NACE 25.51: Coating of metals

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 25.61. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 2592.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 25.51 is "Coating of metals". It sits in section C (MANUFACTURING), then division 25 (Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment), then group 25.5 (Treatment and coating of metals; machining). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 25.61 (Treatment and coating of metals).

What the class includes

This class includes: - galvanising, including general (batch) hot-dip galvanising - phosphate or chromate conversion coating - cladding, electroplating, anodising, etc., of metals - colouring of metals - non-metallic coating of metals, e.g.: • powder or plastic coating, enamelling, lacquering

What it excludes

This class excludes: - activities of farriers, see 01.62 - printing onto metals, see 18.12 - metal coating of plastics, see 22.25 - cladding of base metals with a covering of silver, gold or platinum, see 24.41 - heat treatment of metals, see 25.52 - hardening of metals, see 25.52 - painting of metals on buildings and civil engineering structures, see 43.34 - ‘while-you-wait’ engraving services, see 95.29

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
25.61	Treatment and coating of metals	2

The label in 24 languages

bgНанасяне на покритие върху метал
csPovlakování kovů
daOverfladebehandling af metal
deBeschichten von Metallen
elΕπικάλυψη μετάλλων
enCoating of metals
esRevestimiento de metales
etMetallpindade katmine
fiMetallien pinnoitus
frRevêtement des métaux
gaBratú miotal
hrPrevlačenje metala
huFém felületkezelése
itRivestimento dei metalli
ltMetalų dengimas
lvMetālu virsmas pārklāšana
mtKisi tal-metalli
nlCoating van metalen
plNakładanie powłok na metale
ptRevestimento de metais
roAcoperirea metalelor
skPovrchová úprava kovov
slPrekrivanje kovin
svBeläggning och överdragning av metall

Neighbouring classes

25.52 Heat treatment of metals · 25.53 Machining of metals

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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.