254000 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition


This type includes:

  • manufacture of heavy weapons (artillery, mobile guns, rocket launchers, torpedo tubes, heavy machine guns)
  • manufacture of small arms (revolvers, shotguns, light machine guns)
  • manufacture of air or gas guns and pistols
  • manufacture of war ammunition

This type also includes:

  • manufacture of hunting, sporting or protective firearms and ammunition
  • manufacture of explosive devices such as bombs, mines and torpedoes

This type excludes:

  • manufacture of percussion caps, detonators or signalling flares (see 205100)
  • manufacture of cutlasses, swords, bayonets, etc. (see 257100)
  • manufacture of armoured vehicles for the transport of banknotes or valuables (see 291000)
  • manufacture of space vehicles (see 303000)
  • manufacture of tanks and other fighting vehicles (see 304000)

ammunitions; ballistic missiles; bombs; defensive firearms, side arms; equipment of artillery; explosive devices; guns, weapons; hunting weapons; light weapons; mines; rockets; sporting firearms; torpedoes; war ammunitions; weapons, pistols

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

Corresponding NOGA2002 codes