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List of Economic Activities by word: processing

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Economic Activities for processing

There are 43 Economic Activities in all levels that containg the word "PROCESSING" in their name or detailed description. Have you that what you are searching for?

  • 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 0311
    Marine fishing
    This class includes:
    ~ fishing on a commercial basis in ocean and coastal waters
    ~ taking of marine crustaceans and molluscs
    ~ whale catching
    ~ taking of marine aquatic animals: turtles, sea squirts, tunicates, sea urchins etc.

    This class also includes:
    ~ activities of vessels engaged both in fishing and in PROCESSING and preserving of fish
    ~ gathering of other marine organisms and materials: natural pearls, sponges, coral and algae

  • Class 1010
    Processing and preserving of meat
    This class includes:
    ~ operation of slaughterhouses engaged in killing, dressing or packing meat: beef, pork, poultry, lamb, rabbit, mutton, camel, etc.
    ~ production of fresh, chilled or frozen meat, in carcasses
    ~ production of fresh, chilled or frozen meat, in cuts
    ~ production of fresh, chilled or frozen meat, in individual portions
    ~ production of dried, salted or smoked meat
    ~ production of meat products:
    ~ sausages, salami, puddings, andouillettes, saveloys, bolognas, pâtés, rillettes, boiled ham

    This class also includes:
    ~ slaughtering and PROCESSING of whales on land or on specialized vessels
    ~ production of hides and skins originating from slaughterhouses, including fellmongery
    ~ rendering of lard and other edible fats of animal origin
    ~ PROCESSING of animal offal
    ~ production of pulled wool
    ~ production of feathers and down

  • Class 1020
    Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
    This class includes:
    ~ preparation and preservation of fish, crustaceans and molluscs: freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning etc.
    ~ production of fish, crustacean and mollusc products: cooked fish, fish fillets, roes, caviar, caviar substitutes etc.
    ~ production of fishmeal for human consumption or animal feed
    ~ production of meals and solubles from fish and other aquatic animals unfit for human consumption

    This class also includes:
    ~ activities of vessels engaged only in the PROCESSING and preserving of fish
    ~ PROCESSING of seaweed


  • Class 1030
    Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of food consisting chiefly of fruit or vegetables, except ready-made dishes in frozen or canned form
    ~ preserving of fruit, nuts or vegetables: freezing, drying, immersing in oil or in vinegar, canning etc.
    ~ manufacture of fruit or vegetable food products
    ~ manufacture of fruit or vegetable juices
    ~ manufacture of jams, marmalades and table jellies
    ~ PROCESSING and preserving of potatoes:
    ~ manufacture of prepared frozen potatoes
    ~ manufacture of dehydrated mashed potatoes
    ~ manufacture of potato snacks
    ~ manufacture of potato crisps
    ~ manufacture of potato flour and meal
    ~ roasting of nuts
    ~ manufacture of nut foods and pastes

    This class also includes:
    ~ industrial peeling of potatoes
    ~ production of concentrates from fresh fruits and vegetables
    ~ manufacture of perishable prepared foods of fruit and vegetables, such as:
    ~ salads
    ~ peeled or cut vegetables
    ~ tofu (bean curd)

  • 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 1079
    Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
    This class includes:
    ~ decaffeinating and roasting of coffee
    ~ production of coffee products:
    ~ ground coffee
    ~ soluble coffee
    ~ extracts and concentrates of coffee
    ~ manufacture of coffee substitutes
    ~ blending of tea and maté
    ~ manufacture of extracts and preparations based on tea or maté
    ~ manufacture of soups and broths
    ~ manufacture of special foods, such as:
    ~ infant formula
    ~ follow up milks and other follow up foods
    ~ baby foods
    ~ foods containing homogenized ingredients
    ~ manufacture of spices, sauces and condiments:
    ~ mayonnaise
    ~ mustard flour and meal
    ~ prepared mustard etc.
    ~ manufacture of vinegar
    ~ manufacture of artificial honey and caramel
    ~ manufacture of perishable prepared foods, such as:
    ~ sandwiches
    ~ fresh (uncooked) pizza

