NIC CODES · HIERARCHY

NIC Code Hierarchy

NIC has five tiers. This page lists all the codes above the five-digit tier. All 780 Section, Division, Group and Class codes sit here. Each one has a plain line of text.

How the NIC tree works

NIC sorts each kind of work into a tree. A Section holds a set of Divisions. A Division holds a set of Groups. A Group holds a set of Classes. A Class holds the five-digit codes. Those are the ones you type on a form.

9 Section codes

The widest band of all. It holds the work of farms, mines, trade and services.

91 Division codes

Two digits. "62" is for computer work.

233 Group codes

Three digits. "620" is for computer work.

447 Class codes

Four digits. "6201" is one class of computer work.

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Section codes (9)

Nine Section codes open the tree. Each one holds a wide band of trade.

NIC-2008 section codes with each code, its description, its industry and the code of the tier above it
Code	Description	Industry	Parent code
1	Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities	Service	—
2	Forestry and logging	Service	—
3	Fishing and aquaculture	Service	—
5	Mining of coal and lignite	Manufacturing	—
6	Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas	Manufacturing	—
7	Mining of metal ores	Manufacturing	—
8	Other mining and quarrying	Manufacturing	—
9	Mining support service activities	Manufacturing	—
T	Activities of households as employers	Service	—

Division codes (91)

91 Division codes sit one step down. The first two digits of a code point here.

NIC-2008 division codes with each code, its description, its industry and the code of the tier above it
Code	Description	Industry	Parent code
10	Manufacture of food products	Manufacturing	C
11	Manufacture of beverages	Manufacturing	C
12	Manufacture of tobacco products	Manufacturing	C
13	Manufacture of textiles	Manufacturing	C
14	Animal production	Service	C
14	Manufacture of wearing apparel	Manufacturing	C
15	Manufacture of leather and related products	Manufacturing	C
16	Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities	Service	C
16	Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials	Manufacturing	C
17	Manufacture of paper and paper products	Manufacturing	C
18	Printing and reproduction of recorded media	Service	C
19	Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	Manufacturing	C
20	Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	Manufacturing	C
21	Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations	Manufacturing	C
22	Logging	Service	C
22	Manufacture of rubber and plastics products	Manufacturing	C
23	Gathering of non-wood forest products	Service	C
23	Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	Manufacturing	C
24	Support services to forestry	Service	C
24	Manufacture of basic metals	Manufacturing	C
25	Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment	Manufacturing	C
26	Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products	Manufacturing	C
27	Manufacture of electrical equipment	Manufacturing	C
28	Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c	Manufacturing	C
29	Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers	Manufacturing	C
30	Manufacture of other transport equipment	Manufacturing	C
31	Fishing	Service	C
31	Manufacture of furniture	Manufacturing	C
32	Aquaculture	Service	C
32	Other manufacturing	Manufacturing	C
33	Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	Service	C
35	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	Service	D
36	Water collection, treatment and supply	Service	E
37	Sewerage	Service	E
38	Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery	Service	E
39	Remediation activities and other waste management services	Service	E
41	Construction of buildings	Service	F
42	Civil engineering	Service	F
43	Specialized construction activities	Service	F
45	Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	Service	G
46	Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	Service	G
47	Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	Service	G
49	Land transport and transport via pipelines	Service	H
50	Water transport	Service	H
51	Air transport	Manufacturing	H
52	Mining of lignite	Manufacturing	H
52	Warehousing and support activities for transportation	Service	H
53	Postal and courier activities	Service	H
55	Accommodation	Service	I
56	Food and beverage service activities	Service	I
58	Publishing activities	Service	J
59	Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities	Service	J
60	Programming and broadcasting activities	Service	J
61	Extraction of crude petroleum	Manufacturing	J
61	Telecommunications	Service	J
62	Extraction of natural gas	Manufacturing	J
62	Computer programming, consultancy and related activities	Service	J
63	Information service activities	Service	J
64	Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding	Service	K
65	Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security	Service	K
66	Activities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities	Service	K
68	Real estate activities	Service	L
69	Legal and accounting activities	Service	M
70	Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities	Service	M
71	Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis	Manufacturing	M
72	Mining of non-ferrous metal ores	Manufacturing	M
72	Scientific research and development	Service	M
73	Advertising and market research	Service	M
74	Other professional, scientific and technical activities	Service	M
75	Veterinary activities	Service	M
77	Rental and leasing activities	Service	N
78	Employment activities	Service	N
79	Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities	Service	N
80	Security and investigation activities	Service	N
81	Quarrying of stone, sand and clay	Manufacturing	N
81	Services to buildings and landscape activities	Service	N
82	Office administrative, office support and other business support activities	Service	N
84	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	Service	O
85	Education	Service	P
86	Human health activities	Service	Q
87	Residential care activities	Service	Q
88	Social work activities without accommodation	Service	Q
89	Mining and quarrying n.e.c	Manufacturing	B
90	Creative, arts and entertainment activities	Service	R
91	Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities	Manufacturing	R
93	Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities	Service	R
94	Activities of membership organizations	Service	S
95	Repair of computers and personal and household goods	Service	S
96	Other personal service activities	Service	S
97	Activities of households as employers	Service	T
99	Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies	Manufacturing	U

