Other printing
What this code covers
Use this class for other printing when the main activity includes Printing of magazines and other periodicals, appearing less than four times a week and Printing of books and brochures, music and music manuscripts, maps, atlases, posters, advertising catalogues, prospectuses and other printed advertising, postage stamps, taxation stamps, documents of title, cheques and other security papers, smart cards, albums, diaries, calendars and other commercial printed matter, beer mats, personalised stationery and other printed matter by letterpress, offset, photogravure, flexographic, screen printing, and other printing presses, duplication machines, computer printers, embossers etc., including quick printing directly onto textiles, plastic, glass, metal, wood and ceramics. 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.
- printing of magazines and other periodicals, appearing less than four times a week
- printing of books and brochures, music and music manuscripts, maps, atlases, posters, advertising catalogues, prospectuses and other printed advertising, postage stamps, taxation stamps, documents of title, cheques and other security papers, smart cards, albums, diaries, calendars and other commercial printed matter, beer mats, personalised stationery and other printed matter by letterpress, offset, photogravure, flexographic, screen printing, and other printing presses, duplication machines, computer printers, embossers etc., including quick printing directly onto textiles, plastic, glass, metal, wood and ceramics
- digital printing
- silk-screen printing on textiles and wearing apparel
- printing of textile fabrics as an intermediate process within the manufacture of textiles, see 13.30
- manufacture of stationery (e.g. notebooks, binders, registers, accounting books, business forms), when the printed information is not the main characteristic, see 17.23
- publishing of printed matter, see 58.1
- advertising design activities, see 73.11
- Compare with 13.30, 17.23, 58.1 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.
- - printing of magazines and other periodicals, appearing less than four times a week
- - printing of books and brochures, music and music manuscripts, maps, atlases, posters, advertising catalogues, prospectuses and other printed advertising, postage stamps, taxation stamps, documents of title, cheques and other security papers, smart cards, albums, diaries, calendars and other commercial printed matter, beer mats, personalised stationery and other printed matter by letterpress, offset, photogravure, flexographic, screen printing, and other printing presses, duplication machines, computer printers, embossers etc., including quick printing directly onto textiles, plastic, glass, metal, wood and ceramics
- - digital printing
- - silk-screen printing on textiles and wearing apparel
- - photocopying of documents
- - decorative printing, e.g. printing of gift wraps, wallpapers, materials for transfer
- - large format printing, e.g. printing of flags, banners, roll-ups, posters
- - The material printed is typically copyrighted.
- - This class covers exclusively printing service activities, not goods.
- - printing on labels or tags (for example, lithographic, gravure printing, flexographic printing, printing signs)
- - laser engraving on textiles
- - activities of printing photographs
- - printing of textile fabrics as an intermediate process within the manufacture of textiles, see 13.30
- - manufacture of stationery (e.g. notebooks, binders, registers, accounting books, business forms), when the printed information is not the main characteristic, see 17.23
- - publishing of printed matter, see 58.1
- - advertising design activities, see 73.11
- - operation of photocopying machines for photocopying as a self-service, see 82.10
- - engraving onto metal, glass, wood, etc., see corresponding class according to the material used
- - Printing of magazines and other periodicals, appearing less than four times a week
- - Printing of books and brochures, music and music manuscripts, maps, atlases, posters, advertising catalogues, prospectuses and other printed advertising, postage stamps, taxation stamps, documents of title, cheques and other security papers, smart cards, albums, diaries, calendars and other commercial printed matter, beer mats, personalised stationery and other printed matter by letterpress, offset, photogravure, flexographic, screen printing, and other printing presses, duplication machines, computer printers, embossers etc., including quick printing directly onto textiles, plastic, glass, metal, wood and ceramics
- - Digital printing
- - Silk-screen printing on textiles and wearing apparel
- - Printing of textile fabrics as an intermediate process within the manufacture of textiles
- - Manufacture of stationery (e.g. notebooks, binders, registers, accounting books, business forms), when the printed information is not the main characteristic
- - Publishing of printed matter
- - Advertising design activities
What is NACE 18.12 used for?
