58.11
Class
Publishing of books
SDMX: J5811
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
3 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This class includes: - publishing of books, brochures and similar publications - publishing of dictionaries and encyclopaedias - publishing of atlases, maps and charts - publishing of e-books and audiobooks - publishing of comic books and graphic novels All the feasible forms of publishing (in print, digital, analogue, or any other form) are included.
✗ Excludes
This class excludes: - production of globes, see 32.99 - publishing of learned journals, see 58.13/1 - publishing of advertising material, see 58.19 - publishing of music and sheet music books, see 59.21 - jointly publishing and distributing podcasts, see 59.21 - audiobook streaming activities not associated with its publishing, see 60.10 - activities of independent authors, see 90.11
Frequently Confused With
32.99
Other manufacturing n.e.c.
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58.19 Other publishing activities, except software publishing
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59.21 Sound recording activities
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59.21 Sound recording activities
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60.10 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities
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Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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