Group codes (233)

233 Group codes sit under the Divisions. The first three digits of a code point here.

NIC-2008 group codes with each code, its description, its industry and the code of the tier above it
Code	Description	Industry	Parent code
103	Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables	Manufacturing	10
104	Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats	Manufacturing	10
105	Manufacture of dairy products	Manufacturing	10
106	Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products	Manufacturing	10
107	Manufacture of other food products	Manufacturing	10
108	Manufacture of prepared animal feeds	Manufacturing	10
110	Manufacture of beverages	Manufacturing	11
131	Spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles	Manufacturing	13
139	Manufacture of other textiles	Manufacturing	13
141	Raising of cattle and buffaloes	Service	14
141	Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel	Manufacturing	14
142	Raising of horses and other equines	Service	14
142	Manufacture of articles of fur	Manufacturing	14
143	Raising of camels and camelids	Service	14
143	Manufacture of knitted and crocheted apparel	Manufacturing	14
144	Raising of sheep and goats	Service	14
146	Raising of poultry	Service	14
149	Raising of other animals	Service	14
151	Tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness; dressing and dyeing of fur	Manufacturing	15
152	Manufacture of footwear	Manufacturing	15
161	Sawmilling and planing of wood	Manufacturing	16
162	Support activities for animal production	Service	16
162	Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials	Manufacturing	16
163	Post-harvest crop activities	Service	16
164	Seed processing for propagation	Service	16
170	Manufacture of paper and paper products	Manufacturing	17
181	Printing and service activities related to printing	Service	18
182	Reproduction of recorded media	Service	18
191	Manufacture of coke oven products	Manufacturing	19
192	Manufacture of refined petroleum products	Manufacturing	19
201	Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilizers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms	Manufacturing	20
202	Manufacture of other chemical products	Manufacturing	20
203	Manufacture of man-made fibres	Manufacturing	20
210	Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products	Manufacturing	21
220	Logging	Service	22
221	Manufacture of rubber products	Manufacturing	22
222	Manufacture of plastics products	Manufacturing	22
230	Gathering of non-wood forest products	Service	23
231	Manufacture of glass and glass products	Manufacturing	23
239	Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products n.e.c	Manufacturing	23
240	Support services to forestry	Service	24
241	Manufacture of basic iron and steel	Manufacturing	24
242	Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals	Manufacturing	24
243	Casting of metals	Manufacturing	24
251	Manufacture of structural metal products, tanks, reservoirs and steam generators	Manufacturing	25
259	Manufacture of other fabricated metal products; metalworking service activities	Manufacturing	25
261	Manufacture of electronic components and boards	Manufacturing	26
262	Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment	Manufacturing	26
263	Manufacture of communication equipment	Manufacturing	26
264	Manufacture of consumer electronics	Manufacturing	26
265	Manufacture of measuring, testing, navigating and control equipment; watches and clocks	Manufacturing	26
266	Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment	Manufacturing	26
267	Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment	Manufacturing	26
268	Manufacture of magnetic and optical media	Manufacturing	26
271	Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus	Manufacturing	27
272	Manufacture of batteries and accumulators	Manufacturing	27
273	Manufacture of wiring and wiring devices	Manufacturing	27
274	Manufacture of electric lighting equipment	Manufacturing	27
275	Manufacture of domestic appliances	Manufacturing	27
279	Manufacture of other electrical equipment	Manufacturing	27
281	Manufacture of general-purpose machinery	Manufacturing	28
282	Manufacture of special-purpose machinery	Manufacturing	28
291	Manufacture of motor vehicles	Manufacturing	29
292	Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers	Manufacturing	29
293	Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles	Manufacturing	29
301	Building of ships and boats	Manufacturing	30
302	Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock	Manufacturing	30
303	Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery	Manufacturing	30
309	Manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c	Manufacturing	30
310	Manufacture of furniture	Manufacturing	31
311	Marine fishing	Service	31
312	Freshwater fishing	Service	31
321	Marine aquaculture	Service	32
321	Manufacture of jewellery, bijouterie and related articles	Manufacturing	32
322	Freshwater aquaculture	Service	32
322	Manufacture of musical instruments	Manufacturing	32
323	Manufacture of sports goods	Manufacturing	32
324	Manufacture of games and toys	Manufacturing	32
325	Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies	Manufacturing	32
329	Other manufacturing n.e.c	Manufacturing	32
331	Repair of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment	Service	33
332	Installation of industrial machinery and equipment	Service	33
351	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	Service	35
352	Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains	Manufacturing	35
353	Steam and air conditioning supply	Service	35
360	Water collection, treatment and supply	Service	36
370	Sewerage	Service	37
381	Waste collection	Service	38
382	Waste treatment and disposal	Service	38
383	Materials recovery	Service	38
390	Remediation activities and other waste management services	Service	39
410	Construction of buildings	Service	41
421	Construction of roads and railways	Service	42
422	Construction of utility projects	Service	42
429	Construction of other civil engineering projects	Service	42
431	Demolition and site preparation	Service	43
432	Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities	Service	43
433	Building completion and finishing	Service	43
439	Other specialized construction activities	Service	43
452	Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	Service	45
454	Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories	Service	45
461	Wholesale on a fee or contract basis	Service	46
462	Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals	Service	46
463	Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco	Service	46
464	Wholesale of household goods	Service	46
465	Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies	Service	46
466	Other specialized wholesale	Service	46
469	Non-specialized wholesale trade	Service	46
471	Retail sale in non-specialized stores	Service	47
472	Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores	Service	47
