UK SIC 2007 code in Section C: Manufacturing
20301 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants
SIC 20301 is the UK code for manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants, part of the class "manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics". Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.
- Code
- 20301 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
- Section
- Section C: Manufacturing
- Division
- 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
- SIC 2026
- 20.30 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics (1:1)
- Closest US NAICS
- 325220
Activities ONS lists under 20301
The ONS index assigns these 60 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.
- Acrylic paints (manufacture)
- Alkyd (manufacture)
- Aluminium paint (manufacture)
- Aluminium paste (manufacture)
- Anti-corrosive paint (manufacture)
- Artists' colours (manufacture)
- Bituminous paint (manufacture)
- Caulking compounds and similar non-refractory filling or surfacing preparations (manufacture)
- Cellulose paint (manufacture)
- Cellulose varnish (manufacture)
- Cement based paint (manufacture)
- Ceramic colours (manufacture)
- Ceramic glaze (manufacture)
- Chlorinated rubber based paint (manufacture)
- Distemper (manufacture)
- Electrocoats paint (manufacture)
- Emulsion paint (manufacture)
- Enamel (manufacture)
- Epoxy paint (manufacture)
- Filling and sealing compounds for painters (manufacture)
- French polish (manufacture)
- Glass powder (manufacture)
- Glazes and engobes and similar preparations (manufacture)
- Lacquer (manufacture)
- Lead paint (manufacture)
- Liquid lustres (manufacture)
- Marine paint (manufacture)
- Mastics (manufacture)
- Metal pre-treatment paint (manufacture)
- Metallic paint (manufacture)
- Nitrogen resin type paint (manufacture)
- Oleo resinous paint (manufacture)
- Opacifiers and colours (manufacture)
- Organic composite solvents (manufacture)
- Paint (not cement based) (manufacture)
- Paint removers (manufacture)
- Paint with cement base (manufacture)
- Paste made of aluminium (manufacture)
- Pigments (prepared) (manufacture)
- Polyester paint (manufacture)
- Polyurethane paint (manufacture)
- Powder made of glass (manufacture)
- Prepared dyes (manufacture)
- Primer paint (manufacture)
- Putty (manufacture)
- Rubber based paint (chlorinated) (manufacture)
- Sealants (other than bituminous or oil based) (manufacture)
- Shellac varnish (manufacture)
- Ship's bottom composition (manufacture)
- Shoe dye (manufacture)
- Stain (manufacture)
- Thinners for paint and varnish (manufacture)
- Varnish (manufacture)
- Varnish removers (manufacture)
- Vinyl paint (manufacture)
- Vitreous enamel frits (manufacture)
- Vitrifiable enamels (manufacture)
- White lead in paste form (manufacture)
- Wood stain (manufacture)
- Zinc paint (manufacture)
Source: ONS UK SIC 2007 alphabetical index.
What changes in SIC 2026
ONS published UK SIC 2026 in 2026. Its correspondence table maps this code's class (20.30) to:
| SIC 2026 code | Heading | Link type |
|---|---|---|
| 20.30 | Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics | 1:1 |
"1:1" means the class carries over unchanged in scope; other link types mean it was split or merged. Companies House still uses SIC 2007, so keep filing with 20301 until it announces a switch.
Closest US NAICS codes
Matched through the shared international class (ISIC Rev. 4). Treat these as a starting point and read the definition before using one.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.