ISIC 2520—Manufacture of weapons and ammunition

Where 2520 sits

1. C Manufacturing
2. 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
3. 252 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
4. 2520 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition

What 2520 includes

• Manufacture of military weapons e.g. artillery weapons, rocket launchers, flame-throwers, grenade launchers, torpedo tubes and similar projectors, machine guns
• Manufacture of pistols, shotguns and rifles
• Manufacture of spring, air or gas guns and pistols etc
• Manufacture of war ammunition
• Manufacture of cartridges for shotguns, revolvers and pistols
• Manufacture of bombs, grenades, torpedos, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war
• Manufacture of hunting, sporting or protective firearms and ammunition

What 2520 excludes

• Manufacture of percussion caps, detonators or signalling flares, see 2029
• Manufacture of optical gun sighting equipment, see 2670
• Manufacture of cutlasses, swords, bayonets etc., see 2593
• Manufacture of armoured vehicles for the transport of banknotes or valuables, see 2910
• Manufacture of military air and spacecraft, see 3030
• Manufacture of tanks and other armoured and motorised fighting vehicles, see 3040
• Building of military ships and vessels, see 3011

2520 in other systems