Sawmilling and planing of wood
What this code covers
Use this class for sawmilling and planing of wood when the main activity includes Sawing, planing and machining of wood and Slicing, peeling or chipping logs. 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.
- sawing, planing and machining of wood
- slicing, peeling or chipping logs
- manufacture of wooden railway sleepers
- manufacture of unassembled wooden flooring
- logging and production of wood in the rough, see 02.20
- drying of wood, see 16.12
- manufacture of veneer sheets thin enough for use in plywood, boards and panels, see 16.21
- manufacture of parquet panels and other assembled flooring panels of wood or bamboo, see 16.22
- Compare with 02.20, 16.12, 16.21 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Review the Rev. 2 to Rev. 2.1 mapping type before migrating old records.
- 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.
- - sawing, planing and machining of wood
- - slicing, peeling or chipping logs
- - manufacture of wooden railway sleepers
- - manufacture of unassembled wooden flooring
- - manufacture outside the forest of wood wool, wood sawdust and flour, wood chips and particles
- - logging and production of wood in the rough, see 02.20
- - drying of wood, see 16.12
- - manufacture of veneer sheets thin enough for use in plywood, boards and panels, see 16.21
- - manufacture of parquet panels and other assembled flooring panels of wood or bamboo, see 16.22
- - manufacture of wooden shingles and shakes, see 16.23
- - manufacture of fire logs or pressed wood, see 16.26
- - Sawing, planing and machining of wood
- - Slicing, peeling or chipping logs
- - Manufacture of wooden railway sleepers
- - Manufacture of unassembled wooden flooring
- - Logging and production of wood in the rough
- - Drying of wood
- - Manufacture of veneer sheets thin enough for use in plywood, boards and panels
- - Manufacture of parquet panels and other assembled flooring panels of wood or bamboo
What is NACE 16.11 used for?
Use NACE 16.11 for sawmilling and planing of wood when the main activity matches this scope: Use this class for sawmilling and planing of wood when the main activity includes Sawing, planing and machining of wood and Slicing, peeling or chipping logs. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 16.11?
Typical examples include Sawing, planing and machining of wood, Slicing, peeling or chipping logs, and Manufacture of wooden railway sleepers.
When might 16.11 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to logging and production of wood in the rough, see 02.20 and drying of wood, see 16.12.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 16.11?
Compare 16.11 with 02.20 Logging, 16.12 Processing and finishing of wood, and 16.21 Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this class for logging when the main activity includes Production of roundwood for forest-based manufacturing industries and Production of roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, fence posts, utility poles). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for processing and finishing of wood when the main activity includes Activities mostly carried out on a fee or contract basis: and Boring, turning, milling, broaching, levelling, grinding, polishing, splicing, etc., of wood. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels when the main activity includes Manufacture of veneer sheets thin enough to be used for veneering, making plywood or other purposes: and Smoothed, dyed, coated, impregnated, reinforced (with paper or fabric backing). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of assembled parquet floors when the main activity includes Manufacture of wooden parquet floor blocks, strips, etc., assembled into panels. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery when the main activity includes Manufacture of wooden goods intended to be used primarily in the construction industry: and Beams, rafters, roof struts. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of solid fuels from vegetable biomass when the main activity includes Manufacture of briquettes, fire logs and pellets from agglomerated sawdust, wood waste and scrap, straw or other vegetable biomass. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of sawmilling and planing of wood; processing and finishing of wood, including Sawmilling and planing of wood and Processing and finishing of wood. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Rev. 2 code 16.10 can map to more than one Rev. 2.1 class: 16.11 Sawmilling and planing of wood, 16.12 Processing and finishing of wood.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Datasets, CRM segments, KYC rules, reporting logic, and historical joins may need review because the activity scope is not a simple unchanged carry-over.
Review the official explanatory notes for each target code and confirm whether the business activity still fits the suggested Rev. 2.1 class.