NACE 21.20: Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 21.20. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 2100.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 21.20 is "Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations". It sits in section C (MANUFACTURING), then division 21 (Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations), then group 21.2 (Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 21.20 (Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations).

What the class includes

This class includes: - manufacture of medicaments: • antisera and other blood fractions • vaccines • diverse medicaments, including homeopathic preparations - manufacture of chemical contraceptive products for external use and hormonal contraceptive medicaments - manufacture of medical diagnostic preparations, including pregnancy tests - manufacture of radioactive in-vivo diagnostic substances - manufacture of cell and gene advance therapy medical products

What it excludes

This class excludes: - manufacture of herb infusions (mint, vervain, chamomile, etc.), see 10.83 - manufacture of probiotics, see 21.10 - manufacture of dental fillings and dental cement, see 32.50 - manufacture of bone reconstruction cements, see 32.50 - manufacture of surgical drapes, see 32.50 - wholesale of pharmaceuticals, see 46.46 - retail sale of pharmaceuticals, see 47.73 - research and development for pharmaceuticals and other biotech products, see 72.10 - packaging of pharmaceuticals, see 82.92

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
21.20	Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	-

The label in 24 languages

bgПроизводство на лекарствени продукти
csVýroba farmaceutických přípravků
daFremstilling af farmaceutiske præparater
deHerstellung von pharmazeutischen Spezialitäten und sonstigen pharmazeutischen Erzeugnissen
elΠαραγωγή φαρμακευτικών σκευασμάτων
enManufacture of pharmaceutical preparations
esFabricación de especialidades farmacéuticas
etRavimpreparaatide tootmine
fiLääkkeiden valmistus
frFabrication de préparations pharmaceutiques
gaMonarú ullmhóidí cógaisíochta
hrProizvodnja farmaceutskih pripravaka
huGyógyszerkészítmény gyártása
itFabbricazione di medicinali e preparati farmaceutici
ltFarmacinių preparatų gamyba
lvFarmaceitisko preparātu ražošana
mtManifattura tal-preparati farmaċewtiċi
nlVervaardiging van farmaceutische producten
plProdukcja leków i pozostałych wyrobów farmaceutycznych
ptFabricação de preparações farmacêuticas
roFabricarea preparatelor farmaceutice
skVýroba farmaceutických prípravkov
slProizvodnja farmacevtskih preparatov
svTillverkning av läkemedel

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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.