UK SIC 2007 code in Section C: Manufacturing

20302 Manufacture of printing ink

SIC 20302 is the UK code for manufacture of printing ink, 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
20302 (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 20302

The ONS index assigns these 8 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.

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 codeHeadingLink type
20.30Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics1:1

"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 20302 until it announces a switch.

Source: ONS correspondence table, SIC 2007 to SIC 2026.

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.