2041 Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations


Corresponding CPA codes

  • 20.41.1 Glycerol
  • 20.41.10 Glycerol
  • 20.41.2 Organic surface-active agents, except soap

    This category excludes:

    • soap, see 20.41.31
    • toilet soap, see 20.42.19
  • 20.41.20 Organic surface-active agents, except soap

    This subcategory excludes:

    • soap, see 20.41.31
    • toilet soap, see 20.42.19
  • 20.41.3 Soap, washing and cleaning preparations
  • 20.41.31 Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap; paper, wadding, felt and non-wovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent
  • 20.41.32 Detergents and washing preparations
  • 20.41.4 Odoriferous preparations and waxes
  • 20.41.41 Preparations for perfuming or deodorising rooms
  • 20.41.42 Artificial waxes and prepared waxes
  • 20.41.43 Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal
  • 20.41.44 Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations
  • 20.41.9 Sub-contracted operations as part of manufacturing of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations
  • 20.41.99 Sub-contracted operations as part of manufacturing of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations

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