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25.63
Class
Manufacture of tools
SDMX: C2563
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
2 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ Includes

This class includes: - manufacture of knives and cutting blades for machines or for mechanical appliances - manufacture of hand tools (e.g. pliers, screwdrivers) - manufacture of non-power-driven agricultural hand tools - manufacture of saws and saw blades, including circular saw blades and chainsaw blades - manufacture of interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools (e.g. drills, punches, milling cutters) - manufacture of press tools - manufacture of blacksmiths’ tools (e.g. forges, anvils) - manufacture of moulding boxes and moulds (except ingot moulds) - manufacture of vices, clamps

✗ Excludes

This class excludes: - manufacture of power-driven hand tools, see 28.24 - manufacture of ingot moulds, see 28.91

Who is this code for?

Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIX

Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section C (Manufacture of tools).

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