    This class also includes:
    ~ manufacture of herb infusions (mint, vervain, chamomile etc.)
    ~ manufacture of yeast
    ~ manufacture of extracts and juices of meat, fish, crustaceans or molluscs
    ~ manufacture of non-dairy milk and cheese substitutes
    ~ manufacture of egg products, egg albumin
    ~ PROCESSING of salt into food-grade salt, e.g. iodized salt
    ~ manufacture of artificial concentrates

  • Class 1391
    Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture and PROCESSING of knitted or crocheted fabrics:
    ~ pile and terry fabrics
    ~ net and window furnishing type fabrics knitted on Raschel or similar machines
    ~ other knitted or crocheted fabrics

    This class also includes:
    ~ manufacture of imitation fur by knitting

  • 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 1701
    Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of bleached, semi-bleached or unbleached paper pulp by mechanical, chemical (dissolving or non-dissolving) or semi-chemical processes
    ~ manufacture of cotton-linters pulp
    ~ removal of ink and manufacture of pulp from waste paper
    ~ manufacture of paper and paperboard intended for further industrial processing

    This class also includes:
    ~ further PROCESSING of paper and paperboard:
    ~ coating, covering and impregnating of paper and paperboard
    ~ manufacture of crêped or crinkled paper
    ~ manufacture of laminates and foils, if laminated with paper or paperboard
    ~ manufacture of handmade paper
    ~ manufacture of newsprint and other printing or writing paper
    ~ manufacture of cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres
    ~ manufacture of carbon paper or stencil paper in rolls or large sheets


  • Class 2100
    Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of medicinal active substances to be used for their pharmacological properties in the manufacture of medicaments: antibiotics, basic vitamins, salicylic and O-acetylsalicylic acids etc.
    ~ PROCESSING of blood
    ~ manufacture of medicaments:
    ~ antisera and other blood fractions
    ~ vaccines
    ~ diverse medicaments, including homeopathic preparations
    ~ manufacture of chemical contraceptive products for external use and hormonal contraceptive medicaments
    ~ manufacture of medical diagnostic preparations, including pregnancy tests
    ~ manufacture of radioactive in-vivo diagnostic substances
    ~ manufacture of biotech pharmaceuticals

    This class also includes:
    ~ manufacture of chemically pure sugars
    ~ PROCESSING of glands and manufacture of extracts of glands etc.
    ~ manufacture of medical impregnated wadding, gauze, bandages, dressings etc.
    ~ preparation of botanical products (grinding, grading, milling) for pharmaceutical use

  • Class 3011
    Building of ships and floating structures
    This class includes the building of ships, except vessels for sports or recreation, and the construction of floating structures.

    This class includes:
    ~ building of commercial vessels:
    ~ passenger vessels, ferry boats, cargo ships, tankers, tugs etc.
    ~ building of warships
    ~ building of fishing boats and fish PROCESSING,factory vessels

    This class also includes:
    ~ building of hovercraft (except recreation-type hovercraft)
    ~ construction of drilling platforms, floating or submersible
    ~ construction of floating structures:
    ~ floating docks, pontoons, coffer-dams, floating landing stages, buoys, floating tanks, barges, lighters, floating cranes, non-recreational inflatable rafts etc.
    ~ manufacture of sections for ships and floating structures

  • 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 2220
    Manufacture of plastics products
    This class includes the PROCESSING of new or spent (i.e. recycled) plastics resins into intermediate or final products, using such processes as compression molding, extrusion molding, injection molding, blow molding and casting. For most of these, the production process is such that a wide variety of products can be made.

