NACE 16.11: Sawmilling and planing of wood

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 16.10. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 1610.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 16.11 is "Sawmilling and planing of wood". It sits in section C (MANUFACTURING), then division 16 (Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials), then group 16.1 (Sawmilling and planing of wood; processing and finishing of wood). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 16.10 (Sawmilling and planing of wood).

What the class includes

This class includes: - sawing, planing and machining of wood - slicing, peeling or chipping logs - manufacture of wooden railway sleepers - manufacture of unassembled wooden flooring - manufacture outside the forest of wood wool, wood sawdust and flour, wood chips and particles

What it excludes

This class excludes: - logging and production of wood in the rough, see 02.20 - drying of wood, see 16.12 - manufacture of veneer sheets thin enough for use in plywood, boards and panels, see 16.21 - manufacture of parquet panels and other assembled flooring panels of wood or bamboo, see 16.22 - manufacture of wooden shingles and shakes, see 16.23 - manufacture of fire logs or pressed wood, see 16.26

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
16.10	Sawmilling and planing of wood	1

The label in 24 languages

bgРазкрояване, рендосване и импрегниране на дървен материал
csPilařská výroba a impregnace dřeva
daUdsavning og høvling af træ
deSäge- und Hobelwerke
elΠριόνισμα, πλάνισμα και εμποτισμός ξύλου
enSawmilling and planing of wood
esAserrado y cepillado de la madera
etPuidu saagimine ja hööveldamine
fiPuun sahaus ja höyläys
frSciage et rabotage du bois
gaSábhmhuilleoireacht agus plánáil adhmaid
hrPiljenje i blanjanje drva
huFűrészárugyártás
itTaglio e piallatura del legno
ltMedienos pjaustymas ir obliavimas
lvKoku zāģēšana un koksnes ēvelēšana
mtIsserrar u nċanar tal-injam
nlZagen en schaven van hout
plProdukcja wyrobów tartacznych
ptSerração e aplainamento da madeira
roTăierea și rindeluirea lemnului
skPilovanie a hobľovanie dreva
slŽaganje in skobljanje lesa
svSågning och hyvling av trä

Neighbouring classes

16.12 Processing and finishing of wood

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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.