ISIC 2593—Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware

Where 2593 sits

1. C Manufacturing
2. 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
3. 259 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products; metalworking service activities
4. 2593 Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware

What 2593 includes

• Manufacture of domestic cutlery such as knives, forks, spoons etc
• Manufacture of other articles of cutlery • cleavers and choppers • razors and razor blades • scissors and hair clippers
• Manufacture of knives and cutting blades for machines or for mechanical appliances
• Manufacture of hand tools such as pliers, screwdrivers etc
• Manufacture of non-power-driven agricultural hand tools
• Manufacture of saws and saw blades, including circular saw blades and chainsaw blades
• Manufacture of interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools drills, punches, milling cutters etc
• Manufacture of press tools
• Manufacture of blacksmiths' tools: forges, anvils etc
• Manufacture of moulding boxes and moulds (except ingot moulds)
• Manufacture of vices, clamps
• Manufacture of padlocks, locks, keys, hinges and the like, hardware for buildings, furniture, vehicles etc
• Manufacture of cutlasses, swords, bayonets etc.

What 2593 excludes

• Manufacture of hollowware (pots, kettles etc.), dinnerware (bowls, platters etc.) or flatware (plates, saucers etc.), see 2599
• Manufacture of power-driven hand tools, see 2818
• Manufacture of ingot moulds, see 2823
• Manufacture of cutlery of precious metal, see 3211

2593 in other systems