473	Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialized stores	Service	47
474	Retail sale of information and communications equipment in specialized stores	Service	47
475	Retail sale of other household equipment in specialized stores	Service	47
476	Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialized stores	Service	47
477	Retail sale of other goods in specialized stores	Service	47
478	Retail sale via stalls and markets	Service	47
479	Retail trade not in stores, stalls or markets	Service	47
491	Transport via railways	Service	49
492	Other land transport	Service	49
493	Transport via pipeline	Service	49
501	Sea and coastal water transport	Service	50
502	Inland water transport	Service	50
510	Mining of hard coal	Manufacturing	51
511	Passenger air transport	Service	51
512	Freight air transport	Service	51
520	Mining of lignite	Manufacturing	52
521	Warehousing and storage	Service	52
522	Support activities for transportation	Service	52
531	Postal activities	Service	53
532	Courier activities	Service	53
551	Short term accommodation activities	Service	55
552	Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks	Service	55
559	Other accommodation	Service	55
561	Restaurants and mobile food service activities	Service	56
562	Event catering and other food service activities	Service	56
563	Beverage serving activities	Service	56
581	Publishing of books, periodicals and other publishing activities	Service	58
582	Software publishing	Service	58
591	Motion picture, video and television programme activities	Service	59
592	Sound recording and music publishing activities	Service	59
601	Radio broadcasting	Service	60
602	Television programming and broadcasting activities	Service	60
610	Extraction of crude petroleum	Manufacturing	61
611	Wired telecommunications activities	Service	61
612	Wireless telecommunications activities	Service	61
613	Satellite telecommunications activities	Service	61
619	Other telecommunications activities	Service	61
620	Extraction of natural gas	Manufacturing	62
620	Computer programming, consultancy and related activities	Service	62
631	Data processing, hosting and related activities; web portals	Service	63
639	Other information service activities	Service	63
641	Monetary intermediation	Service	64
642	Activities of holding companies	Service	64
643	Trusts, funds and similar financial entities	Service	64
649	Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities	Service	64
651	Insurance	Service	65
652	Reinsurance	Service	65
653	Pension funding	Service	65
661	Activities auxiliary to financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding	Service	66
662	Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding	Service	66
663	Fund management activities	Service	66
681	Real estate activities with own or leased property	Service	68
682	Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis	Service	68
691	Legal activities	Service	69
692	Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy	Service	69
701	Activities of head offices	Service	70
702	Management consultancy activities	Service	70
710	Mining of iron ores	Manufacturing	71
711	Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy	Service	71
712	Technical testing and analysis	Service	71
721	Mining of uranium and thorium ores	Manufacturing	72
721	Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering	Service	72
722	Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities	Service	72
729	Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores	Manufacturing	72
731	Advertising	Service	73
732	Market research and public opinion polling	Service	73
741	Specialized design activities	Service	74
742	Photographic activities	Service	74
749	Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c	Service	74
750	Veterinary activities	Service	75
771	Renting and leasing of motor vehicles	Service	77
772	Renting and leasing of personal and household goods	Service	77
773	Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods	Service	77
774	Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works	Service	77
781	Activities of employment placement agencies	Service	78
782	Temporary employment agency activities	Service	78
783	Other human resources provision	Service	78
791	Travel agency and tour operator activities	Service	79
799	Other reservation service and related activities	Service	79
801	Private security activities	Service	80
802	Security systems service activities	Service	80
803	Investigation activities	Service	80
810	Quarrying of stone, sand and clay	Manufacturing	81
811	Combined facilities support activities	Service	81
812	Cleaning activities	Service	81
813	Landscape care and maintenance service activities	Service	81
821	Office administrative and support activities	Service	82
822	Activities of call centres	Service	82
823	Organization of conventions and trade shows	Service	82
829	Business support service activities n.e.c	Service	82
841	Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community	Service	84
842	Provision of services to the community as a whole	Service	84
843	Compulsory social security activities	Service	84
851	Pre-primary and primary education	Service	85
852	Secondary education	Service	85
853	Higher education	Service	85
854	Other education	Service	85
855	Educational support activities	Service	85
861	Hospital activities	Service	86
862	Medical and dental practice activities	Service	86
869	Other human health activities	Service	86
871	Residential nursing care facilities	Service	87
872	Residential care activities for mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse	Service	87
873	Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled	Service	87
879	Other residential care activities	Service	87
881	Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled	Service	88
889	Other social work activities without accommodation	Service	88
891	Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals	Manufacturing	89
892	Extraction of peat	Manufacturing	89
893	Extraction of salt	Manufacturing	89
899	Other mining and quarrying n.e.c	Manufacturing	89
900	Creative, arts and entertainment activities	Service	90
910	Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction	Manufacturing	91
910	Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities	Service	91
931	Sports activities	Service	93
932	Other amusement and recreation activities	Service	93
941	Activities of business, employers and professional membership organizations	Service	94
942	Activities of trade unions	Service	94
949	Activities of other membership organizations	Service	94
951	Repair of computers and communication equipment	Service	95
952	Repair of personal and household goods	Service	95
960	Other personal service activities	Service	96
990	Support activities for other mining and quarrying	Manufacturing	99

Class codes (447)

447 Class codes sit just above the five-digit codes. The first four digits of a code point here. Use this tier when you need to name a class of work.

