32.30
Class
Manufacture of sports goods
SDMX: C3230
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
0 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This class includes the manufacture of sporting and athletic goods (except apparel and footwear). This class includes: - manufacture of articles and equipment for sports, outdoor and indoor games, of any material, e.g.: • hard, soft and inflatable balls • rackets, bats and clubs • skis, bindings and poles • ski boots, snowboard boots and cross-country ski footwear • sailboards, surfboards and waterskis • requisites for sport fishing, including landing-nets • decoy ‘birds’ and similar requisites for hunting or shooting • articles and equipment for mountain climbing • gloves for use in sport, of leather or composition leather • basins for swimming and padding pools • ice skates, roller skates • bows and crossbows • gymnasium, fitness centre or athletic equipment • metal weights as used for weightlifting
✗ Excludes
This class excludes: - manufacture of boat sails, see 13.96 - manufacture of sports apparel, see 14.29 - manufacture of saddlery and harness, see 15.12 - manufacture of whips and riding crops, see 15.12 - manufacture of sports footwear, see 15.20 - manufacture of rubber wetsuits and diving suits, see 22.12 - manufacture of plastic headgear excluding safety headgear, see 22.26 - manufacture of sporting, hunting or target-shooting weapons and ammunition, see 25.30 - manufacture of sports vehicles other than bobsleighs, toboggans, etc, see divisions 29, 30 - manufacture of boats for sports and recreation, see 30.12 - manufacture of billiard tables, see 32.40 - manufacture of earplugs and noise plugs (e.g. for swimming and noise protection), see 32.99 - manufacture of safety headgear, see 32.99 - repair of sports goods, see 95.29
Frequently Confused With
13.96
Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles
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14.29 Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c.
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15.12 Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness of any material
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15.12 Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness of any material
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15.20 Manufacture of footwear
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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 sports goods).
Frequently confused with
- 13.96 — Manufacture of Other Technical and Industrial Textiles
- 14.29 — Manufacture of Other Wearing Apparel and Accessories N.e.c.
- 15.12 — Manufacture of Luggage, Handbags, Saddlery and Harness of Any Material
- 15.12 — Manufacture of Luggage, Handbags, Saddlery and Harness of Any Material
- 15.20 — Manufacture of Footwear
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Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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