NACE 15.20: Manufacture of footwear

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 15.20, 16.29, 22.19, 22.29. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 1520, 1629, 2219, 2220.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 15.20 is "Manufacture of footwear". It sits in section C (MANUFACTURING), then division 15 (Manufacture of leather and related products of other materials), then group 15.2 (Manufacture of footwear). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 15.20 (Manufacture of footwear), 16.29 (Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials), 22.19 (Manufacture of other rubber products), 22.29 (Manufacture of other plastic products).

What the class includes

This class includes: - manufacture of footwear for all purposes, of any material, by any process, including moulding - manufacture of leather parts of footwear (e.g. manufacture of uppers and parts of uppers, outer and inner soles, heels) - manufacture of gaiters, chaps and similar articles

What it excludes

This class excludes: - manufacture of knitted or crocheted footwear without applied soles, see 14.10 - manufacture of footwear of textile material without applied soles, except knitted or crocheted, see 14.29 - manufacture of ski boots, see 32.30 - manufacture of prescription orthopaedic shoes, see 32.50

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
15.20	Manufacture of footwear	-
16.29	Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials	3
22.19	Manufacture of other rubber products	1
22.29	Manufacture of other plastic products	3

The label in 24 languages

bgПроизводство на обувки
csVýroba obuvi
daFremstilling af fodtøj
deHerstellung von Schuhen
elΚατασκευή υποδημάτων
enManufacture of footwear
esFabricación de calzado
etJalatsitootmine
fiJalkineiden valmistus
frFabrication de chaussures
gaMonarú coisbhirt
hrProizvodnja obuće
huLábbeligyártás
itFabbricazione di calzature
ltAvalynės gamyba
lvApavu ražošana
mtManifattura tal-ilbies tas-saqajn
nlVervaardiging van schoeisel
plProdukcja obuwia
ptIndústria do calçado
roFabricarea încălțămintei
skVýroba obuvi
slProizvodnja obutve
svTillverkning av skodon

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.