NIC-2008 class codes with each code, its description, its industry and the code of the tier above it
Code	Description	Industry	Parent code
1030	Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables	Manufacturing	103
1040	Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats	Manufacturing	104
1050	Manufacture of dairy products	Manufacturing	105
1061	Manufacture of grain mill products	Manufacturing	106
1062	Manufacture of starches and starch products	Manufacturing	106
1071	Manufacture of bakery products	Manufacturing	107
1072	Manufacture of sugar	Manufacturing	107
1073	Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery	Manufacturing	107
1074	Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products	Manufacturing	107
1075	Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes	Manufacturing	107
1079	Manufacture of other food products n.e.c	Manufacturing	107
1080	Manufacture of prepared animal feeds	Manufacturing	108
1104	Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters	Manufacturing	110
1311	Preparation and spinning of textile fibres	Manufacturing	131
1312	Weaving of textiles	Manufacturing	131
1313	Finishing of textiles	Manufacturing	131
1391	Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics	Manufacturing	139
1392	Manufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparel	Manufacturing	139
1393	Manufacture of carpets and rugs	Manufacturing	139
1394	Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting	Manufacturing	139
1399	Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c	Manufacturing	139
1410	Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel	Manufacturing	141
1411	Raising and breeding of cattle and buffaloes	Service	141
1412	Production of milk from cows or buffaloes	Service	141
1413	Production of bovine semen	Service	141
1420	Raising of horses and other equines	Service	142
1420	Manufacture of articles of fur	Manufacturing	142
1430	Raising and breeding of camels and camelids	Service	143
1430	Manufacture of knitted and crocheted apparel	Manufacturing	143
1441	Raising and breeding of sheep and goats	Service	144
1442	Production of milk from sheep or goat	Service	144
1443	Production of raw wool	Service	144
1461	Raising and breeding of chickens and capons, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls chickens and capons, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls	Service	146
1462	Production of eggs	Service	146
1463	Operation of poultry hatcheries	Service	146
1491	Raising and breeding of pet animals (cats, dogs, birds, hamsters etc	Service	149
1492	Bee-keeping and production of honey and beeswax	Service	149
1493	Raising of silk worms, production of silk worm cocoons	Service	149
1499	Raising of other animals, n.e.c	Service	149
1511	Tanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of fur	Manufacturing	151
1512	Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness	Manufacturing	151
1520	Manufacture of footwear	Manufacturing	152
1610	Sawmilling and planing of wood	Manufacturing	161
1612	Operation of agricultural irrigation equipment	Service	161
1619	Other supporting activities including agricultural gardening (excluding parks and gardening activities), n.e.c	Service	161
1620	Support activities for animal production	Service	162
1621	Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels	Manufacturing	162
1622	Manufacture of builders carpentry and joinery	Manufacturing	162
1623	Manufacture of wooden containers	Manufacturing	162
1629	Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials	Manufacturing	162
1631	Preparation of crops for primary markets, i.e. cleaning, trimming, grading, disinfecting	Service	163
1632	Cotton ginning, cleaning and bailing	Service	163
1639	Other post harvest crop activities, n.e.c	Service	163
1640	Seed processing for propagation	Service	164
1701	Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard	Manufacturing	170
1702	Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard	Manufacturing	170
1709	Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard	Manufacturing	170
1811	Printing	Service	181
1812	Service activities related to printing	Service	181
1820	Reproduction of recorded media	Service	182
1910	Manufacture of coke oven products	Manufacturing	191
1920	Manufacture of refined petroleum products	Manufacturing	192
2011	Manufacture of basic chemicals	Manufacturing	201
2012	Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds	Manufacturing	201
2013	Manufacture of plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms	Manufacturing	201
2021	Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products	Manufacturing	202
2022	Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics	Manufacturing	202
2023	Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations	Manufacturing	202
2029	Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c	Manufacturing	202
2030	Manufacture of man-made fibres	Manufacturing	203
2100	Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products	Manufacturing	210
2201	Gathering and preparation of fire wood	Service	220
2202	Logging camps and loggers primarily engaged in felling timber and producing wood in the rough such as pitprops, split poles, pickets, hewn railway ties	Service	220
2203	Production of charcoal in the forest (using traditional methods	Service	220
2209	Other logging activities, n.e.c	Service	220
2211	Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres	Manufacturing	221
2219	Manufacture of other rubber products	Manufacturing	221
2220	Manufacture of plastics products	Manufacturing	222
2301	Gathering of tendu leaves	Service	230
2302	Gathering of lac, resins and rubber-like gums	Service	230
2303	Gathering of wild growing mushrooms, truffles, berries, nuts, cork, balsams, vegetable hair, eelgrass, mosses, lichens	Service	230
2309	Gathering of non-wood forest products, n.e.c	Service	230
2310	Manufacture of glass and glass products	Manufacturing	231
2391	Manufacture of refractory products	Manufacturing	239
2392	Manufacture of clay building materials	Manufacturing	239
2393	Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products	Manufacturing	239
2394	Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster	Manufacturing	239
2395	Manufacture of articles of concrete, cement and plaster	Manufacturing	239
