UK SIC 2007 28940: Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production

Maps to NACE Rev. 2 28.94 and NACE Rev. 2.1 28.94. ISIC Rev. 4: 2826.

UK SIC 2007 code 28940 is "Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production". UK SIC 2007 follows NACE Rev. 2 at four digits and adds a national fifth digit, so the first four digits, 28.94, are the NACE Rev. 2 class "Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production". 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 28.94, "Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production".

Conversion

Classification	Code	Label
UK SIC 2007	28940	Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production
NACE Rev. 2	28.94	Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production
NACE Rev. 2.1	28.94	Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production
ISIC Rev. 4	2826

What the class includes (NACE Rev. 2 notes)

This class includes: - manufacture of textile machinery: • machines for preparing, producing, extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile fibres, materials or yarns • machines for preparing textile fibres: cotton gins, bale breakers, garnetters, cotton spreaders, wool scourers, wool carbonisers, combs, carders, roving frames etc. • spinning machines • machines for preparing textile yarns: reelers, warpers and related machines • weaving machines (looms), including hand looms • knitting machines • machines for making knotted net, tulle, lace, braid etc. - manufacture of auxiliary machines or equipment for textile machinery: • dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms, spindles and spindle flyers etc. - manufacture of textile printing machinery - manufacture of machinery for fabric processing: • machinery for washing, bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile fabrics • manufacture of machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics - manufacture of laundry machinery: • ironing machines, including fusing presses • commercial washing and drying machines • dry-cleaning machines - manufacture of sewing machines, sewing machine heads and sewing machine needles (whether or not for household use) - manufacture of machines for producing or finishing felt or non-wovens - manufacture of leather machines: • machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather • machinery for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins, leather or fur skins

What it excludes

This class excludes: - manufacture of paper or paperboard cards for use on jacquard machines, see 17.29 - manufacture of domestic washing and drying machines, see 27.51 - manufacture of calendaring machines, see 28.29 - manufacture of machines used in bookbinding, see 28.99

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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.