- Industry codes
- NACE Rev. 2.1
- C
- 32
- 32.5
- 32.50
NACE 32.50: Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 32.50, 32.99. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 3250, 3290.
NACE Rev. 2.1 class 32.50 is "Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies". It sits in section C (MANUFACTURING), then division 32 (Other manufacturing), then group 32.5 (Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 32.50 (Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies), 32.99 (Other manufacturing n.e.c.).
What the class includes
This class includes the manufacture of laboratory apparatus, surgical and medical instruments, surgical appliances and supplies, dental equipment and supplies, orthodontic goods, dentures and orthodontic appliances. Further included is the manufacture of medical, dental and similar furniture where the additional specific functions determine the purpose of the product (for example, dentist’s chairs with built-in hydraulic functions).
This class includes:
- manufacture of surgical drapes and sterile yarns/tissue
- manufacture of dental fillings and cements (except denture adhesives), dental wax and other dental plaster preparations
- manufacture of bone reconstruction cements
- manufacture of dental laboratory furnaces
- manufacture of laboratory ultrasonic cleaning machinery
- manufacture of medical, surgical or laboratory sterilisers
- manufacture of laboratory-type centrifuges
- manufacture of medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture, e.g.:
• operating tables
• examination tables
• hospital beds with mechanical fittings
• dentist chairs
- manufacture of articles specially designed for use exclusively in implants in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences (e.g. plates which remain permanently in the body (e.g. to replace part or the whole of a bone))
- manufacture of syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae, etc.
- manufacture of dental instruments and appliances
- manufacture of artificial teeth and dental fittings
- manufacture of orthopaedic and prosthetic devices
- manufacture of glass eyes
- manufacture of medical thermometers
- manufacture of ophthalmic goods, eyeglasses, sunglasses, lenses ground to prescription, contact lenses, safety goggles
- manufacture of made-to-measure orthopaedic footwear and special insoles for correcting orthopaedic conditions
- manufacture of individual protective masks (e.g. FFP2, FFP3, surgical masks)
What it excludes
This class excludes:
- manufacture of special series-produced shoes supporting the arch of the foot, see 15.20
- manufacture of denture fixative pastes and powders, see 20.42
- manufacture of wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances), see 21.20
- manufacture of electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus, see 26.60
- manufacture of hearing aids, see 26.60
- manufacture of wheelchairs, see 30.92
- retail sale of corrective glasses, lenses and sunglasses, see 47.74
Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2
| NACE Rev. 2 | Label (Rev. 2) | Also maps to |
|---|---|---|
| 32.50 | Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies | 1 |
| 32.99 | Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 1 |
The label in 24 languages
- bgПроизводство на медицински и зъболекарски инструменти и средства
- csVýroba lékařských a dentálních nástrojů a potřeb
- daFremstilling af medicinske og dentale instrumenter samt udstyr hertil
- deHerstellung von medizinischen und zahnmedizinischen Apparaten und Materialien
- elΚατασκευή ιατρικών και οδοντιατρικών οργάνων και προμηθειών
- enManufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
- esFabricación de instrumentos y suministros médicos y odontológicos
- etMeditsiini- ja hambaraviinstrumentide ning materjalide tootmine
- fiLääkintä- ja hammaslääkintäinstrumenttien ja -tarvikkeiden valmistus
- frFabrication d’instruments et de fournitures à usage médical et dentaire
- gaMonarú gléasanna agus soláthairtí míochaine agus fiaclóireachta
- hrProizvodnja medicinskih i stomatoloških instrumenata i pribora
- huOrvosi eszköz gyártása
- itFabbricazione di strumenti e forniture mediche e dentistiche
- ltMedicinos ir odontologijos prietaisų, instrumentų ir reikmenų gamyba
- lvMedicīnas un zobārstniecības instrumentu un piederumu ražošana
- mtManifattura tal-istrumenti u l-provvisti mediċi u tad-dentistrija
- nlVervaardiging van medische en tandheelkundige instrumenten en benodigdheden
- plProdukcja urządzeń, instrumentów oraz wyrobów medycznych, włączając dentystyczne
- ptFabricação de instrumentos e materiais médicos e dentários
- roFabricarea de dispozitive, aparate și instrumente medicale și stomatologice
- skVýroba lekárskych a dentálnych nástrojov a potrieb
- slProizvodnja medicinskih instrumentov, naprav in pripomočkov
- svTillverkning av medicinsk och dental utrustning
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