SNI 18.122—Book printing and other printing

Where 18.122 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. 18.122 Book printing and other printing

What 18.122 includes

• Printing of books and brochures, music and sheet music manuscripts, maps, atlases, posters, advertising catalogues, prospectuses and other printed advertising materials, stamps, tax stamps, title deeds, checks and other securities, smart cards, albums, diaries, calendars and other printed material used in business, beer coasters, personalised writing materials and other printed material using letterpress, offset, photogravure, flexography, screen printing, other printing presses, duplicators, computer printers, embossing machines, etc., including high-speed printing directly onto textiles, plastics, glass, metal, wood and ceramics
• Digital printing
• Screen printing on textiles and clothing, not in connection with manufacturing
• Photocopying of documents
• Decorative printing, such as printing on gift wrapping paper, transfer materials
• Large format printing, such as printing flags, banners, wind chimes, posters
• Printed material is normally protected by copyright. This sub-group covers only printing activities, not goods.
• Printing of labels or tags, e.g. lithography, gravure printing, flexography, sign printing
• Laser engraving on textile goods
• Printing business with photographs
• Printing of advertising materials
• Printing directly on plastic, glass, metal, wood and ceramic products, not self-manufactured (not "while you wait for service")
• Copying, i.e. reproduction of a finished original, (not secretarial services), on assignment

What 18.122 excludes

• Screen printing on textiles and clothing, in connection with manufacturing, see 13.30
• Manufacture of writing materials (notebooks, binders, office books, accounting books, business forms, etc.), where the printed information is not the main characteristic, see 17.230
• Publishing of printed matter, see 58.1
• Advertising design activities, see 73.110
• Operation of self-service photocopying machines, see 82.100
• Engraving on metal, glass, wood, etc. see the corresponding subgroup depending on the material used

Example activities

• sheet music manuscript, printing
• music manuscripts, printing
• posters, printing
• tax stamps, printing
• title deeds, printing
• greeting cards, printing
• textile printing, not on self-made
• printing, on fabric, not self-made
• printing of picture books, drawing books and coloring books for children
• plastic cards (id cards, "smart cards" etc.) with stored data, printing
• production using 3d printing
• screen printing, on clothing, not self-made
• posters, printing
• shares, printing
• calendars, printing
• pictures, printing
• tickets, printing
• forms, printing
• book printing
• postcards, printing
• brochures, printing
• books, printing
• decals, printing
• paper labels, printed, manufacturing

18.122 in other systems