2396	Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone	Manufacturing	239
2399	Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c	Manufacturing	239
2401	Forestry service activities (forest management consulting services, forestry inventories, timber evaluation, forest pest control	Service	240
2402	Logging service activities such as transport of logs within the forest	Service	240
2410	Manufacture of basic iron and steel	Manufacturing	241
2420	Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals	Manufacturing	242
2431	Casting of iron and steel	Manufacturing	243
2432	Casting of non-ferrous metals	Manufacturing	243
2511	Manufacture of structural metal products	Manufacturing	251
2512	Manufacture of tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal	Manufacturing	251
2513	Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers	Manufacturing	251
2591	Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy	Manufacturing	259
2592	Treatment and coating of metals; machining	Manufacturing	259
2593	Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware	Manufacturing	259
2599	Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c	Manufacturing	259
2610	Manufacture of electronic components and boards	Manufacturing	261
2620	Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment	Manufacturing	262
2630	Manufacture of communication equipment	Manufacturing	263
2640	Manufacture of consumer electronics	Manufacturing	264
2651	Manufacture of measuring, testing, navigating and control equipment	Manufacturing	265
2652	Manufacture of watches and clocks	Manufacturing	265
2660	Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment	Manufacturing	266
2670	Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment	Manufacturing	267
2680	Manufacture of magnetic and optical media	Manufacturing	268
2710	Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus	Manufacturing	271
2720	Manufacture of batteries and accumulators	Manufacturing	272
2731	Manufacture of fibre optic cables	Manufacturing	273
2732	Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables	Manufacturing	273
2733	Manufacture of wiring devices	Manufacturing	273
2740	Manufacture of electric lighting equipment	Manufacturing	274
2750	Manufacture of domestic appliances	Manufacturing	275
2790	Manufacture of other electrical equipment	Manufacturing	279
2811	Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines	Manufacturing	281
2812	Manufacture of fluid power equipment	Manufacturing	281
2813	Manufacture of other pumps, compressors, taps and valves	Manufacturing	281
2814	Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements	Manufacturing	281
2815	Manufacture of ovens, furnaces and furnace burners	Manufacturing	281
2816	Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment	Manufacturing	281
2817	Manufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment)	Manufacturing	281
2818	Manufacture of power-driven hand tools	Manufacturing	281
2819	Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery	Manufacturing	281
2821	Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery	Manufacturing	282
2822	Manufacture of metal-forming machinery and machine tools	Manufacturing	282
2823	Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy	Manufacturing	282
2824	Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction	Manufacturing	282
2825	Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing	Manufacturing	282
2826	Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production	Manufacturing	282
2829	Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery	Manufacturing	282
2910	Manufacture of motor vehicles	Manufacturing	291
2920	Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers	Manufacturing	292
2930	Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles	Manufacturing	293
3011	Building of ships and floating structures	Manufacturing	301
3012	Building of pleasure and sporting boats	Manufacturing	301
3020	Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock	Manufacturing	302
3030	Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery	Manufacturing	303
3091	Manufacture of motorcycles	Manufacturing	309
3092	Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages	Manufacturing	309
3099	Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c	Manufacturing	309
3100	Manufacture of furniture	Manufacturing	310
3111	Fishing on a commercial basis including taking of marine crustaceans and molluscs in ocean and coastal waters	Service	311
3112	Gathering of other marine organisms and materials such as natural pearls, sponges, coral and algae	Service	311
3113	Activities of vessels engaged in fishing and in processing and preserving of fish	Service	311
3121	Fishing and taking of freshwater crustaceans and molluscs on a commercial basis in inland waters	Service	312
3122	Taking and gathering of freshwater aquatic animals	Service	312
3211	Fish farming in sea water including farming of marine ornamental fish	Service	321
3211	Manufacture of jewellery and related articles	Manufacturing	321
3212	Culture of crustaceans, bivalves, other mollusks and other aquatic animals in sea water	Service	321
3212	Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles	Manufacturing	321
3213	Growing of edible seaweeds	Service	321
3214	Aquaculture activities in brackish waters and in salt water filled tanks or reservoirs	Service	321
3215	Operation of fish hatcheries (marine)	Service	321
3219	Other marine aquaculture, n.e.c	Service	321
3220	Manufacture of musical instruments	Manufacturing	322
3221	Fish farming in freshwater including farming of freshwater ornamental fish	Service	322
3222	Culture of freshwater crustaceans, bivalves, other mollusks and other aquatic animals	Service	322
3223	Operation of fish hatcheries (fresh-water)	Service	322
3229	Other freshwater aquaculture activities, n.e.c	Service	322
3230	Manufacture of sports goods	Manufacturing	323
3240	Manufacture of games and toys	Manufacturing	324
3250	Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies	Manufacturing	325
3290	Other manufacturing n.e.c	Manufacturing	329
3311	Repair of fabricated metal products	Service	331
3312	Repair of machinery	Service	331
3313	Repair of electronic and optical equipment	Service	331
