OKVED 2 18—Printing and copying of information media

Where 18 sits

1. C Manufacturing industries
2. 18 Printing and copying of information media

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 18.1 Printing activities and provision of services in this area
• 18.2 Copying recorded media

What 18 includes

• Printing of newspapers, books, periodicals, business forms, greeting cards, and other materials, as well as auxiliary activities such as bookbinding, platemaking, and image processing. The auxiliary activities included in this group are an integral part of the printing industry, and the products (printing plates, bound books, computer disks, or files) are the results of these activities. The processes used in printing include a variety of methods for transferring an image from a printing plate, screen, or computer to a carrier such as paper, plastic, metal, textiles, or wood products. The most basic of these methods is transferring the image from a printing plate or screen to a carrier using lithographic, gravure, screen, or flexographic printing. Often, a computer file is used directly to produce an image non-contacting using visual display media, including printers. Although printing and publishing may be carried out on the same equipment (e.g. newspaper production), it is becoming less common for these separate activities to be carried out physically in the same location.
• Reproduction of information carriers such as compact discs, video recordings, software on discs, etc.

18 in other systems