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17.12
Class
Manufacture of paper and paperboard
SDMX: C1712
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
1 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ Includes

This class includes: - manufacture of paper and paperboard intended for further industrial processing

+ Also Includes

This class also includes: - further processing of paper and paperboard: • colouring, coating, covering and impregnation of paper and paperboard • manufacture of crêpe or crinkled paper • manufacture of laminates and foils, if laminated with paper or paperboard - manufacture of handmade paper - manufacture of newsprint and other printing or writing paper - manufacture of cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres - manufacture of carbon paper or stencil paper in rolls or large sheets

✗ Excludes

This class excludes: - manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, see 17.21 - manufacture of further-processed articles of paper, paperboard or pulp, see 17.22 to 17.25 - printing and service activities related to printing, see 18.1 - manufacture of abrasive paper, see 23.91 - publishing of books, newspapers and other publishing activities, except software publishing, see 58.1 - manufacture of coated or impregnated paper where the coating or impregnation is the main ingredient, see class in which the manufacture of the coating or impregnation is classified

Who is this code for?

Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIX

Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section C (Manufacture of paper and paperboard).

Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) — UK SIC 2026
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