The manufacture of weapons and ammunition is also included in this division.

    This division excludes specialized repair and maintenance activities (see group 331) and the specialized installation of manufactured goods produced in this division in buildings, such as central heating boilers (see 4322).

  • Division 28
    Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
    This division includes the manufacture of machinery and equipment that act independently on MATERIALS either mechanically or thermally or perform operations on MATERIALS (such as handling, spraying, weighing or packing), including their mechanical components that produce and apply force, and any specially manufactured primary parts. This includes the manufacture of fixed and mobile or hand-held devices, regardless of whether they are designed for industrial, building and civil engineering, agricultural or home use. The manufacture of special equipment for passenger or freight transport within demarcated premises also belongs within this division.
    This division distinguishes between the manufacture of special-purpose machinery, i.e. machinery for exclusive use in an ISIC industry or a small cluster of ISIC industries, and general-purpose machinery, i.e. machinery that is being used in a wide range of ISIC industries.
    This division also includes the manufacture of other special-purpose machinery, not covered elsewhere in the classification, whether or not used in a manufacturing process, such as fairground amusement equipment, automatic bowling alley equipment, etc.

    This division excludes the manufacture of metal products for general use (division 25), associated control devices, computer equipment, measurement and testing equipment, electricity distribution and control apparatus (divisions 26 and 27) and general-purpose motor vehicles (divisions 29 and 30).

  • Division 31
    Manufacture of furniture
    This division includes the manufacture of furniture and related products of any material except stone, concrete and ceramic. The processes used in the manufacture of furniture are standard methods of forming MATERIALS and assembling components, including cutting, moulding and laminating. The design of the article, for both aesthetic and functional qualities, is an important aspect of the production process.

    Some of the processes used in furniture manufacturing are similar to processes that are used in other segments of manufacturing. For example, cutting and assembly occurs in the production of wood trusses that are classified in division 16 (Manufacture of wood and wood products). However, the multiple processes distinguish wood furniture manufacturing from wood product manufacturing. Similarly, metal furniture manufacturing uses techniques that are also employed in the manufacturing of roll-formed products classified in division 25 (Manufacture of fabricated metal products). The molding process for plastics furniture is similar to the molding of other plastics products. However, the manufacture of plastics furniture tends to be a specialized activity.

  • Division 43
    Specialized construction activities
    This division includes specialized construction activities (special trades), i.e. the construction of parts of buildings and civil engineering works without responsibility for the entire project. These activities are usually specialized in one aspect common to different structures, requiring specialized skills or equipment, such as pile driving, foundation work, carcass work, concrete work, brick laying, stone setting, scaffolding, roof covering, etc. The erection of steel structures is included, provided that the parts are not produced by the same unit. Specialized construction activities are mostly carried out under subcontract, but especially in repair construction it is done directly for the owner of the property.

    Also included are building finishing and building completion activities.

    Included is the installation of all kind of utilities that make the construction function as such. These activities are usually performed at the site of the construction, although parts of the job may be carried out in a special shop. Included are activities such as plumbing, installation of heating and air-conditioning systems, antennas, alarm systems and other electrical work, sprinkler systems, elevators and escalators, etc. Also included are insulation work (water, heat, sound), sheet metal work, commercial refrigerating work, the installation of illumination and signalling systems for roads, railways, airports, harbours, etc. Also included is the repair of the same type as the above-mentioned activities.

    Building completion activities encompass activities that contribute to the completion or finishing of a construction such as glazing, plastering, painting, floor and wall tiling or covering with other MATERIALS like parquet, carpets, wallpaper, etc., floor sanding, finish carpentry, acoustical work, cleaning of the exterior, etc. Also included is the repair of the same type as the above-mentioned activities.

    The renting of construction equipment with operator is classified with the associated construction activity.

  • Division 72
    Scientific research and development
    This division includes the activities of three types of research and development: 1) basic research: experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts, without particular application or use in view, 2) applied research: original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective and 3) experimental development: systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, directed to producing new MATERIALS, products and devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, and to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    Research and experimental development activities in this division are subdivided into two categories: natural sciences and engineering; social sciences and the humanities.

    This division excludes market research (see class 7320).