    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of semi-manufactures of plastic products:
    ~ plastic plates, sheets, blocks, film, foil, strip etc. (whether self-adhesive or not)
    ~ manufacture of finished plastic products:
    ~ plastic tubes, pipes and hoses; hose and pipe fittings
    ~ manufacture of plastic articles for the packing of goods:
    ~ plastic bags, sacks, containers, boxes, cases, carboys, bottles etc.
    ~ manufacture of builders' plastics ware:
    ~ plastic doors, windows, frames, shutters, blinds, skirting boards
    ~ tanks, reservoirs
    ~ plastic floor, wall or ceiling coverings in rolls or in the form of tiles etc.
    ~ plastic sanitary ware, such as:
    ~~ plastic baths, shower baths, washbasins, lavatory pans, flushing cisterns etc.
    ~ manufacture of plastic tableware, kitchenware and toilet articles
    ~ cellophane film or sheet
    ~ manufacture of resilient floor coverings, such as vinyl, linoleum etc.
    ~ manufacture of artificial stone (e.g. cultured marble)
    ~ manufacture of plastic signs (non-electrical)
    ~ manufacture of diverse plastic products:
    ~ plastic headgear, insulating fittings, parts of lighting fittings, office or school supplies, articles of apparel (if only sealed together, not sewn), fittings for furniture, statuettes, transmission and conveyer belts, self-adhesive tapes of plastic, plastic wall paper, plastic shoe lasts, plastic cigar and cigarette holders, combs, plastics hair curlers, plastics novelties, etc.

  • Class 5310
    Postal activities
    This class includes the activities of postal services operating under a universal service obligation. The activities include use of the universal service infrastructure, including retail locations, sorting and PROCESSING facilities, and carrier routes to pickup and deliver the mail. The delivery can include letter-post, i.e. letters, postcards, printed papers (newspaper, periodicals, advertising items, etc.), small packets, goods or documents. Also included are other services necessary to support the universal service obligation.

    This class includes:
    ~ pickup, sorting, transport and delivery (domestic or international) of letter-post and (mail-type) parcels and packages by postal services operating under a universal service obligation. One or more modes of transport may be involved and the activity may be carried out with either self-owned (private) transport or via public transport.
    ~ collection of letter-mail and parcels from public letter-boxes or from post offices
    ~ distribution and delivery of mail and parcels

  • Class 2620
    Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment
    This class includes the manufacture and/or assembly of electronic computers, such as mainframes, desktop computers, laptops and computer servers; and computer peripheral equipment, such as storage devices and input/output devices (printers, monitors, keyboards). Computers can be analog, digital, or hybrid. Digital computers, the most common type, are devices that do all of the following: (1) store the PROCESSING program or programs and the data immediately necessary for the execution of the program, (2) can be freely programmed in accordance with the requirements of the user, (3) perform arithmetical computations specified by the user and (4) execute, without human intervention, a PROCESSING program that requires the computer to modify its execution by logical decision during the PROCESSING run. Analog computers are capable of simulating mathematical models and comprise at least analog control and programming elements.

    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of desktop computers
    ~ manufacture of laptop computers
    ~ manufacture of main frame computers
    ~ manufacture of hand-held computers (e.g. PDA)
    ~ manufacture of magnetic disk drives, flash drives and other storage devices
    ~ manufacture of optical (e.g. CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW) disk drives
    ~ manufacture of printers
    ~ manufacture of monitors
    ~ manufacture of keyboards
    ~ manufacture of all types of mice, joysticks, and trackball accessories
    ~ manufacture of dedicated computer terminals
    ~ manufacture of computer servers
    ~ manufacture of scanners, including bar code scanners
    ~ manufacture of smart card readers
    ~ manufacture of virtual reality helmets
    ~ manufacture of computer projectors (video beamers)

    This class also includes:
    ~ manufacture of computer terminals, like automatic teller machines (ATM's), point-of-sale (POS) terminals, not mechanically operated
    ~ manufacture of multi-function office equipment, such as fax-scanner-copier combinations

  • Class 5912
    Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
    This class includes:
    ~ post-production activities such as:
    ~ editing, titling, subtitling, credits
    ~ closed captioning
    ~ computer-produced graphics, animation and special effects
    ~ film/tape transfers
    ~ activities of motion picture film laboratories and activities of special laboratories for animated films:
    ~ developing and PROCESSING motion picture film
    ~ reproduction of motion picture film for theatrical distribution

    This class also includes:
    ~ activities of stock footage film libraries etc.

