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C - MANUFACTURING

CAEN Code 2540: Manufacture of weapons and ammunition

This class includes:

  • manufacture of heavy weapons (artillery, mobile guns, rocket launchers, torpedo tubes, heavy machine guns)
  • manufacture of small arms (revolvers, shotguns, light machine guns)
  • manufacture of air or gas guns and pistols
  • manufacture of war ammunition

This class also includes:

  • manufacture of hunting, sporting or protective firearms and ammunition
  • manufacture of explosive devices such as bombs, mines and torpedoes

This class excludes:

  • manufacture of percussion caps, detonators or signalling flares, see CAEN 2051
  • manufacture of cutlasses, swords, bayonets etc, see CAEN 2571
  • manufacture of armoured vehicles for the transport of banknotes or valuables, see CAEN 2910
  • manufacture of space vehicles, see CAEN 3030
  • manufacture of tanks and other fighting vehicles, see CAEN 3040