  • Section B
    Mining and quarrying
    This section includes the extraction of minerals occurring naturally as solids (coal and ores), liquids (petroleum) or gases (natural gas). Extraction can be achieved by different methods such as underground or surface mining, well operation, seabed mining etc.
    This section also includes supplementary activities aimed at preparing the crude MATERIALS for marketing, for example, crushing, grinding, cleaning, drying, sorting, concentrating ores, liquefaction of natural gas and agglomeration of solid fuels. These operations are often carried out by the units that extracted the resource and/or others located nearby.
    Mining activities are classified into divisions, groups and classes on the basis of the principal mineral produced. Divisions 05, 06 are concerned with mining and quarrying of fossil fuels (coal, lignite, petroleum, gas); divisions 07, 08 concern metal ores, various minerals and quarry products.
    Some of the technical operations of this section, particularly related to the extraction of hydrocarbons, may also be carried out for third parties by specialized units as an industrial service, which is reflected in division 09.

    This section excludes the processing of the extracted MATERIALS (see section C - Manufacturing), which also covers the bottling of natural spring and mineral waters at springs and wells (see class 1104) or the crushing, grinding or otherwise treating certain earths, rocks and minerals not carried out in conjunction with mining and quarrying (see class 2399). This section also excludes the usage of the extracted MATERIALS without a further transformation for construction purposes (see section F - Construction), the collection, purification and distribution of water (see class 3600), separate site preparation activities for mining (see class 4312) and geophysical, geologic and seismic surveying activities (see class 7110).

  • Section C
    Manufacturing
    This section includes the physical or chemical transformation of MATERIALS, substances, or components into new products, although this cannot be used as the single universal criterion for defining manufacturing (see remark on processing of waste below). The MATERIALS, substances, or components transformed are raw MATERIALS that are products of agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining or quarrying as well as products of other manufacturing activities. Substantial alteration, renovation or reconstruction of goods is generally considered to be manufacturing.

    Units engaged in manufacturing are often described as plants, factories or mills and characteristically use power-driven machines and MATERIALS,handling equipment. However, units that transform MATERIALS or substances into new products by hand or in the worker's home and those engaged in selling to the general public of products made on the same premises from which they are sold, such as bakeries and custom tailors, are also included in this section. Manufacturing units may process MATERIALS or may contract with other units to process their MATERIALS for them. Both types of units are included in manufacturing.

    The output of a manufacturing process may be finished in the sense that it is ready for utilization or consumption, or it may be semi-finished in the sense that it is to become an input for further manufacturing. For example, the output of alumina refining is the input used in the primary production of aluminium; primary aluminium is the input to aluminium wire drawing; and aluminium wire is the input for the manufacture of fabricated wire products.

    Manufacture of specialized components and parts of, and accessories and attachments to, machinery and equipment is, as a general rule, classified in the same class as the manufacture of the machinery and equipment for which the parts and accessories are intended. Manufacture of unspecialized components and parts of machinery and equipment, e.g. engines, pistons, electric motors, electrical assemblies, valves, gears, roller bearings, is classified in the appropriate class of manufacturing, without regard to the machinery and equipment in which these items may be included. However, making specialized components and accessories by moulding or extruding plastics MATERIALS is included in class 2220.

    Assembly of the component parts of manufactured products is considered manufacturing. This includes the assembly of manufactured products from either self-produced or purchased components.

    The recovery of waste, i.e. the processing of waste into secondary raw MATERIALS is classified in class 3830 (Materials recovery). While this may involve physical or chemical transformations, this is not considered to be a part of manufacturing. The primary purpose of these activities is considered to be the treatment or processing of waste and they are therefore classified in Section E (Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities). However, the manufacture of new final products (as opposed to secondary raw materials) is classified in manufacturing, even if these processes use waste as an input. For example, the production of silver from film waste is considered to be a manufacturing process.

    Specialized maintenance and repair of industrial, commercial and similar machinery and equipment is, in general, classified in division 33 (Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment). However, the repair of computers and personal and household goods is classified in division 95 (Repair of computers and personal and household goods), while the repair of motor vehicles is classified in division 45 (Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles).

    The installation of machinery and equipment, when carried out as a specialized activity, is classified in 3320.

    Remark: The boundaries of manufacturing and the other sectors of the classification system can be somewhat blurry.