Use NACE 18.12 for other printing when the main activity matches this scope: Use this class for other printing when the main activity includes Printing of magazines and other periodicals, appearing less than four times a week and Printing of books and brochures, music and music manuscripts, maps, atlases, posters, advertising catalogues, prospectuses and other printed advertising, postage stamps, taxation stamps, documents of title, cheques and other security papers, smart cards, albums, diaries, calendars and other commercial printed matter, beer mats, personalised stationery and other printed matter by letterpress, offset, photogravure, flexographic, screen printing, and other printing presses, duplication machines, computer printers, embossers etc., including quick printing directly onto textiles, plastic, glass, metal, wood and ceramics. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 18.12?
Typical examples include Printing of magazines and other periodicals, appearing less than four times a week, Printing of books and brochures, music and music manuscripts, maps, atlases, posters, advertising catalogues, prospectuses and other printed advertising, postage stamps, taxation stamps, documents of title, cheques and other security papers, smart cards, albums, diaries, calendars and other commercial printed matter, beer mats, personalised stationery and other printed matter by letterpress, offset, photogravure, flexographic, screen printing, and other printing presses, duplication machines, computer printers, embossers etc., including quick printing directly onto textiles, plastic, glass, metal, wood and ceramics, and Digital printing.
When might 18.12 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to printing of textile fabrics as an intermediate process within the manufacture of textiles, see 13.30 and manufacture of stationery (e.g. notebooks, binders, registers, accounting books, business forms), when the printed information is not the main characteristic, see 17.23.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 18.12?
Compare 18.12 with 13.30 Finishing of textiles, 17.23 Manufacture of paper stationery, and 58.1 Publishing of books, newspapers and other publishing activities, except software publishing when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this class for finishing of textiles when the main activity includes Bleaching and dyeing of textile fibres, yarns, fabrics and textile articles, including wearing apparel and Dressing, drying, steaming, shrinking, mending, sanforising, mercerising of textiles and textile articles, including wearing apparel. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of paper stationery when the main activity includes Manufacture of printing and writing paper ready for use and Manufacture of computer print-out paper ready for use. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for publishing of books, newspapers and other publishing activities, except software publishing when the main activity includes Publishing of books and Publishing of newspapers. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this code when the main activity is planning, creating, or managing advertising campaigns for clients.
Use this class for office administrative and support activities when the main activity includes Document preparation (e.g. editing, proofreading, typing, word processing and pre-archiving) and Other secretarial support services. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for printing of newspapers when the main activity includes Printing of other periodicals, appearing at least four times a week. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for pre-press and pre-media services when the main activity includes Composing, typesetting and phototypesetting, pre-press data input into a form suitable for use in various printing processes and representation in other visual media, including scanning and optical character recognition, electronic make-up and Preparation of data files for multimedia (printing on paper, CD-ROM, the internet) applications. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for binding and related services when the main activity includes Trade binding, sample mounting and post-press services in support of printing activities (e.g. trade binding and finishing of books, brochures, magazines, catalogues), by e.g. folding, cutting and trimming, assembling, stitching, thread sewing, adhesive binding, cutting and cover laying, gluing, collating, basting, gold stamping; spiral binding and plastic wire binding and Binding and finishing of printed paper or printed cardboard, by folding, stamping, drilling, punching, perforating, embossing, sticking, gluing, laminating. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for printing and service activities related to printing when the main activity includes Printing of newspapers and Other printing. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Rev. 2 code 18.12 can map to more than one Rev. 2.1 class: 13.30 Finishing of textiles, 18.12 Other printing.
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.
Rev. 2 code 74.20 can map to more than one Rev. 2.1 class: 18.12 Other printing, 74.20 Photographic activities.
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.
Rev. 2 code 82.19 can map to more than one Rev. 2.1 class: 18.12 Other printing, 82.10 Office administrative and support activities.
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.