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C - MANUFACTURING

CAEN Code 2894: Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel, and leather production

This class includes:

  • manufacture of textile machinery:
    • machines for preparing, producing, extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile fibres, materials or yarns
    • machines for preparing textile fibres: cotton gins, bale breakers, garnetters, cotton spreaders, wool scourers, wool carbonisers, combs, carders, roving frames etc
    • spinning machines
    • machines for preparing textile yarns: reelers, warpers and related machines
    • weaving machines (looms), including hand looms
    • knitting machines
    • machines for making knotted net, tulle, lace, braid etc
  • manufacture of auxiliary machines or equipment for textile machinery:
    • dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms, spindles and spindle flyers etc
  • manufacture of textile printing machinery
  • manufacture of machinery for fabric processing:
    • machinery for washing, bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile fabrics
    • manufacture of machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics
  • manufacture of laundry machinery:
    • ironing machines, including fusing presses
    • commercial washing and drying machines
    • dry-cleaning machines
  • manufacture of sewing machines, sewing machine heads and sewing machine needles (whether or not for household use)
  • manufacture of machines for producing or finishing felt or non-wovens
  • manufacture of leather machines:
    • machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather
    • machinery for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins, leather or fur skins

This class excludes:

  • manufacture of paper or paperboard cards for use on jacquard machines, see CAEN 1729
  • manufacture of domestic washing and drying machines, see CAEN 2751
  • manufacture of calendaring machines, see CAEN 2829
  • manufacture of machines used in bookbinding, see CAEN 2899