Manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers
What this code covers
Use this class for manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers when the main activity includes Manufacture of bodies, including cabs for motor vehicles and Fire engines, travelling libraries, armoured vehicles. 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 bodies, including cabs for motor vehicles, e.g.:
- fire engines, travelling libraries, armoured vehicles
- concrete mixer lorries
- outfitting of all types of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
- manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers specially designed for use in agriculture, see 28.30
- manufacture of parts and accessories of bodies for motor vehicles, see 29.32
- manufacture of vehicles drawn by animals, see 30.99
- Compare with 28.30, 29.32, 30.99 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 bodies, including cabs for motor vehicles, e.g.:
- - fire engines, travelling libraries, armoured vehicles
- - concrete mixer lorries
- - outfitting of all types of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
- - manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers, e.g.:
- - tankers, trailers with closed and open bodies
- - caravans
- - reconditioning and customising of motor vehicles
- - manufacture of containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport
- - manufacture of chassis for trailers
- - manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers specially designed for use in agriculture, see 28.30
- - manufacture of parts and accessories of bodies for motor vehicles, see 29.32
- - manufacture of vehicles drawn by animals, see 30.99
- - Manufacture of bodies, including cabs for motor vehicles
- - Fire engines, travelling libraries, armoured vehicles
- - Concrete mixer lorries
- - Outfitting of all types of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
- - Manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers specially designed for use in agriculture
- - Manufacture of parts and accessories of bodies for motor vehicles
- - Manufacture of vehicles drawn by animals
What is NACE 29.20 used for?
Use NACE 29.20 for manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers when the main activity matches this scope: Use this class for manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers when the main activity includes Manufacture of bodies, including cabs for motor vehicles and Fire engines, travelling libraries, armoured vehicles. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 29.20?
Typical examples include Manufacture of bodies, including cabs for motor vehicles, Fire engines, travelling libraries, armoured vehicles, and Concrete mixer lorries.
When might 29.20 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers specially designed for use in agriculture, see 28.30 and manufacture of parts and accessories of bodies for motor vehicles, see 29.32.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 29.20?
Compare 29.20 with 28.30 Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery, 29.32 Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles, and 30.99 Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c. when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this class for manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery when the main activity includes Manufacture of agricultural and forestry tractors and Manufacture of track-laying tractors. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles when the main activity includes Manufacture of diverse parts and accessories for motor vehicles and Gearboxes, clutches, brakes, axles, road wheels, shock absorbers. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c. when the main activity includes Manufacture of hand-propelled vehicles (e.g. luggage carts, handcarts, sledges, shopping carts) and Manufacture of vehicles drawn by animals (e.g. sulkies, donkey-carts, hearses). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers, including Manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Rev. 2 code 29.20 maps to the same Rev. 2.1 class 29.20 Manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers.
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.