PKD 20.41—Production of soap and detergents, washing and cleaning agents

Where 20.41 sits

1. C Industrial Processing
2. 20 Production of chemicals and chemical products
3. 20.4 Production of washing, cleaning and cleansing agents
4. 20.41 Production of soap and detergents, washing and cleaning agents

Contains 1 narrower code

• 20.41.Z Production of soap and detergents, washing and cleaning agents

What 20.41 includes

• Manufacture of organic surface-active agents
• Manufacture of paper, wadding, felt, etc., coated or covered with soap or detergent
• Manufacture of crude glycerol
• Manufacture of soap, except cosmetic soap
• Manufacture of surface-active preparations: • washing powders in solid or liquid form and detergents • dish-washing preparations • textile softeners
• Manufacture of cleaning and polishing products: • preparations for perfuming or deodorising rooms • artificial waxes and prepared waxes • polishes and creams for leather • polishes and creams for wood • polishes for coachwork, glass and metal • scouring pastes and powders, including paper, wadding, etc., coated or covered with these

What 20.41 excludes

• Manufacture of separate, chemically defined compounds, see 20.13, 20.14
• Manufacture of glycerol, synthesised from petroleum products, see 20.14
• Manufacture of cosmetic soap, see 20.42

20.41 in other systems