25.30
Class
Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
SDMX: C2530
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
0 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This class includes: - manufacture of military weapons (e.g. artillery weapons, rocket launchers, flame-throwers, grenade launchers, torpedo tubes and similar projectors, machine guns) - manufacture of pistols, shotguns and rifles - manufacture of spring, air or gas guns and pistols, etc. - manufacture of war ammunition - manufacture of cartridges for shotguns, revolvers and pistols - manufacture of bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war
+ Also Includes
This class also includes: - manufacture of hunting, sporting or protective firearms and ammunition
✗ Excludes
This class excludes: - manufacture of percussion caps, detonators or signalling flares, see 20.59 - manufacture of cutlasses, swords, bayonets, etc., see 25.61 - manufacture of optical gun-sighting equipment, see 26.70 - manufacture of bodies for armoured vehicles, see 29.20 - building of military ships and vessels, see 30.13 - manufacture of military air and spacecraft, see 30.32, 30.33 - manufacture of tanks and other armoured and motorised fighting vehicles, see 30.40
Frequently Confused With
20.59
Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
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25.61 Manufacture of cutlery
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26.70 Manufacture of optical instruments, magnetic and optical media and photographic equipment
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29.20 Manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers
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30.13 Building of military ships and vessels
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Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXProduction managers and directors in manufacturing
SOC 2020:1121 Common titles: Plant manager, Factory manager
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
SOC 2020:8111 Common titles: Machine operator, Factory worker
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
SOC 2020:8131 Common titles: Assembly worker, Line worker
Related Occupations
Industrial engineersMetal working production and maintenance fitters
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section C (Manufacture of weapons and ammunition).
Frequently confused with
- 20.59 — Manufacture of Other Chemical Products N.e.c.
- 25.61 — Manufacture of Cutlery
- 26.70 — Manufacture of Optical Instruments, Magnetic and Optical Media and Photographic Equipment
- 29.20 — Manufacture of Bodies and Coachwork for Motor Vehicles; Manufacture of Trailers and Semi-trailers
- 30.13 — Building of Military Ships and Vessels
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Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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