  • Class 2825
    Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of agricultural dryers
    ~ manufacture of machinery for the dairy industry:
    ~ cream separators
    ~ milk PROCESSING machinery (e.g. homogenizers)
    ~ milk converting machinery (e.g. butter chums, butter workers and moulding machines)
    ~ cheese-making machines (e.g. homogenizers, moulders, presses) etc.
    ~ manufacture of machinery for the grain milling industry:
    ~ machinery to clean, sort or grade seeds, grain or dried leguminous vegetables (winnowers, sieving belts, separators, grain brushing machines etc.)
    ~ machinery to produce flour and meal etc. (grinding mills, feeders, sifters, bran cleaners, blenders, rice hullers, pea splitters)
    ~ manufacture of presses, crushers etc. used to make wine, cider, fruit juices etc.
    ~ manufacture of machinery for the bakery industry or for making macaroni, spaghetti or similar products:
    ~ bakery ovens, dough mixers, dough-dividers, moulders, slicers, cake depositing machines etc.
    ~ manufacture of machines and equipment to process diverse foods:
    ~ machinery to make confectionery, cocoa or chocolate; to manufacture sugar; for breweries; to process meat or poultry; to prepare fruit, nuts or vegetables; to prepare fish, shellfish or other seafood
    ~ machinery for filtering and purifying
    ~ other machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink
    ~ manufacture of machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or vegetable fats or oils
    ~ manufacture of machinery for the preparation of tobacco and for the making of cigarettes or cigars, or for pipe or chewing tobacco or snuff
    ~ manufacture of machinery for the preparation of food in hotels and restaurants


  • Class 6202
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities
    This class includes:
    ~ planning and designing of computer systems that integrate computer hardware, software and communication technologies

    The units classified in this class may provide the hardware and software components of the system as part of their integrated services or these components may be provided by third parties or vendors. The units classified in this class often install the system and train and support the users of the system.

    This class also includes:
    ~ provision of on-site management and operation of clients' computer systems and/or data PROCESSING facilities, as well as related support services

  • 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 6311
    Data PROCESSING, hosting and related activities
    This class includes:
    ~ provision of infrastructure for hosting, data PROCESSING services and related activities
    ~ specialized hosting activities such as:
    ~ Web hosting
    ~ streaming services
    ~ application hosting
    ~ application service provisioning
    ~ general time-share provision of mainframe facilities to clients
    ~ data PROCESSING activities:
    ~ complete PROCESSING of data supplied by clients
    ~ generation of specialized reports from data supplied by clients
    ~ provision of data entry services

  • 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 6619
    Other activities auxiliary to financial service activities
    This class includes activities auxiliary to financial service activities not elsewhere classified, such as:
    ~ financial transaction PROCESSING and settlement activities, including for credit card transactions
    ~ investment advisory services
    ~ activities of mortgage advisers and brokers

    This class also includes:
    ~ trustee, fiduciary and custody services on a fee or contract basis

  • Class 8219
    Photocopying, document preparation and other specialized office support activities
    This class includes a variety of copying, document preparation and specialized office support activities. The document copying/printing activities included here cover only short-run type printing activities.

    This class includes:
    ~ document preparation
    ~ document editing or proofreading
    ~ typing, word PROCESSING, or desktop publishing
    ~ secretarial support services
    ~ transcription of documents, and other secretarial services
    ~ letter or resume writing
    ~ provision of mailbox rental and other mailing activities (except direct mail advertising)
    ~ photocopying
    ~ duplicating
    ~ blueprinting
    ~ other document copying services without also providing printing services, such as offset printing, quick printing, digital printing, prepress services

  • Class 7730
    Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods
    This class includes:
    ~ renting and operational leasing, without operator, of other machinery and equipment that are generally used as capital goods by industries:
    ~ engines and turbines
    ~ machine tools
    ~ mining and oilfield equipment
    ~ professional radio, television and communication equipment
    ~ motion picture production equipment
    ~ measuring and controlling equipment
    ~ other scientific, commercial and industrial machinery
    ~ renting and operational leasing of land-transport equipment (other than motor vehicles) without drivers:
    ~ motorcycles, caravans and campers etc.
    ~ railroad vehicles
    ~ renting and operational leasing of water-transport equipment without operator:
    ~ commercial boats and ships
    ~ renting and operational leasing of air transport equipment without operator:
    ~ airplanes
    ~ hot-air balloons
    ~ renting and operational leasing of agricultural and forestry machinery and equipment without operator:
    ~ renting of products produced by class 2821, such as agricultural tractors etc.
    ~ renting and operational leasing of construction and civil-engineering machinery and equipment without operator:
    ~ crane lorries
    ~ scaffolds and work platforms, without erection and dismantling
    ~ renting and operational leasing of office machinery and equipment without operator:
    ~ computers and computer peripheral equipment
    ~ duplicating machines, typewriters and word PROCESSING,machines
    ~ accounting machinery and equipment: cash registers, electronic calculators etc.
    ~ office furniture

