UK SIC 2007 16240: Manufacture of wooden containers

Maps to NACE Rev. 2 16.24 and NACE Rev. 2.1 16.24, 16.27. ISIC Rev. 4: 1623.

UK SIC 2007 code 16240 is "Manufacture of wooden containers". UK SIC 2007 follows NACE Rev. 2 at four digits and adds a national fifth digit, so the first four digits, 16.24, are the NACE Rev. 2 class "Manufacture of wooden containers". 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 NACE Rev. 2 class behind this code is split across 2 classes, so check the activity before you convert.

Conversion

Classification	Code	Label
UK SIC 2007	16240	Manufacture of wooden containers
NACE Rev. 2	16.24	Manufacture of wooden containers
NACE Rev. 2.1	16.24	Manufacture of wooden containers
NACE Rev. 2.1	16.27	Finishing of wooden products
ISIC Rev. 4	1623

What the class includes (NACE Rev. 2 notes)

This class includes: - manufacture of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings of wood - manufacture of pallets, box pallets and other load boards of wood - manufacture of barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products of wood - manufacture of wooden cable-drums

What it excludes

This class excludes: - manufacture of luggage, see 15.12 - manufacture of cases of plaiting material, see 16.29

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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.