UK SIC 2007 code in Section C: Manufacturing
20420 Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations
SIC 20420 is the UK code for manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations. Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.
- Code
- 20420 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
- Section
- Section C: Manufacturing
- Division
- 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
- SIC 2026
- 20.42 Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations (1:1)
Activities ONS lists under 20420
The ONS index assigns these 40 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.
- After shave lotion (manufacture)
- Anti-perspirant (manufacture)
- Bath preparations (manufacture)
- Bath salts (manufacture)
- Beauty and make-up preparations (manufacture)
- Brushless shaving cream (manufacture)
- Colognes (manufacture)
- Cosmetic soap (manufacture)
- Cosmetics (manufacture)
- Dental cleansing preparation (manufacture)
- Dentifrices (manufacture)
- Denture fixative preparations (manufacture)
- Deodorant (manufacture)
- Depilatory (manufacture)
- Face powder or cream (manufacture)
- Hair lacquers (manufacture)
- Hair preparations (manufacture)
- Hand cream (manufacture)
- Lipstick (manufacture)
- Make-up preparation (manufacture)
- Manicure and pedicure preparations (manufacture)
- Nail preparation (cosmetic) (manufacture)
- Oral hygiene preparations (manufacture)
- Perfume (manufacture)
- Pre-shave lotion (manufacture)
- Shampoo (manufacture)
- Shaving cream (brushless) (manufacture)
- Shaving cream (manufacture)
- Shaving preparations (manufacture)
- Shaving soap (manufacture)
- Skin care preparations (manufacture)
- Sunburn prevention and sun tan preparations (manufacture)
- Talcum powder (manufacture)
- Toilet preparations (manufacture)
- Toilet soap (manufacture)
- Toilet water (manufacture)
- Toiletries (manufacture)
- Tooth powder (manufacture)
- Toothpaste (manufacture)
- Waving and hair straightening preparations (manufacture)
Source: ONS UK SIC 2007 alphabetical index.
Businesses that use this code
What changes in SIC 2026
ONS published UK SIC 2026 in 2026. Its correspondence table maps this code's class (20.42) to:
| SIC 2026 code | Heading | Link type |
|---|---|---|
| 20.42 | Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations | 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 20420 until it announces a switch.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.