NACE 25.30: Manufacture of weapons and ammunition

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 25.40. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 2520.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 25.30 is "Manufacture of weapons and ammunition". It sits in section C (MANUFACTURING), then division 25 (Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment), then group 25.3 (Manufacture of weapons and ammunition). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 25.40 (Manufacture of weapons and ammunition).

What the class includes

This class includes: - manufacture of military weapons (e.g. artillery weapons, rocket launchers, flame-throwers, grenade launchers, torpedo tubes and similar projectors, machine guns) - manufacture of pistols, shotguns and rifles - manufacture of spring, air or gas guns and pistols, etc. - manufacture of war ammunition - manufacture of cartridges for shotguns, revolvers and pistols - manufacture of bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war

What it excludes

This class excludes: - manufacture of percussion caps, detonators or signalling flares, see 20.59 - manufacture of cutlasses, swords, bayonets, etc., see 25.61 - manufacture of optical gun-sighting equipment, see 26.70 - manufacture of bodies for armoured vehicles, see 29.20 - building of military ships and vessels, see 30.13 - manufacture of military air and spacecraft, see 30.32 - manufacture of tanks and other armoured and motorised fighting vehicles, see 30.40

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
25.40	Manufacture of weapons and ammunition	-

The label in 24 languages

bgПроизводство на въоръжение и боеприпаси
csVýroba zbraní a střeliva
daFremstilling af våben og ammunition
deHerstellung von Waffen und Munition
elΚατασκευή όπλων και πυρομαχικών
enManufacture of weapons and ammunition
esFabricación de armas y municiones
etRelva- ja laskemoonatootmine
fiAseiden ja ammusten valmistus
frFabrication d’armes et de munitions
gaMonarú arm agus armlóin
hrProizvodnja oružja i streljiva
huFegyver-, lőszergyártás
itFabbricazione di armi e munizioni
ltGinklų ir šaudmenų gamyba
lvIeroču un munīcijas ražošana
mtManifattura tal-armi u l-munizzjon
nlVervaardiging van wapens en munitie
plProdukcja broni i amunicji
ptFabricação de armas e munições
roFabricarea armamentului și munițiilor
skVýroba zbraní a munície
slProizvodnja orožja in streliva
svTillverkning av vapen och ammunition

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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.