UK SIC 2007 01640: Seed processing for propagation

Maps to NACE Rev. 2 01.64 and NACE Rev. 2.1 01.63. ISIC Rev. 4: 0164.

UK SIC 2007 code 01640 is "Seed processing for propagation". UK SIC 2007 follows NACE Rev. 2 at four digits and adds a national fifth digit, so the first four digits, 01.64, are the NACE Rev. 2 class "Seed processing for propagation". UK companies state one or more SIC codes when they file at Companies House, and the codes appear in the company record. In NACE Rev. 2.1 the matching class is 01.63, "Post-harvest crop activities and seed processing for propagation".

Conversion

Classification	Code	Label
UK SIC 2007	01640	Seed processing for propagation
NACE Rev. 2	01.64	Seed processing for propagation
NACE Rev. 2.1	01.63	Post-harvest crop activities and seed processing for propagation
ISIC Rev. 4	0164

What the class includes (NACE Rev. 2 notes)

This class includes all post-harvest activities aimed at improving the propagation quality of seed through the removal of non-seed materials, undersized, mechanically or insect-damaged and immature seeds as well as removing the seed moisture to a safe level for seed storage. This activity includes the drying, cleaning, grading and treating of seeds until they are marketed. The treatment of genetically modified seeds is included here.

What it excludes

This class excludes: - growing of seeds, see groups 01.1 and 01.2 - processing of seeds to obtain oil, see 10.41 - research to develop or modify new forms of seeds, see 72.11

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UK SIC 2007: Companies House condensed list of the ONS classification (gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0), read 2026-10-05. NACE data: EU Vocabularies (CC BY 4.0). Information only.