Manufacture of tobacco products
What this code covers
Use this class for manufacture of tobacco products when the main activity includes Manufacture of tobacco products and products of tobacco substitutes: cigarettes, fine-cut tobacco, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff and Manufacture of homogenised or reconstituted tobacco. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Official NACE Rev. 2.1 labels and explanatory notes are imported from the source dataset. Plain-language explanations are shown separately so readers can compare interpretation with the source text.
No child codes; this is a class-level code.
- manufacture of tobacco products and products of tobacco substitutes: cigarettes, fine-cut tobacco, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff
- manufacture of homogenised or reconstituted tobacco
- stemming and redrying of tobacco
- growing or preliminary processing of tobacco, see 01.15, 01.63
- manufacture of electronic cigarette vapour liquids, including closed refills, see 20.59
- manufacture of electronic cigarettes (vapes), see 32.99
- Compare with 01.15, 01.63, 20.59 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Check national equivalent caveats before using this code for local registration or filing workflows.
- If the main revenue activity appears in an exclusion, compare the alternative code before deciding.
Use this guide as classification support, not legal, tax, filing, or regulatory advice.
- - manufacture of tobacco products and products of tobacco substitutes: cigarettes, fine-cut tobacco, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff
- - manufacture of homogenised or reconstituted tobacco
- - stemming and redrying of tobacco
- - growing or preliminary processing of tobacco, see 01.15, 01.63
- - manufacture of electronic cigarette vapour liquids, including closed refills, see 20.59
- - manufacture of electronic cigarettes (vapes), see 32.99
- - Manufacture of tobacco products and products of tobacco substitutes: cigarettes, fine-cut tobacco, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff
- - Manufacture of homogenised or reconstituted tobacco
- - Stemming and redrying of tobacco
- - Growing or preliminary processing of tobacco
- - Manufacture of electronic cigarette vapour liquids, including closed refills
- - Manufacture of electronic cigarettes (vapes)
What is NACE 12.00 used for?
Use NACE 12.00 for manufacture of tobacco products when the main activity matches this scope: Use this class for manufacture of tobacco products when the main activity includes Manufacture of tobacco products and products of tobacco substitutes: cigarettes, fine-cut tobacco, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff and Manufacture of homogenised or reconstituted tobacco. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 12.00?
Typical examples include Manufacture of tobacco products and products of tobacco substitutes: cigarettes, fine-cut tobacco, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, Manufacture of homogenised or reconstituted tobacco, and Stemming and redrying of tobacco.
When might 12.00 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to growing or preliminary processing of tobacco, see 01.15, 01.63 and manufacture of electronic cigarette vapour liquids, including closed refills, see 20.59.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 12.00?
Compare 12.00 with 01.15 Growing of tobacco, 01.63 Post-harvest crop activities and seed processing for propagation, and 20.59 Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this class for growing of tobacco when the main activity includes Growing of unmanufactured tobacco and Preliminary processing of tobacco when associated with the growing of tobacco. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for post-harvest crop activities and seed processing for propagation when the main activity includes Preparation of crops for primary markets (e.g. cleaning, trimming, grading or disinfecting) and Cotton ginning. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. when the main activity includes Manufacture of photographic plates, films, sensitised paper and other sensitised unexposed materials and Manufacture of chemical preparations for photographic uses. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for other manufacturing n.e.c. when the main activity includes Manufacture of protective safety equipment and Linemen’s safety belts and other belts for occupational use. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of manufacture of tobacco products, including Manufacture of tobacco products. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Rev. 2 code 12.00 maps to the same Rev. 2.1 class 12.00 Manufacture of tobacco products.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Low operational impact is expected, but systems should still store the target Rev. 2.1 version explicitly.
Confirm the target version field and update references where Rev. 2.1 is required.