3314	Repair of electrical equipment	Service	331
3315	Repair of transport equipment, except motor vehicles	Service	331
3319	Repair of other equipment	Service	331
3320	Installation of industrial machinery and equipment	Service	332
3510	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	Service	351
3520	Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains	Manufacturing	352
3530	Steam and air conditioning supply	Service	353
3600	Water collection, treatment and supply	Service	360
3700	Sewerage	Service	370
3811	Collection of non-hazardous waste	Service	381
3812	Collection of hazardous waste	Service	381
3821	Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste	Service	382
3822	Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste	Service	382
3830	Materials recovery	Service	383
3900	Remediation activities and other waste management services	Service	390
4100	Construction of buildings	Service	410
4210	Construction of roads and railways	Service	421
4220	Construction of utility projects	Service	422
4290	Construction of other civil engineering projects	Service	429
4311	Demolition	Service	431
4312	Site preparation	Service	431
4321	Electrical installation	Service	432
4322	Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	Service	432
4329	Other construction installation	Service	432
4330	Building completion and finishing	Service	433
4390	Other specialized construction activities	Service	439
4520	Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	Service	452
4540	Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories	Service	454
4610	Wholesale on a fee or contract basis	Service	461
4620	Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals	Service	462
4630	Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco	Service	463
4641	Wholesale of textiles, clothing and footwear	Service	464
4649	Wholesale of other household goods	Service	464
4651	Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software	Service	465
4652	Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts	Service	465
4653	Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies	Service	465
4659	Wholesale of other machinery and equipment	Service	465
4661	Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products	Service	466
4662	Wholesale of metals and metal ores	Service	466
4663	Wholesale of construction materials, hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies	Service	466
4669	Wholesale of waste and scrap and other products n.e.c	Service	466
4690	Non-specialized wholesale trade	Service	469
4719	Other retail sale in non-specialized stores	Service	471
4721	Retail sale of food in specialized stores	Service	472
4722	Retail sale of beverages in specialized stores	Service	472
4730	Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialized stores	Service	473
4741	Retail sale of computers, peripheral units, software and telecommunications equipment in specialized stores	Service	474
4742	Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialized stores	Service	474
4751	Retail sale of textiles in specialized stores	Service	475
4752	Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialized stores	Service	475
4753	Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialized stores	Service	475
4759	Retail sale of electrical household appliances, furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialized stores	Service	475
4761	Retail sale of books, newspapers and stationary in specialized stores	Service	476
4762	Retail sale of music and video recordings in specialized stores	Service	476
4763	Retail sale of sporting equipment in specialized stores	Service	476
4764	Retail sale of games and toys in specialized stores	Service	476
4771	Retail sale of clothing, footwear and leather articles in specialized stores	Service	477
4772	Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialized stores	Service	477
4773	Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores	Service	477
4774	Retail sale of second-hand goods	Service	477
4782	Retail sale via stalls and markets of textiles, clothing and footwear	Service	478
4789	Retail sale via stalls and markets of other goods	Service	478
4791	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	Service	479
4799	Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets	Service	479
4911	Passenger rail transport, interurban	Service	491
4912	Freight rail transport	Service	491
4921	Urban and suburban passenger land transport	Service	492
4922	Other passenger land transport	Service	492
4923	Freight transport by road	Service	492
4930	Transport via pipeline	Service	493
5011	Sea and coastal passenger water transport	Service	501
5012	Sea and coastal freight water transport	Service	501
5021	Inland passenger water transport	Service	502
5022	Inland freight water transport	Service	502
5101	Opencast mining of hard coal	Manufacturing	510
5102	Belowground mining of hard coal	Manufacturing	510
5103	Cleaning, sizing, grading, pulverizing, compressing etc. of coal	Manufacturing	510
5109	Other operations relating to mining and agglomeration of hard coal	Manufacturing	510
5110	Passenger air transport	Service	511
5120	Freight air transport	Service	512
5201	Opencast mining of lignite (brown coal)	Manufacturing	520
5202	Belowground mining of lignite (brown coal)	Manufacturing	520
5203	Washing, dehydrating, pulverizing, compressing of lignite	Manufacturing	520
5209	Other operations relating to mining and agglomeration of lignite	Manufacturing	520
5210	Warehousing and storage	Service	521
5221	Service activities incidental to land transportation	Service	522
5222	Service activities incidental to water transportation	Service	522
5223	Service activities incidental to air transportation	Service	522
5224	Cargo handling	Service	522
5229	Other transportation support activities	Service	522
5310	Postal activities	Service	531
5320	Courier activities	Service	532
5510	Short term accommodation activities	Service	551
5520	Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks	Service	552
5590	Other accommodation	Service	559
5610	Restaurants and mobile food service activities	Service	561
5621	Event catering	Service	562
5629	Other food service activities	Service	562
5630	Beverage serving activities	Service	563
5811	Book publishing	Service	581
