1610 Sawmilling and planing of wood


This class excludes:

  • logging and production of wood in the rough (see 0220)
  • manufacture of veneer sheets thin enough for use in plywood, boards and panels (see 162100)
  • manufacture of shingles and shakes, beadings and mouldings (see 162303)
  • manufacture of fire logs or pressed wood (see 162900)

Corresponding CPA codes

  • 16.10.1 Wood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness > 6 mm; railway or tramway sleepers of wood not impregnated
  • 16.10.11 Wood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness > 6 mm, of coniferous wood
  • 16.10.12 Wood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness > 6 mm, of non-coniferous wood
  • 16.10.13 Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood, not impregnated
  • 16.10.2 Wood continuously shaped along any of its edges or faces; wood wool; wood flour; wood in chips or particles
  • 16.10.21 Wood, continuously shaped along any of its edges or faces (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, and beadings and mouldings), of coniferous wood

    This subcategory also includes:

    • strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, and beadings and mouldings, of coniferous wood
  • 16.10.22 Wood, continuously shaped along any of its edges or faces (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, and beadings and mouldings) of bamboo

    This subcategory also includes:

    • strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, and beadings and mouldings, of bamboo
  • 16.10.23 Wood, continuously shaped along any of its edges or faces (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, and beadings and mouldings), of other wood

    This subcategory also includes:

    • strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, and beadings and mouldings, of other wood
  • 16.10.24 Wood wool; wood flour
  • 16.10.25 Wood in chips or particles
  • 16.10.3 Wood in the rough; railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood, impregnated or otherwise treated
  • 16.10.31 Wood in the rough, treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives
  • 16.10.32 Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood, impregnated
  • 16.10.39 Other wood in the rough, including split poles and pickets

    This subcategory also includes:

    • split poles and pickets
  • 16.10.9 Drying, impregnation or chemical treatment services of timber; sub-contracted operations as part of manufacturing of wood, sawn and planed
  • 16.10.91 Drying, impregnation or chemical treatment services of timber

    This subcategory includes:

    • impregnation or chemical treatment services of wood with preservatives or other material

    This subcategory also includes:

    • drying of timber

    This subcategory excludes:

    • waterproofing work, see 43.99.10
    • disinfection and extermination services in buildings and the like, see 81.29.11
  • 16.10.99 Sub-contracted operations as part of manufacturing of wood, sawn and planed

Codification rules

Priority in case of multiple activities

If production, repair and sales activities are carried out, the priority is as follows :

- if production and sale: production takes priority
- if production and repair: production takes priority
- if repair and sale: repair takes priority

Outsourced activities (outsourcing)

There are several types of outsourcing, the enterprise may outsource::
• Part of a production process, classification: production
• All of a production process
o & owner of commodities, classification: production
o & non-owner of commodities, classification: section G, M or N :

For a construction enterprise:
• Part of the construction activities, classification: construction - section F

Further information:
- Introduction to NOGA 2008