(liberalisation Directive 64/429/EEC)
NICE nomenclature (corresponding to ISIC major groups 23 to 40)
| Major group | 23 | Manufacture of textiles |
| 232 | Manufacturing and processing of textile materials on woollen machinery | |
| 233 | Manufacturing and processing of textile materials on cotton machinery | |
| 234 | Manufacturing and processing of textile materials on silk machinery | |
| 235 | Manufacturing and processing of textile materials on flax and hemp machinery | |
| 236 | Other textile fibre industries (jute, hard fibres, etc.), cordage | |
| 237 | Manufacture of knitted and crocheted goods | |
| 238 | Textile finishing | |
| 239 | Other textile industries | |
| Major group | 24 | Manufacture of footwear, other wearing apparel and bedding |
| 241 | Machine manufacture of footwear (except from rubber or wood) | |
| 242 | Manufacture by hand and repair of footwear | |
| 243 | Manufacture of wearing apparel (except furs) | |
| 244 | Manufacture of mattresses and bedding | |
| 245 | Skin and fur industries | |
| Major group | 25 | Manufactures of wood and cork, except manufacture of furniture |
| 251 | Sawing and industrial preparation of wood | |
| 252 | Manufacture of semi-finished wood products | |
| 253 | Series production of wooden building components including flooring | |
| 254 | Manufacture of wooden containers | |
| 255 | Manufacture of other wooden products (except furniture) | |
| 259 | Manufacture of straw, cork, basketware, wicker-work and rattan products; brush-making | |
| Major group | 26 | 260 Manufacture of wooden furniture |
| Major group | 27 | Manufacture of paper and paper products |
| 271 | Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard | |
| 272 | Processing of paper and paperboard, and manufacture of articles of pulp | |
| Major group | 28 | 280 Printing, publishing and allied industries |
| Major group | 29 | Leather industry |
| 291 | Tanneries and leather finishing plants | |
| 292 | Manufacture of leather products | |
| ex major group | 30 | Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, man-made fibres and starch products |
| 301 | Processing of rubber and asbestos | |
| 302 | Processing of plastic materials | |
| 303 | Production of man-made fibres | |
| ex major group | 31 | Chemical industry |
| 311 | Manufacture of chemical base materials and further processing of such materials | |
| 312 | Specialised manufacture of chemical products principally for industrial and agricultural purposes (including the manufacture for industrial use of fats and oils of vegetable or animal origin falling within ISIC group 312) | |
| 313 | Specialised manufacture of chemical products principally for domestic or office use [excluding the manufacture of medicinal and pharmaceutical products (ex ISIC group 319)] | |
| Major group | 32 | 320 Petroleum industry |
| Major group | 33 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products |
| 331 | Manufacture of structural clay products | |
| 332 | Manufacture of glass and glass products | |
| 333 | Manufacture of ceramic products, including refractory goods | |
| 334 | Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster | |
| 335 | Manufacture of structural material, in concrete, cement and plaster | |
| 339 | Stone working and manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | |
| Major group | 34 | Production and primary transformation of ferrous and non-ferrous metals |
| 341 | Iron and steel industry (as defined in the ECSC treaty, including integrated steelworks-owned coking plants) | |
| 342 | Manufacture of steel tubes | |
| 343 | Wire-drawing, cold-drawing, cold-rolling of strip, cold-forming | |
| 344 | Production and primary transformation of non-ferrous metals | |
| 345 | Ferrous and non-ferrous metal foundries | |
| Major group | 35 | Manufacture of metal products (except machinery and transport equipment) |
| 351 | Forging, heavy stamping and heavy pressing | |
| 352 | Secondary transformation and surface-treatment | |
| 353 | Metal structures | |
| 354 | Boilermaking, manufacture of industrial hollow-ware | |
| 355 | Manufacture of tools and implements and finished articles of metal (except electrical equipment) | |
| 359 | Ancillary mechanical engineering activities | |
