MSIC 1311—Preparation and spinning of textile fibres

Where 1311 sits

1. C Manufacturing
2. 13 Manufacture of textiles
3. 131 Spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles
4. 1311 Preparation and spinning of textile fibres

Contains 1 narrower code

• 13110 Preparation and spinning of textile fibres

What 1311 includes

• Preparatory operations on textile fibres: reeling and washing of silk; wool scouring, i.e. degreasing and carbonising of wool and dyeing of wool fleece; and carding and combing of all kinds of animal, vegetable and man-made fibres
• Spinning and manufacture of yarn or thread for weaving or sewing, for the trade or for further processing; scutching of flax; texturising, twisting, folding, cabling and dipping of synthetic or artificial filament yarns; and spinning of recycled fibres from secondary raw material
• Manufacture of paper yarn

What 1311 excludes

• Preparatory operations carried out in combination with agriculture or farming, see division 01
• Retting of plants bearing vegetable textile fibres (e.g. jute, flax, coir, etc.) , if they are not associated with the growing of vegetable textile fibres, see 0163
• Cotton ginning, see 01631
• Manufacture of synthetic or artificial fibres and tows, manufacture of synthetic or artificial filament yarns (including high-tenacity yarn) , see 20300
• Manufacture of glass fibres, see 23109
• Processing of textile waste into secondary raw materials, see 3830

1311 in other systems