- Industry codes
- NACE Rev. 2
- 32.50
NACE Rev. 2 32.50: Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
Becomes 26.60, 32.50 in NACE Rev. 2.1. ISIC Rev. 4: 3250.
NACE Rev. 2 class 32.50 is "Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies". In NACE Rev. 2.1 this class is split across 2 classes in the official correspondence table, so a company with this old code can belong to several new ones; check the activity description before you convert.
Where the activity goes in NACE Rev. 2.1
| NACE Rev. 2.1 | Label |
|---|---|
| 26.60 | Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment |
| 32.50 | Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies |
What the class includes (Rev. 2)
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. Included is the manufacture of medical, dental and similar furniture, where the additional specific functions determine the purpose of the product, such as dentist's chairs with built-in hydraulic functions.
This class includes:
- manufacture of surgical drapes and sterile string and 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 laboratory sterilisers
- manufacture of laboratory type distilling apparatus, laboratory centrifuges
- manufacture of medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture, such as:
• operating tables
• examination tables
• hospital beds with mechanical fittings
• dentists' chairs
- manufacture of bone plates and screws, syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae, etc.
- manufacture of dental instruments (including dentists' chairs incorporating dental equipment)
- manufacture of artificial teeth, bridges, etc., made in dental labs
- manufacture of orthopedic 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
What it excludes
This class excludes:
- manufacture of denture adhesives, see 20.42
- manufacture of medical impregnated wadding, dressings etc., see 21.20
- manufacture of electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment, see 26.60
- manufacture of wheelchairs, see 30.92
- activities of opticians, see 47.78
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
- 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 ta' strumenti u provvisti mediċi u tad-dentistrija
- nlVervaardiging van medische en tandheelkundige instrumenten en benodigdheden
- plProdukcja urządzeń, instrumentów i wyrobów medycznych i dentystycznych
- ptFabricação de instrumentos e material médico-cirúrgico
- roFabricarea de dispozitive, aparate şi instrumente medicale stomatologice
- skVýroba lekárskych a dentálnych nástrojov a potrieb
- slProizvodnja medicinskih instrumentov, naprav in pripomočkov
- svTillverkning av medicinsk och dental utrustning
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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.