CAEN Code 0163: Post-harvest crop activities

This class includes:

• preparation of crops for primary markets, ie cleaning, trimming, grading, disinfecting
• cotton ginning
• preparation of tobacco leaves, eg drying
• preparation of cocoa beans (e.g., peeling)
• waxing of fruit
• sun-drying of fruit and vegetables

This class excludes:

• preparation of agricultural products by the producer, see corresponding class in groups 011, 012 or 013 - post-harvest activities aimed at improving the propagation quality of seed, see CAEN 0164 - stemming and redrying of tobacco, see CAEN 1200
• marketing activities of commission merchants and cooperative associations, see division 46 - wholesale of agricultural raw materials, see 462

Also used for in caselaw:

• Sun-drying of tobacco
• Sun-drying of herbs and spices