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This class includes:

  • printed matter by letterpress, offset, photogravure, flexographic, screen printing and other printing presses, duplication machines, computer printers, embossers, etc., including quick printing

The material printed is typically copyrighted.

This class excludes:

  • silk-screen printing on textiles and wearing apparel (see 133000)
  • manufacture of stationery (notebooks, binders, registers, accounting books, business forms, etc.), when the printed information is not the main characteristic (see 172300)
  • publishing of printed matter (see 581)
  • 18.12.1 Other printing services
  • 18.12.11 Printing services for postage stamps, taxation stamps, documents of titles, smart cards, cheques and other security papers and the like
  • 18.12.12 Printing services for advertising catalogues, prospects, posters and other printed advertising
  • 18.12.13 Printing services for journals and periodicals, appearing less than four times a week
  • 18.12.14 Printing services for books, maps, hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds, pictures, designs and photographs, postcards
  • 18.12.15 Printing services for labels and tags
  • 18.12.16 Printing services directly onto materials other than paper

    This subcategory also includes:

    • printing services directly onto plastic, glass, metal, wood, textiles and ceramics
    • silk-screen printing services on textiles and wearing apparel

    This subcategory excludes:

    • while-you-wait services providing various services, see 95.29.19
  • 18.12.19 Other printing services n.e.c.