SBI 18.12.9—Other printing activities (rest)

Where 18.12.9 sits

1. C Manufacturing
2. 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media
3. 18.1 Printing and service activities related to printing
4. 18.12 Other printing
5. 18.12.9 Other printing activities (rest)

What 18.12.9 includes

• Printing by means of letterpress, offset, photogravure, flexography, screen printing and other printing presses, duplicating machines, computer printers, embossing machines etc., including high-speed printing directly on textiles, plastics, glass, metal, wood and ceramics;
• Printing on metal and plastics such as bank cards, access cards, smart cards etc.; - screen printing on textiles and clothing;
• Copying facilities, copy shops etc.;
• Printing of digital photos, compiling digital photo albums;
• Digital printing;
• Small printing businesses without a focus on printing in the above-mentioned classes;
• Large-format printing, e.g. printing of flags, banners, roll-ups, posters; photocopying of documents.
• The printed material is usually protected by copyright.
• This subclass includes printing services exclusively, not goods.

What 18.12.9 excludes

• Printing of books and the like, 18121
• Printing of magazines, 18122
• Printing of advertisements, 18123
• Printing of packaging, 18124
• Printing of forms, 18125
• Manufacture of office supplies (e.g. notebooks, binders, registers, accounting books, business forms) when the printed information is not the main feature, 1723
• Publishing printed matter, 581

18.12.9 in other systems