263000 Manufacture of communication equipment


This type includes the manufacture of telephone and data communications equipment used to move signals electronically over wires or through the air such as radio and television broadcast and wireless communications equipment.

This type includes:

  • manufacture of central office switching equipment
  • manufacture of cordless telephones
  • manufacture of private branch exchange (PBX) equipment
  • manufacture of telephone and facsimile equipment, including telephone answering machines
  • manufacture of data communications equipment, such as bridges, routers, and gateways
  • manufacture of transmitting and receiving antenna
  • manufacture of cable television equipment
  • manufacture of pagers
  • manufacture of cellular phones
  • manufacture of mobile communication equipment
  • manufacture of radio and television studio and broadcasting equipment, including television cameras
  • manufacture of modems, carrier equipment
  • manufacture of burglar and fire alarm systems, sending signals to a control station
  • manufacture of radio and television transmitters
  • manufacture of communication devices using infrared signal (e.g. remote controls)

This type excludes:

  • manufacture of electronic components and subassemblies used in communications equipment, including internal/external computer modems (see 261)
  • manufacture of loaded electronic boards (see 261200)
  • manufacture of computers and computer peripheral equipment (see 262000)
  • manufacture of consumer audio and video equipment (see 264000)
  • manufacture of GPS devices (see 265100)
  • manufacture of electronic scoreboards (see 279000)
  • manufacture of traffic lights (see 279000)

alarm system for households; amplifier; antennas; apparatuses for radiotelephony; apparatuses for reproduction; audio and video equipment for conferences; burglar alarm; burglar alarm and system; cell phones, mobile phones; communication apparatuses and equipment; communication equipment; electric sirens; electrical alarms for industry; equipment of acoustic sending signals, hearing aids; equipment of acoustic sending signals, maintenance and repair; fax; fire alarm and system; fire alarms; fire alarms, repair and maintenance; gramophones; interphone; magnetic heads; mobile telephones, manufacturing; mobile, manufacturing; modems; pick up balers; radio receivers, broadcasting; radio transmitters; radiotelephones; radio-waking; reading arms; receivers, transmitters; reflectors of antennas; relay transmitters; simultaneous interpretation apparatus; soundings, chimes; soundings, ringings, maintenance and repair; systems of receiver, recording and reproduction; systems, equipment, exhange for switching; telegraphs; telephone answering machines; telephones; television decoders; television receivers; televisions, broadcasting systems; telex; transmission apparatus; transmission systems, professional use; transmitter-receiver systems; transmitter-receivers; turntable; TV cameras; videophone or visiophone equipment

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