UK SIC 2007 38120: Collection of hazardous waste

Maps to NACE Rev. 2 38.12 and NACE Rev. 2.1 38.12. ISIC Rev. 4: 3812.

UK SIC 2007 code 38120 is "Collection of hazardous waste". UK SIC 2007 follows NACE Rev. 2 at four digits and adds a national fifth digit, so the first four digits, 38.12, are the NACE Rev. 2 class "Collection of hazardous waste". 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 38.12, "Collection of hazardous waste".

Conversion

Classification	Code	Label
UK SIC 2007	38120	Collection of hazardous waste
NACE Rev. 2	38.12	Collection of hazardous waste
NACE Rev. 2.1	38.12	Collection of hazardous waste
ISIC Rev. 4	3812

What the class includes (NACE Rev. 2 notes)

This class includes the collection of solid and non-solid hazardous waste, i.e. explosive, oxidizing, flammable, toxic, irritant, carcinogenic, corrosive, infectious and other substances and preparations harmful for human health and environment. It may also entail identification, treatment, packaging and labeling of waste for the purposes of transport. This class includes: - collection of hazardous waste, such as: • used oil from shipment or garages • bio-hazardous waste • nuclear waste • used batteries etc. - operation of waste transfer stations for hazardous waste

What it excludes

This class excludes: - remediation and clean up of contaminated buildings, mine sites, soil, ground water, e.g. asbestos removal, see 39.00

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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.