UK SIC 2007 32500: Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies

Maps to NACE Rev. 2 32.50 and NACE Rev. 2.1 26.60, 32.50. ISIC Rev. 4: 3250.

UK SIC 2007 code 32500 is "Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies". UK SIC 2007 follows NACE Rev. 2 at four digits and adds a national fifth digit, so the first four digits, 32.50, are the NACE Rev. 2 class "Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies". 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	32500	Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
NACE Rev. 2	32.50	Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
NACE Rev. 2.1	26.60	Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment
NACE Rev. 2.1	32.50	Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
ISIC Rev. 4	3250

What the class includes (NACE Rev. 2 notes)

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

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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.