212000 Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations


This type includes:

  • manufacture of medicaments:
  • antisera and other blood fractions
  • vaccines
  • diverse medicaments, including homeopathic preparations
  • manufacture of chemical contraceptive products for external use and hormonal contraceptive medicaments
  • manufacture of medical diagnostic preparations, including pregnancy tests
  • manufacture of radioactive in-vivo diagnostic substances
  • manufacture of biotech pharmaceuticals

This type also includes:

  • manufacture of medical impregnated wadding, gauze, bandages, dressings, etc.
  • preparation of botanical products (grinding, grading, milling) for pharmaceutical use

This type excludes:

  • manufacture of herb infusions (mint, verbena, chamomile, etc.) (see 108300)
  • manufacture of dental fillings, manufacture of dental cement (see 325001)
  • manufacture of bone reconstruction cements (see 325001)
  • manufacture of surgical drapes (see 325001)
  • wholesale of pharmaceuticals (see 464601)
  • retail sale of pharmaceuticals (see 477300)
  • research and development for pharmaceuticals and biotech pharmaceuticals (see 721100)
  • packaging of pharmaceuticals (see 829200)

antibiotics; chemical products for dental medicine; chemically pure sugars; constituents of blood; contraceptive chemical; dressings; gauzes with medical usage; homeopathic preparations; hormonal preparations; medical bands; pharmaceutical serums; pharmaceuticals; preparations based on vitamins; radioelements with industrial usage or medical; vaccines

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