NIC 181101 - Printing of newspapers

Manufacturing codes apply when the business transforms inputs into a new product through mechanical, chemical, manual or industrial processes. Pure buying and resale should be checked under wholesale or retail trade.

Choose the Sub-class that best matches the main product line by revenue or production value. If multiple product lines are material, compare 181102 Printing of magazines and other periodicals, books and brochures, maps, atlases, diaries, calendars, posters, flyers and similar articles excluding flexographic printing, 181103 Printing of postage stams, taxation stamps, cheques and other security papers, 181104 Printing of bank notes, currency notes and document the primary activity before filing.

Check the parent hierarchy, compare 181102 Printing of magazines and other periodicals, books and brochures, maps, atlases, diaries, calendars, posters, flyers and similar articles excluding flexographic printing, 181103 Printing of postage stams, taxation stamps, cheques and other security papers, 181104 Printing of bank notes, currency notes, and confirm that the official title matches the main revenue activity. For regulated or filing-critical decisions, verify the source row in the MoSPI dataset.

A wrong code can cause mismatched business descriptions, follow-up questions or later compliance cleanup. It is better to compare nearby codes before filing than to correct a weak classification later.

Use the legacy converter only as a migration aid. Old NIC 2008 matches can suggest where to look, but NIC 2025 should remain the primary reference for new code selection.