UK SIC 2007 71200: Technical testing and analysis

Maps to NACE Rev. 2 71.20 and NACE Rev. 2.1 71.20. ISIC Rev. 4: 7120.

UK SIC 2007 code 71200 is "Technical testing and analysis". UK SIC 2007 follows NACE Rev. 2 at four digits and adds a national fifth digit, so the first four digits, 71.20, are the NACE Rev. 2 class "Technical testing and analysis". 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 71.20, "Technical testing and analysis".

Conversion

Classification	Code	Label
UK SIC 2007	71200	Technical testing and analysis
NACE Rev. 2	71.20	Technical testing and analysis
NACE Rev. 2.1	71.20	Technical testing and analysis
ISIC Rev. 4	7120

What the class includes (NACE Rev. 2 notes)

This class includes the performance of physical, chemical and other analytical testing of all types of materials and products, such as: • acoustics and vibration testing • testing of composition and purity of minerals etc. • testing activities in the field of food hygiene, including veterinary testing and control in relation to food production • testing of physical characteristics and performance of materials, such as strength, thickness, durability, radioactivity etc. • qualification and reliability testing • performance testing of complete machinery: motors, automobiles, electronic equipment etc. • radiographic testing of welds and joints • failure analysis • testing and measuring of environmental indicators: air and water pollution etc. - certification of products, including consumer goods, motor vehicles, aircraft, pressurised containers, nuclear plants etc. - periodic road-safety testing of motor vehicles - testing with use of models or mock-ups (e.g. of aircraft, ships, dams etc.) - operation of police laboratories

What it excludes

This class excludes: - testing of animal specimens, see 75.00 - diagnostic imaging, testing and analysis of medical and dental specimens, see 86

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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.