NIC 263003 classifies manufacturing of telecom networking and security equipment such as switches,routers, firewall, utm platforms, satellite ground station, gateway & vsat rf and baseband equipments as a final...
2 of 4 factors passing
This code typically applies to:
Source: NCO-2015-OFFICIAL, 2026-05-12
NIC 263003 is the final six-digit endpoint for Manufacturing of telecom networking and security equipment such as switches,routers, firewall, UTM platforms, Satellite Ground station, Gateway & VSAT RF and Baseband equipments. It should be selected only when the enterprise's primary business activity matches this title more closely than 263001 Manufacture of cellular/ mobile/ smart phones & smart watches, 263002 Manufacture of telephones, including cordless telephones and facsimile equipment, telephone answering machines, PBX equipment, excluding smartphones, 263004 Manufacture of cable television equipment, transmitting and receiving antenna including DTH dish.
Choose 263003 only when operations, invoices and revenue narrative align with Manufacturing of telecom networking and security equipment such as switches,routers, firewall, UTM platforms, Satellite Ground station, Gateway & VSAT RF and Baseband equipments. If the activity also includes 263001 Manufacture of cellular/ mobile/ smart phones & smart watches, 263002 Manufacture of telephones, including cordless telephones and facsimile equipment, telephone answering machines, PBX equipment, excluding smartphones, 263004 Manufacture of cable television equipment, transmitting and receiving antenna including DTH dish, compare those pages before filing.
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 263001 Manufacture of cellular/ mobile/ smart phones & smart watches, 263002 Manufacture of telephones, including cordless telephones and facsimile equipment, telephone answering machines, PBX equipment, excluding smartphones, 263004 Manufacture of cable television equipment, transmitting and receiving antenna including DTH dish and document the primary activity before filing.
Check the parent hierarchy, compare 263001 Manufacture of cellular/ mobile/ smart phones & smart watches, 263002 Manufacture of telephones, including cordless telephones and facsimile equipment, telephone answering machines, PBX equipment, excluding smartphones, 263004 Manufacture of cable television equipment, transmitting and receiving antenna including DTH dish, 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.
NIC 263003 should be selected only when the official title matches the main revenue-generating activity. If the business also trades, transports, processes, installs or supports the same product or service, compare nearby NIC pages before filing. This reduces the risk of choosing a code that describes the product being handled rather than the activity your enterprise actually performs.
Official NIC 2025 Excel and PDF from MoSPI.
2026-04-21 from the generated NIC 2025 source layer used in this build.
This is an independent reference tool. Verify filing-critical decisions in official sources.