NACE 32.20: Manufacture of musical instruments

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 32.20. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 3220.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 32.20 is "Manufacture of musical instruments". It sits in section C (MANUFACTURING), then division 32 (Other manufacturing), then group 32.2 (Manufacture of musical instruments). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 32.20 (Manufacture of musical instruments).

What the class includes

This class includes: - manufacture of string instruments - manufacture of keyboard stringed instruments, including automatic pianos - manufacture of keyboard pipe organs, harmoniums and similar keyboard instruments with free metal reeds - manufacture of accordions and similar instruments, including mouth organs - manufacture of wind instruments - manufacture of percussion instruments (e.g. drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets, maracas) - manufacture of musical instruments that generate sound electronically (e.g. digital pianos, synthesisers) - manufacture of musical boxes, fairground organs, calliopes, etc. - manufacture of instrument parts and accessories, e.g.: • metronomes, tuning forks, pitch pipes, cards, discs and rolls for automatic mechanical instruments

What it excludes

This class excludes: - reproduction of pre-recorded sound and videotapes and discs, see 18.20 - manufacture of microphones, amplifiers, loudspeakers, headphones and similar components, see 26.40 - manufacture of record players, tape recorders, etc., see 26.40 - manufacture of toy musical instruments, see 32.40 - publishing of pre-recorded sound and videotapes and discs, see 59.20 - repair of musical instruments not considered cultural heritage and non-historical, see 95.29 - piano tuning, see 95.29

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
32.20	Manufacture of musical instruments	-

The label in 24 languages

bgПроизводство на музикални инструменти
csVýroba hudebních nástrojů
daFremstilling af musikinstrumenter
deHerstellung von Musikinstrumenten
elΚατασκευή μουσικών οργάνων
enManufacture of musical instruments
esFabricación de instrumentos musicales
etMuusikariistade tootmine
fiSoitinten valmistus
frFabrication d’instruments de musique
gaMonarú uirlisí ceoil
hrProizvodnja glazbenih instrumenata
huHangszergyártás
itFabbricazione di strumenti musicali
ltMuzikos instrumentų gamyba
lvMūzikas instrumentu ražošana
mtManifattura tal-istrumenti mużikali
nlVervaardiging van muziekinstrumenten
plProdukcja instrumentów muzycznych
ptFabricação de instrumentos musicais
roFabricarea instrumentelor muzicale
skVýroba hudobných nástrojov
slProizvodnja glasbil
svTillverkning av musikinstrument

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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.