UK SIC 2007 code in Section J: Information and communication

58110 Book publishing

SIC 58110 is the UK code for book publishing. Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.

Code: 58110 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
Section: Section J: Information and communication
Division: 58 Publishing activities
SIC 2026: 58.11/1 Consumer book publishing (1:2); 58.11/2 Education and academic book publishing (1:2)
Closest US NAICS: 513110, 513120, 513130, 513140 and 4 more

Activities ONS lists under 58110

The ONS index assigns these 17 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.

Architectural drawing publishing
Atlas publishing
Audio book publishing
Book publishing
Brochure publishing
Chart publishing
Dictionary publishing
Electronic publishing of books
Encyclopaedia publishing
Engineering drawing publishing
Geographical publishing
Leaflet publishing
Map and plan publishing
On-line book publishing
Pamphlet publishing
Publishing on CD-ROM
Religious tract publishing

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 (58.11) to:

SIC 2026 code	Heading	Link type
58.11/1	Consumer book publishing	1:2
58.11/2	Education and academic book publishing	1:2

"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 58110 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.

Similar codes to compare

Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.