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NIC 329001 - Manufacture of stationary articles such as pens and pencils of all kinds, pencil leads, date, sealing or numbering stamps, hand-operated devices for printing or embossing labels, hand printing sets, prepared inked pads, globes and similar articles

NIC 329001 classifies manufacture of stationary articles such as pens and pencils of all kinds, pencil leads, date, sealing or numbering stamps, hand-operated devices for printing or embossing labels, hand printing...

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Last verified 2026-04-21

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Practical Summary

What Manufacture of stationary articles such as pens and pencils of all kinds Means Under NIC 2025

NIC 329001 is the final six-digit endpoint for Manufacture of stationary articles such as pens and pencils of all kinds, pencil leads, date, sealing or numbering stamps, hand-operated devices for printing or embossing labels, hand printing sets, prepared inked pads, globes and similar articles. It should be selected only when the enterprise's primary manufacturing activity matches this title more closely than 329002 Manufacture of protective safety equipment (fire-resistant and protective safety clothing, linemen’s safety belts and other belts for occupational use, cork life preservers, plastics hard hats and other personal safety equipment of plastics, fire-fighting protection suits, metal safety headgear and other metal personal safety devices, gas masks (excluding face masks), ear and noise plugs and similar equipments), 329003 Manufacture of umbrellas, sun-umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-stick, 329004 Manufacture of articles of personal use such as cigarette lighters, electronic cigarettes, smoking pipes, combs, hair slides, scent sprays, vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels for personal or household use, wigs, false beards, eyebrows and similar articles.

How To Choose

When to Choose 329001 Over Nearby Codes

Choose 329001 only when operations, invoices and revenue narrative align with Manufacture of stationary articles such as pens and pencils of all kinds, pencil leads, date, sealing or numbering stamps, hand-operated devices for printing or embossing labels, hand printing sets, prepared inked pads, globes and similar articles. If the activity also includes 329002 Manufacture of protective safety equipment (fire-resistant and protective safety clothing, linemen’s safety belts and other belts for occupational use, cork life preservers, plastics hard hats and other personal safety equipment of plastics, fire-fighting protection suits, metal safety headgear and other metal personal safety devices, gas masks (excluding face masks), ear and noise plugs and similar equipments), 329003 Manufacture of umbrellas, sun-umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-stick, 329004 Manufacture of articles of personal use such as cigarette lighters, electronic cigarettes, smoking pipes, combs, hair slides, scent sprays, vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels for personal or household use, wigs, false beards, eyebrows and similar articles, compare those pages before filing.

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329002
Manufacture of protective safety equipment (fire-resistant and protective safety clothing, linemen’s safety belts and other belts for occupational use, cork life preservers, plastics hard hats and other personal safety equipment of plastics, fire-fighting protection suits, metal safety headgear and other metal personal safety devices, gas masks (excluding face masks), ear and noise plugs and similar equipments)
329003
Manufacture of umbrellas, sun-umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-stick
329004
Manufacture of articles of personal use such as cigarette lighters, electronic cigarettes, smoking pipes, combs, hair slides, scent sprays, vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels for personal or household use, wigs, false beards, eyebrows and similar articles
329005
Manufacture of brooms, mops, feather dusters and similar articles
329006
Manufacture of candles, tapers and similar articles
329007
Manufacture of buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners, press-studs, slide fasteners and similar articles
329008
Manufacture of garlands, bouquets, wreaths and floral baskets; artificial flowers, fruit and foliage and similar articles
329009
Manufacture of items like bindis, scrunchies, hair clips, hair pins and similar articles
329099
Manufacture of other articles n.e.c. including all types brushes, mops, tailors'dummies, burial caskets (coffins)

Common Questions About NIC 329001

Does NIC 329001 cover manufacturing or only selling the product?

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.

What if the same factory makes several products near NIC 329001?

Choose the Sub-class that best matches the main product line by revenue or production value. If multiple product lines are material, compare 329002 Manufacture of protective safety equipment (fire-resistant and protective safety clothing, linemen’s safety belts and other belts for occupational use, cork life preservers, plastics hard hats and other personal safety equipment of plastics, fire-fighting protection suits, metal safety headgear and other metal personal safety devices, gas masks (excluding face masks), ear and noise plugs and similar equipments), 329003 Manufacture of umbrellas, sun-umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-stick, 329004 Manufacture of articles of personal use such as cigarette lighters, electronic cigarettes, smoking pipes, combs, hair slides, scent sprays, vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels for personal or household use, wigs, false beards, eyebrows and similar articles and document the primary activity before filing.

How do I verify that NIC 329001 is correct before filing?

Check the parent hierarchy, compare 329002 Manufacture of protective safety equipment (fire-resistant and protective safety clothing, linemen’s safety belts and other belts for occupational use, cork life preservers, plastics hard hats and other personal safety equipment of plastics, fire-fighting protection suits, metal safety headgear and other metal personal safety devices, gas masks (excluding face masks), ear and noise plugs and similar equipments), 329003 Manufacture of umbrellas, sun-umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-stick, 329004 Manufacture of articles of personal use such as cigarette lighters, electronic cigarettes, smoking pipes, combs, hair slides, scent sprays, vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels for personal or household use, wigs, false beards, eyebrows and similar articles, 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.

What happens if I use the wrong NIC code in Udyam or MCA registration?

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.

Is there a legacy NIC 2008 equivalent for NIC 329001?

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 2026 guidance

Before you select NIC 329001

NIC 329001 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.

Data Source and Verification Date

Source layer

Official NIC 2025 Excel and PDF from MoSPI.

Last verified

2026-04-21 from the generated NIC 2025 source layer used in this build.

Disclaimer

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