    This class also includes:
    ~ renting of accommodation or office containers
    ~ renting of containers
    ~ renting of pallets
    ~ renting of animals (e.g. herds, race horses)

  • Group 101
    Processing and preserving of meat
    See class 1010.
  • Group 102
    Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
    See class 1020.
  • Group 103
    Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
    See class 1030.
  • Group 631
    Data PROCESSING, hosting and related activities; web portals
    This group includes the provision of infrastructure for hosting, data PROCESSING services and related activities, as well as the provision of search facilities and other portals for the Internet.
  • Division 01
    Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
    This division includes two basic activities, namely the production of crop products and production of animal products, covering also the forms of organic agriculture, the growing of genetically modified crops and the raising of genetically modified animals.

    This division also includes service activities incidental to agriculture, as well as hunting, trapping and related activities.

    Group 015 (Mixed farming) breaks with the usual principles for identifying main activity. It accepts that many agricultural holdings have reasonably balanced crop and animal production and that it would be arbitrary to classify them in one category or the other.

    Agricultural activities exclude any subsequent PROCESSING of the agricultural products (classified under divisions 10 and 11 (Manufacture of food products and beverages) and division 12 (Manufacture of tobacco products)), beyond that needed to prepare them for the primary markets. However, the preparation of products for the primary markets is included here.

    The division excludes field construction (e.g. agricultural land terracing, drainage, preparing rice paddies etc.) classified in section F (Construction) and buyers and cooperative associations engaged in the marketing of farm products classified in section G.

  • Division 02
    Forestry and logging
    This division includes the production of roundwood for the forest-based manufacturing industries (ISIC divisions 16 and 17) as well as the extraction and gathering of wild growing non-wood forest products. Besides the production of timber, forestry activities result in products that undergo little PROCESSING, such as fire wood, charcoal, wood chips and roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, pulpwood etc.). These activities can be carried out in natural or planted forests.
  • Division 12
    Manufacture of tobacco products
    This division includes the PROCESSING of an agricultural product, tobacco, into a form suitable for final consumption.
  • Division 63
    Information service activities
    This division includes the activities of web search portals, data PROCESSING and hosting activities, as well as other activities that primarily supply information.
  • Division 03
    Fishing and aquaculture
    This division includes capture fishery and aquaculture, covering the use of fishery resources from marine, brackish or freshwater environments, with the goal of capturing or gathering fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other marine organisms and products (e.g. aquatic plants, pearls, sponges etc).
    Also included are activities that are normally integrated in the process of production for own account (e.g. seeding oysters for pearl production).

    This division does not include building and repairing of ships and boats (3011, 3315) and sport or recreational fishing activities (9319). Processing of fish, crustaceans or molluscs is excluded, whether at land-based plants or on factory ships (1020).

  • 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 10
    Manufacture of food products
    This division includes the PROCESSING of the products of agriculture, forestry and fishing into food for humans or animals, and includes the production of various intermediate products that are not directly food products. The activity often generates associated products of greater or lesser value (for example, hides from slaughtering, or oilcake from oil production).
    This division is organized by activities dealing with different kinds of products: meat, fish, fruit and vegetables, fats and oils, milk products, grain mill products, animal feeds and other food products. Production can be carried out for own account, as well as for third parties, as in custom slaughtering.
    Some activities are considered manufacturing (for example, those performed in bakeries, pastry shops, and prepared meat shops etc. which sell their own production) even though there is retail sale of the products in the producers' own shop. However, where the PROCESSING is minimal and does not lead to a real transformation, the unit is classified to Wholesale and retail trade (section G).

    Production of animal feeds from slaughter waste or by-products is classified in 1080, while PROCESSING food and beverage waste into secondary raw material is classified to 3830, and disposal of food and beverage waste in 3821.