5812	Publishing of directories and mailing lists	Service	581
5813	Publishing of newspapers, journals and periodicals	Service	581
5819	Other publishing activities	Service	581
5820	Software publishing	Service	582
5911	Motion picture, video and television programme production activities	Service	591
5912	Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities	Service	591
5913	Motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities	Service	591
5914	Motion picture projection activities	Service	591
5920	Sound recording and music publishing activities	Service	592
6010	Radio broadcasting	Service	601
6020	Television programming and broadcasting activities	Service	602
6101	Off shore extraction of crude petroleum	Manufacturing	610
6102	On shore extraction of crude petroleum	Manufacturing	610
6110	Wired telecommunications activities	Service	611
6120	Wireless telecommunications activities	Service	612
6130	Satellite telecommunications activities	Service	613
6190	Other telecommunications activities	Service	619
6201	Offshore Extraction of natural gas	Manufacturing	620
6201	Computer programming activities	Service	620
6202	On shore Extraction of natural gas	Manufacturing	620
6202	Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities	Service	620
6209	Other information technology and computer service activities	Service	620
6311	Data processing, hosting and related activities	Service	631
6312	Web portals	Service	631
6391	News agency activities	Service	639
6399	Other information service activities n.e.c	Service	639
6411	Central banking	Service	641
6419	Other monetary intermediation	Service	641
6420	Activities of holding companies	Service	642
6430	Trusts, funds and similar financial entities	Service	643
6491	Financial leasing	Service	649
6492	Other credit granting	Service	649
6499	Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities, n.e.c	Service	649
6511	Life insurance	Service	651
6512	Non-life insurance	Service	651
6520	Reinsurance	Service	652
6530	Pension funding	Service	653
6611	Administration of financial markets	Service	661
6612	Security and commodity contracts brokerage	Service	661
6619	Other activities auxiliary to financial service activities	Service	661
6621	Risk and damage evaluation	Service	662
6622	Activities of insurance agents and brokers	Service	662
6629	Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding	Service	662
6630	Fund management activities	Service	663
6810	Real estate activities with own or leased property	Service	681
6820	Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis	Service	682
6910	Legal activities	Service	691
6920	Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy	Service	692
7010	Activities of head offices	Service	701
7020	Management consultancy activities	Service	702
7100	Mining of iron ores	Manufacturing	710
7110	Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy	Service	711
7120	Technical testing and analysis	Service	712
7210	Mining of uranium and thorium ores	Manufacturing	721
7210	Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering	Service	721
7220	Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities	Service	722
7291	Mining of copper ore	Manufacturing	729
7292	Mining of aluminium ore (bauxite)	Manufacturing	729
7293	Mining of manganese ore	Manufacturing	729
7294	Mining of chromium ore	Manufacturing	729
7295	Mining of precious metal ore (gold, silver)	Manufacturing	729
7296	Mining of lead and znic ore	Manufacturing	729
7299	Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores, n.e.c. [titanium ( ilmenite and rutile) ,niobium, tantalum,vanadium or zirconium ores; tin bearing ores; and, nickel, cobalt, tungsten, molybdenum, antimony and	Manufacturing	729
7310	Advertising	Service	731
7320	Market research and public opinion polling	Service	732
7410	Specialized design activities	Service	741
7420	Photographic activities	Service	742
7490	Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c	Service	749
7500	Veterinary activities	Service	750
7710	Renting and leasing of motor vehicles	Service	771
7721	Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods	Service	772
7722	Renting of video tapes and disks	Service	772
7729	Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods	Service	772
7730	Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods	Service	773
7740	Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works	Service	774
7810	Activities of employment placement agencies	Service	781
7820	Temporary employment agency activities	Service	782
7830	Other human resources provision	Service	783
7911	Travel agency activities	Service	791
7912	Tour operator activities	Service	791
7990	Other reservation service and related activities	Service	799
8010	Private security activities	Service	801
8020	Security systems service activities	Service	802
8030	Investigation activities	Service	803
8101	Quarrying of marble	Manufacturing	810
8102	Quarrying of granite	Manufacturing	810
8103	Quarrying of slate and building and monumental stone other than marble and granite	Manufacturing	810
8104	Mining of dolomite	Manufacturing	810
8105	Mining of gypsum including selenite	Manufacturing	810
8106	Operation of sand or gravel pits, basalt / porphyry, clay (ordinary), crushing and breaking of stone for use as a flux or raw material in lime or cement, manufacture or as building material, road meta	Manufacturing	810
8107	Mining/quarrying of limestone, limeshell, ?kankar? and other calcareous minerals including calcite, chalk and shale	Manufacturing	810
8108	Mining of clays (kaolin, ball clay, wollastonite, bentonite, fuller?s earth, fire clay etc. )	Manufacturing	810
8109	Mining of refractory non-clay minerals (andalusite, kyanite, sillimanite, dunite, diaspore magnesite, diaspore, magnesite)	Manufacturing	810
8110	Combined facilities support activities	Service	811
8121	General cleaning of buildings	Service	812
8129	Other building and industrial cleaning activities	Service	812
8130	Landscape care and maintenance service activities	Service	813
8211	Combined office administrative service activities	Service	821
8219	Photocopying, document preparation and other specialized office support activities	Service	821
8220	Activities of call centres	Service	822
8230	Organization of conventions and trade shows	Service	823
