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28.93
Class
Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing
SDMX: C2893
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
7 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ Includes

This class includes: - manufacture of dryers for agricultural products - manufacture of machinery for the dairy industry, e.g.: • cream separators • milk processing machinery (e.g. homogenisers) • milk converting machinery (e.g. butter churns, butter workers and moulding machines) • cheese-making machines (e.g. homogenisers, moulders, presses) - manufacture of machinery for the grain milling industry, e.g.: • machinery to clean, sort or grade seeds, grain or dried leguminous vegetables (e.g. winnowers, sieving belts, separators, grain brushing machines) • machinery to produce flour and meal, etc. (e.g. grinding mills, feeders, sifters, bran cleaners, blenders, rice hullers, pea splitters) - manufacture of presses, crushers, etc. (e.g.to make wine, cider, fruit juices) - manufacture of machinery for the bakery industry or for making macaroni, spaghetti or similar products, e.g.: • baking ovens, dough mixers, dough-dividers, moulders, slicers, cake depositing machines - manufacture of machines and equipment to process diverse foods, e.g.: • machinery to make confectionery, cocoa or chocolate; to manufacture sugar; for breweries; to process meat or poultry; to prepare fruits, nuts or vegetables; to prepare fish, shellfish or other seafood • other machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink - manufacture of machinery for filtering or purifying food and beverages - manufacture of machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or vegetable fats or oils - manufacture of machinery for the preparation of tobacco and for the making of cigarettes or cigars, or for pipe or chewing tobacco or snuff - manufacture of machinery, plant and equipment for cooking or heating food in hotels and restaurants

✗ Excludes

This class excludes: - manufacture of food and milk irradiation equipment, see 26.60 - manufacture of packing, wrapping and weighing machinery, see 28.29 - manufacture of cleaning, sorting or grading machinery for eggs, fruits or other crops (except seeds, grains and dried leguminous vegetables), see 28.30

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Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIX

Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section C (Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing).

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