| Major group | 36 | Manufacture of machinery other than electrical machinery |
| 361 | Manufacture of agricultural machinery and tractors | |
| 362 | Manufacture of office machinery | |
| 363 | Manufacture of metal-working and other machine-tools and fixtures and attachments for these and for other powered tools | |
| 364 | Manufacture of textile machinery and accessories, manufacture of sewing machines | |
| 365 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment for the food-manufacturing and beverage industries and for the chemical and allied industries | |
| 366 | Manufacture of plant and equipment for mines, iron and steel works foundries, and for the construction industry; manufacture of mechanical handling equipment | |
| 367 | Manufacture of transmission equipment | |
| 368 | Manufacture of machinery for other specific industrial purposes | |
| 369 | Manufacture of other non-electrical machinery and equipment | |
| Major group | 37 | Electrical engineering |
| 371 | Manufacture of electric wiring and cables | |
| 372 | Manufacture of motors, generators, transformers, switchgear, and other similar equipment for the provision of electric power | |
| 373 | Manufacture of electrical equipment for direct commercial use | |
| 374 | Manufacture of telecommunications equipment, meters, other measuring appliances and electromedical equipment | |
| 375 | Manufacture of electronic equipment, radio and television receivers, audio equipment | |
| 376 | Manufacture of electric appliances for domestic use | |
| 377 | Manufacture of lamps and lighting equipment | |
| 378 | Manufacture of batteries and accumulators | |
| 379 | Repair, assembly, and specialist installation of electrical equipment | |
| ex major group | 38 | Manufacture of transport equipment |
| 383 | Manufacture of motor vehicles and parts thereof | |
| 384 | Repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and cycles | |
| 385 | Manufacture of motorcycles, cycles and parts thereof | |
| 389 | Manufacture of transport equipment not elsewhere classified | |
| Major group | 39 | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries |
| 391 | Manufacture of precision instruments, and measuring and controlling instruments | |
| 392 | Manufacture of medico-surgical instruments and equipment and orthopaedic appliances (except orthopaedic footwear) | |
| 393 | Manufacture of photographic and optical equipment | |
| 394 | Manufacture and repair of watches and clocks | |
| 395 | Jewellery and precious metal manufacturing | |
| 396 | Manufacture and repair of musical instruments | |
| 397 | Manufacture of games, toys, sporting and athletic goods | |
| 399 | Other manufacturing industries | |
| Major group | 40 | Construction |
| 400 | Construction (non-specialised); demolition | |
| 401 | Construction of buildings (dwellings or other) | |
| 402 | Civil engineering; building of roads, bridges, railways, etc. | |
| 403 | Installation work | |
| 404 | Decorating and finishing |
(liberalisation Directive 68/365/EEC)
NICE nomenclature
| Major group | 20A | 200 Industries producing animal and vegetable fats and oils |
| 20B | Food manufacturing industries (excluding the beverage industry) | |
| 201 | Slaughtering, preparation and preserving of meat | |
| 202 | Milk and milk products industry | |
| 203 | Canning and preserving of fruits and vegetables | |
| 204 | Canning and preserving of fish and other sea foods | |
| 205 | Manufacture of grain mill products | |
| 206 | Manufacture of bakery products, including rusks and biscuits | |
| 207 | Sugar industry | |
| 208 | Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery | |
| 209 | Manufacture of miscellaneous food products | |
| Major group | 21 | Beverage industry |
| 211 | Production of ethyl alcohol by fermentation, production of yeasts and spirits | |
| 212 | Production of wine and other unmalted alcoholic beverages | |
| 213 | Brewing and malting | |
| 214 | Soft drinks and carbonated water industries | |
| ex 30 | Manufacture of rubber products, plastic materials, artificial and synthetic fibres and starch products | |
| 304 | Manufacture of starch products |
ISIC nomenclature
| ex 855 | hairdressing establishments (excluding chiropodists' activities and beauticians' training schools) |