8291	Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus	Service	829
8292	Packaging activities	Service	829
8299	Other business support service activities n.e.c	Service	829
8411	General public administration activities	Service	841
8412	Regulation of the activities of providing health care, education, cultural services and other social services, excluding social security	Service	841
8413	Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businesses	Service	841
8421	Foreign affairs	Service	842
8422	Defence activities	Service	842
8423	Public order and safety activities	Service	842
8430	Compulsory social security activities	Service	843
8510	Pre-primary and primary education	Service	851
8521	General secondary education	Service	852
8522	Technical and vocational secondary education	Service	852
8530	Higher education	Service	853
8541	Sports and recreation education	Service	854
8542	Cultural education	Service	854
8549	Other education n.e.c	Service	854
8550	Educational support activities	Service	855
8610	Hospital activities	Service	861
8620	Medical and dental practice activities	Service	862
8690	Other human health activities	Service	869
8710	Residential nursing care facilities	Service	871
8720	Residential care activities for mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse	Service	872
8730	Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled	Service	873
8790	Other residential care activities	Service	879
8810	Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled	Service	881
8890	Other social work activities without accommodation	Service	889
8911	Mining of native sulphur or pyrites and pyrrhotites valued chiefly for sulphur	Manufacturing	891
8912	Mining of natural phosphates including apatite minerals	Manufacturing	891
8913	Mining of earth colours (ochre including red oxide)	Manufacturing	891
8914	Mining of fluorspar	Manufacturing	891
8915	Mining of barytes	Manufacturing	891
8919	Mining of potash bearing salts/minerals; borate minerals and other fertiliser and chemical minerals n.e.c	Manufacturing	891
8920	Extraction and agglomeration of peat	Manufacturing	892
8931	Salt mining, quarrying, screening etc	Manufacturing	893
8932	Salt production by evaporation of sea water or other saline waters	Manufacturing	893
8991	Mining of gemstones (agate, diamond, emerald, garnet (gem), jasper, rubby/saphire etc	Manufacturing	899
8992	Mining and quarrying of abrasive materials (pumice stone, emery, corundum, garnet and other natural abrasives)	Manufacturing	899
8993	Mining of mica	Manufacturing	899
8994	Mining of natural graphite	Manufacturing	899
8995	Mining of asbestos	Manufacturing	899
8996	Mining of vermiculite, perlite and chlorites	Manufacturing	899
8997	Mining of felspar and silica minerals including quartz, quartzite and fuch.Quartzite	Manufacturing	899
8998	Mining of talc/ steatite	Manufacturing	899
8999	Mining of laterite, diatomite and silicious fossil meals (e.g. diatomite); and other natural fluxes;natural asphalt or bitumen and other mining n.e.c	Manufacturing	899
9000	Creative, arts and entertainment activities	Service	900
9101	Services incidental to off shore oil extraction	Manufacturing	910
9101	Library and archives activities	Service	910
9102	Services incidental to on shore oil extraction	Manufacturing	910
9102	Museums activities and operation of historical sites and buildings	Service	910
9103	Services incidental to off shore gas extraction	Manufacturing	910
9103	Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities	Service	910
9104	Services incidental to on shore gas extraction	Manufacturing	910
9311	Operation of sports facilities	Service	931
9312	Activities of sports clubs	Service	931
9319	Other sports activities	Service	931
9321	Activities of amusement parks and theme parks	Service	932
9329	Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c	Service	932
9411	Activities of business and employers membership organizations	Service	941
9412	Activities of professional membership organizations	Service	941
9420	Activities of trade unions	Service	942
9499	Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c	Service	949
9511	Repair of computers and peripheral equipment	Service	951
9512	Repair of communication equipment	Service	951
9521	Repair of consumer electronics	Service	952
9522	Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment	Service	952
9523	Repair of footwear and leather goods	Service	952
9524	Repair of furniture and home furnishings	Service	952
9529	Repair of other personal and household goods	Service	952
9601	Washing and (dry-) cleaning of textile and fur products	Service	960
9602	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	Service	960
9603	Funeral and related activities	Service	960
9609	Other personal service activities n.e.c	Service	960
9900	Support activities for other mining and quarrying	Manufacturing	990

Some codes show the same number twice

NIC uses the same digits in more than one place. The list has two trades under one number in 31 cases. Read the text on each line and find the one that fits your work. The industry column shows which of the two lines is right.

Division 14 is one of the 31. It shows twice in the Division table, with a different trade on each line. If you need a five-digit code, use the sub-class code under the NIC code search page. That page has a search box for it too.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between a NIC division, group and class?

A division has two digits. A group has three. A class has four. Each one sits one step down from the tier above.

Which NIC code should I put on my Udyam form?

Use a five-digit code. The Udyam form asks for the code that matches your main work. You can add four more for the other work you do.

Why do some NIC codes show the same number twice?

The source list carries two trades under one number in some cases. Read the text on each line. Pick the one that matches your work.

Where do I find the five-digit NIC codes?

They sit on the NIC code search page. A search box filters the full list as you type.

Do I need a NIC code for GST?

You need one for MSME and Udyam forms. Most forms that ask what your business does also take a NIC code.

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