NIC 202203 - Manufacture of printing ink

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 202201 Manufacture of paints and varnishes, enamels or lacquers, 202202 Manufacture of pigments, prepared opacifiers and colours, vitrifiable enamels and glazes engobes and similar preparations of a kind used in the ceramic, enamelling or glass industry, 202204 Manufacture of pigments and other colouring matter of a kind used in the manufacture of paints or by artists or other painters and document the primary activity before filing.

Check the parent hierarchy, compare 202201 Manufacture of paints and varnishes, enamels or lacquers, 202202 Manufacture of pigments, prepared opacifiers and colours, vitrifiable enamels and glazes engobes and similar preparations of a kind used in the ceramic, enamelling or glass industry, 202204 Manufacture of pigments and other colouring matter of a kind used in the manufacture of paints or by artists or other painters, 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.