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C - MANUFACTURING

CAEN Code 1020: Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans, and molluscs

This class includes:

  • preparation and preservation of fish, crustaceans, and mollusks: freezing, deep-freezing, drying, cooking, smoking, salting, brining, canning, etc.
  • production of fish, crustacean and mollusc products: fish fillets, roes, caviar, caviar substitutes etc
  • production of fishmeal for human consumption or animal feed
  • production of meals and solubles from fish and other aquatic animals unfit for human consumption

This class also includes:

  • activities of vessels engaged only in the processing and preserving of fish
  • processing of seaweed

This class excludes:

  • processing and preserving of fish on vessels engaged in fishing, see CAEN 0311
  • processing of whales on land or specialised vessels, see CAEN 1011
  • production of oils and fats from marine material, see CAEN 1041
  • manufacture of prepared frozen fish dishes, see CAEN 1085
  • manufacture of fish soups, see CAEN 1089

Also used for in caselaw: Also used for in caselaw:

  • Fish defrosting, removing heads, gutting and cutting into pieces, and then freezing