Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
What this code covers
Use this division for manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations when the main activity includes Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations. 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.
- This division includes the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations.
- This division also includes the manufacture of medicinal chemical and botanical products.
- Activities primarily classified as manufacture of food products
- Activities primarily classified as manufacture of beverages
- Activities primarily classified as manufacture of tobacco products
- Activities primarily classified as manufacture of textiles
- Compare with 10, 11, 12 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Check national equivalent caveats before using this code for local registration or filing workflows.
Use this guide as classification support, not legal, tax, filing, or regulatory advice.
- - This division includes the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations.
- - This division also includes the manufacture of medicinal chemical and botanical products.
- - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products
- - Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations
- - Activities primarily classified as manufacture of food products
- - Activities primarily classified as manufacture of beverages
- - Activities primarily classified as manufacture of tobacco products
- - Activities primarily classified as manufacture of textiles
What is NACE 21 used for?
Use NACE 21 for manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations when the main activity matches this scope: Use this division for manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations when the main activity includes Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 21?
Typical examples include Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations.
When might 21 not be the right code?
No separate exclusion examples are available for this record yet; compare nearby hierarchy records before final selection.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 21?
Compare 21 with 10 Manufacture of food products, 11 Manufacture of beverages, and 12 Manufacture of tobacco products when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this division for manufacture of food products when the main activity includes This division is organised by activities dealing with different kinds of products: meat, fish, fruits and vegetables, fats and oils, milk products, grain mill products, animal feed and other food products. Production can be carried out for own account, as well as for third parties, as in custom slaughtering. and Some activities are considered manufacturing even though there is retail sale of the products in the producers’ own shop (for example, those activities performed in bakeries, pastry shops and prepared meat shops which sell their own production). However, where the processing is minimal and does not lead to a real transformation, the unit is classified to section G.. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for manufacture of beverages when the main activity includes Manufacture of beverages. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for manufacture of tobacco products when the main activity includes Manufacture of tobacco products. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for manufacture of textiles when the main activity includes Preparation and spinning of textile fibres and Weaving of textiles. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products, including Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Use this group for the broader activity area of manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations, including Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Use this section for mANUFACTURING when the main activity includes The output of a manufacturing process may be finished in the sense that it is ready for use 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; aluminium wire is the input for the manufacture of fabricated wire products. and Manufacture of specialised 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 unspecialised components and parts of machinery and equipment (for example, 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.. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Rev. 2 code 21 maps to the same Rev. 2.1 class 21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations.
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.