2015 Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds


Corresponding CPA codes

  • 20.15.1 Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids; ammonia
  • 20.15.10 Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids; ammonia
  • 20.15.2 Ammonium chloride; nitrites
  • 20.15.20 Ammonium chloride; nitrites
  • 20.15.3 Nitrogenous fertilisers, mineral or chemical
  • 20.15.31 Urea

    This subcategory excludes:

    • urea and ammonium nitrate solutions, see 20.15.36
  • 20.15.32 Ammonium sulphate
  • 20.15.33 Ammonium nitrate
  • 20.15.34 Double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate
  • 20.15.35 Mixtures of ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilising substances

    This subcategory excludes:

    • urea and ammonium nitrate solutions, see 20.15.36
  • 20.15.36 Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions
  • 20.15.39 Other nitrogenous fertilisers and mixtures n.e.c.

    This subcategory excludes:

    • urea and ammonium nitrate solutions, see 20.15.36
  • 20.15.4 Phosphatic fertilisers, mineral or chemical
  • 20.15.41 Superphosphates
  • 20.15.49 Other phosphatic fertilisers
  • 20.15.5 Potassic fertilisers, mineral or chemical
  • 20.15.51 Potassium chloride (muriate of potash)
  • 20.15.52 Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash)
  • 20.15.59 Other potassic fertilisers
  • 20.15.6 Sodium nitrate
  • 20.15.60 Sodium nitrate
  • 20.15.7 Fertilisers n.e.c.
  • 20.15.71 Fertilisers containing three nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
  • 20.15.72 Diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)
  • 20.15.73 Monoammonium phosphate
  • 20.15.74 Fertilisers containing two nutrients: nitrogen and phosphorus
  • 20.15.75 Fertilisers containing two nutrients: phosphorus and potassium
  • 20.15.76 Potassium nitrates
  • 20.15.79 Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing at least two nutrients (nitrogen, phosphate, potash) n.e.c.
  • 20.15.8 Animal or vegetable fertilisers n.e.c.
  • 20.15.80 Animal or vegetable fertilisers n.e.c.

    This subcategory also includes:

    • potting soil with peat as main constituent
    • potting soil mixtures of natural soil, sand, clays and minerals
  • 20.15.9 Sub-contracted operations as part of manufacturing of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds
  • 20.15.99 Sub-contracted operations as part of manufacturing of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds

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