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Manufacture of dyes and pigments

Use this class for manufacture of dyes and pigments when the main activity includes Manufacture of dyes and pigments from any source in basic form or as concentrate and Manufacture of pure calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.

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Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.

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.

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Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics

Use this group for the broader activity area of manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics, including Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.

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Shared hierarchy

C MANUFACTURING20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

Comparison summary

A short checklist before choosing one code over another.

Shared hierarchy

These codes share C MANUFACTURING > 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products before they diverge.

Known ambiguity

20.30, 20.12, 20.59 already list another compared code as related or often confused.

Check exclusions

20.30, 20.12, 20.59 include official exclusions that may point to a better-fitting code.

Migration review

20.59 have non-exact Rev. 2 to Rev. 2.1 mappings; review old records before migration.

Official title

Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics

Manufacture of dyes and pigments

Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.

Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics

Plain-language summary

Official inclusions

- manufacture of paints and varnishes, enamels or lacquers
- manufacture of prepared pigments and dyes, opacifiers and colours
- manufacture of vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes and similar preparations
- manufacture of mastics
- manufacture of caulking compounds and similar non-refractory filling or surfacing preparations

- manufacture of dyes and pigments from any source in basic form or as concentrate
- manufacture of pure calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide
- manufacture of products, of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores

- manufacture of photographic plates, films, sensitised paper and other sensitised unexposed materials
- manufacture of chemical preparations for photographic uses
- manufacture of gelatine and its derivatives
- manufacture of glues and prepared adhesives, including rubber-based glues and adhesives
- manufacture of essential oils

Not stated separately in available source data

Official exclusions

- manufacture of dyes, tuffs and pigments, see 20.12
- manufacture of writing and drawing ink, see 20.59

- manufacture of prepared dyes and pigments, see 20.30

- manufacture of synthetic aromatic products, see 20.14
- manufacture of printing ink, see 20.30
- manufacture of perfume and toilet preparations, see 20.42
- manufacture of liquid biofuels, see 20.51

Not stated separately in available source data

Typical examples

- Manufacture of paints and varnishes, enamels or lacquers
- Manufacture of prepared pigments and dyes, opacifiers and colours
- Manufacture of vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes and similar preparations
- Manufacture of mastics

- Manufacture of dyes and pigments from any source in basic form or as concentrate
- Manufacture of pure calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide
- Manufacture of products, of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores

- Manufacture of photographic plates, films, sensitised paper and other sensitised unexposed materials
- Manufacture of chemical preparations for photographic uses
- Manufacture of gelatine and its derivatives
- Manufacture of glues and prepared adhesives, including rubber-based glues and adhesives

- Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics

Common reasons to choose this code

- manufacture of paints and varnishes, enamels or lacquers
- manufacture of prepared pigments and dyes, opacifiers and colours
- manufacture of vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes and similar preparations
- manufacture of mastics

- manufacture of dyes and pigments from any source in basic form or as concentrate
- manufacture of pure calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide
- manufacture of products, of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores

- manufacture of photographic plates, films, sensitised paper and other sensitised unexposed materials
- manufacture of chemical preparations for photographic uses
- manufacture of gelatine and its derivatives
- manufacture of glues and prepared adhesives, including rubber-based glues and adhesives

- Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics

Common reasons not to choose this code

- manufacture of dyes, tuffs and pigments, see 20.12
- manufacture of writing and drawing ink, see 20.59

- manufacture of prepared dyes and pigments, see 20.30

- manufacture of synthetic aromatic products, see 20.14
- manufacture of printing ink, see 20.30
- manufacture of perfume and toilet preparations, see 20.42
- manufacture of liquid biofuels, see 20.51

- Activities primarily classified as manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms
- Activities primarily classified as manufacture of pesticides, disinfectants and other agrochemical products
- Activities primarily classified as manufacture of washing, cleaning and polishing preparations
- Activities primarily classified as manufacture of other chemical products

Usually not this code

- Manufacture of dyes, tuffs and pigments
- Manufacture of writing and drawing ink

- Manufacture of prepared dyes and pigments

- Manufacture of synthetic aromatic products
- Manufacture of printing ink
- Manufacture of perfume and toilet preparations
- Manufacture of liquid biofuels

- Activities primarily classified as manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms
- Activities primarily classified as manufacture of pesticides, disinfectants and other agrochemical products
- Activities primarily classified as manufacture of washing, cleaning and polishing preparations
- Activities primarily classified as manufacture of other chemical products

Related codes

- 20.12 Manufacture of dyes and pigments
- 20.59 Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
- 20.3 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics

- 20.30 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
- 20.11 Manufacture of industrial gases
- 20.13 Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals
- 20.14 Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals
- 20.15 Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds
- 20.1 Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms

- 20.14 Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals
- 20.30 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
- 20.42 Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations
- 20.51 Manufacture of liquid biofuels
- 20.5 Manufacture of other chemical products

- 20.1 Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms
- 20.2 Manufacture of pesticides, disinfectants and other agrochemical products
- 20.4 Manufacture of washing, cleaning and polishing preparations
- 20.5 Manufacture of other chemical products
- 20.30 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
- 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

Parent hierarchy

C MANUFACTURING > 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products > 20.3 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics > 20.30 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics

C MANUFACTURING > 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products > 20.1 Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms > 20.12 Manufacture of dyes and pigments

C MANUFACTURING > 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products > 20.5 Manufacture of other chemical products > 20.59 Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.

C MANUFACTURING > 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products > 20.3 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics

Rev. 2 mapping

- 20.30 -> 20.30 (exact)

- 20.12 -> 20.12 (exact)

- 20.52 -> 20.59 (scope-aligned)
- 20.59 -> 20.59 (exact)
- 20.53 -> 20.59 (scope-aligned)
- 20.51 -> 20.59 (scope-aligned)