  • Division 19
    Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
    This division includes the transformation of crude petroleum and coal into usable products. The dominant process is petroleum refining, which involves the separation of crude petroleum into component products through such techniques as cracking and distillation. This division also includes the manufacture for own account of characteristic products (e.g. coke, butane, propane, petrol, kerosene, fuel oil etc.) as well as PROCESSING services (e.g. custom refining).
    This division includes the manufacture of gases such as ethane, propane and butane as products of petroleum refineries.

    Not included is the manufacture of such gases in other units (2011), manufacture of industrial gases (2011), extraction of natural gas (methane, ethane, butane or propane) (0600), and manufacture of fuel gas, other than petroleum gases (e.g. coal gas, water gas, producer gas, gasworks gas) (35420).
    The manufacture of petrochemicals from refined petroleum is classified in division 20.

  • 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 62
    Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
    This division includes the following activities of providing expertise in the field of information technologies: writing, modifying, testing and supporting software; planning and designing computer systems that integrate computer hardware, software and communication technologies; on-site management and operation of clients' computer systems and/or data PROCESSING facilities; and other professional and technical computer-related activities.
  • Division 47
    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
    This division includes the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods mainly to the general public for personal or household consumption or utilization, by shops, department stores, stalls, mail-order houses, hawkers and peddlers, consumer cooperatives etc.

    Retail trade is classified first by type of sale outlet (retail trade in stores: groups 471 to 477; retail trade not in stores: groups 478 and 479). Retail trade in stores includes the retail sale of used goods (class 4774). For retail sale in stores, there exists a further distinction between specialized retail sale (groups 472 to 477) and non-specialized retail sale (group 471). The above groups are further subdivided by the range of products sold. Sale not via stores is subdivided according to the forms of trade, such as retail sale via stalls and markets (group 478) and other non-store retail sale, e.g. mail order, door-to-door, by vending machines etc. (group 479).

    The goods sold in this division are limited to goods usually referred to as consumer goods or retail goods. Therefore goods not usually entering the retail trade, such as cereal grains, ores, industrial machinery etc., are excluded. This division also includes units engaged primarily in selling to the general public, from displayed goods, products such as personal computers, stationery, paint or timber, although these sales may not be for personal or household use. Some PROCESSING of goods may be involved, but only incidental to selling, e.g. sorting or repackaging of goods, installation of a domestic appliance etc.

    This division also includes the retail sale by commission agents and activities of retail auctioning houses.

    This division excludes:
    ~ sale of farmers' products by farmers, see division 01
    ~ manufacture and sale of goods, which is generally classified as manufacturing in divisions 10-32
    ~ sale of motor vehicles, motorcycles and their parts, see division 45
    ~ trade in cereal grains, ores, crude petroleum, industrial chemicals, iron and steel and industrial machinery and equipment, see division 46
    ~ sale of food and drinks for consumption on the premises and sale of takeaway food, see division 56
    ~ renting of personal and household goods to the general public, see group 772

  • 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.

  • Section J
    Information and communication
    This section includes the production and distribution of information and cultural products, the provision of the means to transmit or distribute these products, as well as data or communications, information technology activities and the PROCESSING of data and other information service activities.

    The main components of this section are publishing activities (division 58), including software publishing, motion picture and sound recording activities (division 59), radio and TV broadcasting and programming activities (division 60), telecommunications activities (division 61) and information technology activities (division 62) and other information service activities (division 63).

    Publishing includes the acquisition of copyrights to content (information products) and making this content available to the general public by engaging in (or arranging for) the reproduction and distribution of this content in various forms. All the feasible forms of publishing (in print, electronic or audio form, on the internet, as multimedia products such as CD-ROM reference books etc.) are included in this section.

    Activities related to production and distribution of TV programming span divisions 59, 60 and 61, reflecting different stages in this process. Individual components, such as movies, television series etc. are produced by activities in division 59, while the creation of a complete television channel programme, from components produced in division 59 or other components (such as live news programming) is included in division 60. Division 60 also includes the broadcasting of this programme by the producer. The distribution of the complete television programme by third parties, i.e. without any alteration of the content, is included in division 61. This distribution in division 61 can be done through broadcasting, satellite or cable systems.