This Chapter has been extracted from the ONS Explanatory Notes and provides a more detailed explanation of possible activities that could fall within the SIC Codes related to the Chapter.
This division includes preparation and spinning of textile fibres as well as textile weaving, finishing of textiles and wearing apparel, manufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparel (e.g. household linen, blankets, rugs, cordage etc.). Growing of natural fibres is covered under division 01, while manufacture of synthetic fibres is a chemical process classified in class 20.60. Manufacture of wearing apparel is covered in division 14.
13.1 Preparation and spinning of textile fibres
13.10 Preparation and spinning of textile fibres
This class includes preparatory operations on textile fibres and the spinning of textile fibres. This can be done from varying raw materials, such as silk, wool, other animal, vegetable or man-made fibres, paper or glass etc.
This class includes:
- preparatory operations on textile fibres:
• reeling and washing of silk
• degreasing and carbonising of wool and dyeing of wool fleece
• carding and combing of all kinds of animal, vegetable and man-made fibres
- spinning and manufacture of yarn or thread for weaving or sewing, for the trade or for further processing
• scutching of flax
• texturising, twisting, folding, cabling and dipping of synthetic or artificial filament yarns
This class also includes:
- manufacture of paper yarn
This class excludes:
- preparatory operations carried out in combination with agriculture, see division 01
- retting of plants bearing vegetable textile fibres (jute, flax, coir etc.), see 01.16
- cotton ginning, see 01.63
- manufacture of synthetic or artificial fibres and tows, manufacture of single yarns (including high-tenacity yarn and yarn for carpets) of synthetic or artificial fibres, see 20.60
- manufacture of glass fibres, see 23.14
13.2 Weaving of textiles
13.20 Weaving of textiles
This class includes weaving of textiles. This can be done from varying raw materials, such as silk, wool, other animal, vegetable or man-made fibres, paper or glass etc.
This class includes:
- manufacture of broad woven cotton-type, woollen-type, worsted-type or silk-type fabrics, including from mixtures of artificial or synthetic yarns (polypropylene etc.)
- manufacture of other broad woven fabrics, using flax, ramie, hemp, jute, bast fibres and special yarns
This class also includes:
- manufacture of woven pile or chenille fabrics, terry towelling, gauze etc.
- manufacture of woven fabrics of glass fibres
- manufacture of woven carbon and aramid threads
- manufacture of imitation fur by weaving
This class excludes:
- manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics, see 13.91
- manufacture of textile floor coverings, see 13.93
- manufacture of narrow fabrics, see 13.96
- manufacture of non-woven fabrics and felts, see 13.99
13.3 Finishing of textiles
13.30 Finishing of textiles
This class includes finishing of textiles and wearing apparel, i.e. bleaching, dyeing, dressing and similar activities.
This class includes:
- bleaching and dyeing of textile fibres, yarns, fabrics and textile articles, including wearing apparel
- dressing, drying, steaming, shrinking, mending, sanforising, mercerising of textiles and textile articles, including wearing apparel
This class also includes:
- bleaching of jeans
- pleating and similar work on textiles
- waterproofing, coating, rubberising, or impregnating purchased garments
- silk screen-printing on textiles and wearing apparel
This class excludes:
- manufacture of textile fabric impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, where rubber is the chief constituent, see 22.19
13.9 Manufacture of other textiles
This group includes the manufacture of products produced from textiles, except wearing apparel, such as made-up textile articles, carpets and rugs, rope, narrow woven fabrics, trimmings etc.
13.91 Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics
This class includes:
- manufacture and processing of knitted or crocheted fabrics:
• pile and terry fabrics
• net and window furnishing type fabrics knitted on Raschel or similar machines
• other knitted or crocheted fabrics
This class also includes:
- manufacture of imitation fur by knitting
This class excludes:
- manufacture of net and window furnishing type fabrics of lace knitted on Raschel or similar machines, see 13.99
- manufacture of knitted and crocheted apparel, see 14.39
13.92 Manufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparel
13.92/1 Manufacture of soft furnishings
This subclass includes:
- manufacture of made-up soft furnishing articles of textile material including of knitted or crocheted fabrics:
. cushions, pouffes, pillows, curtains, furniture covers, blinds such as Festoon, Austrian, Roman, etc.
This subclass excludes:
- canvas blinds and sunblinds, see 13.92/2
13.92/2 Manufacture of canvas goods, sacks etc.
This subclass includes:
- manufacture of made-up canvas goods, sacks, etc.:
. tarpaulins, tents, camping goods, sails, sacks, blinds, sun blinds, machine covers, loose covers for cars
. flags, banners, pennants, etc.
. life jackets, parachutes, etc.
13.92/3 Manufacture of household textiles (other than soft furnishings of 13.92/1)
This subclass includes:
- manufacture of made-up household textile articles of any textile material including of knitted and crocheted fabrics:
. blankets including travelling rugs
. bed, table, toilet or kitchen linen
. quilts, eiderdowns, sleeping bags, etc.
. valances, bedspreads, etc.
. dust-cloths, dish-cloths and similar articles
This subclass also includes:
- manufacture of the textile part of electric blankets
- manufacture of hand-woven tapestries
This subclass excludes:
- manufacture of textile articles for technical use see 13.96
13.93 Manufacture of carpets and rugs
13.93/1 Manufacture of woven or tufted carpets and rugs
This subclass includes:
- manufacture of pile carpets, rugs and mats from wool, cotton and man-made fibres by weaving processes
- manufacture of pile carpets, rugs, mats and tiles from wool, cotton and man-made fibres by tufting processes
13.93/9 Manufacture of carpets and rugs (other than woven or tufted) n.e.c.
This subclass includes:
- manufacture of needleloom and bonded fibre carpets, rugs and tiles and needlefelt underlay
- manufacture of jute carpets and mats
- manufacture of knotted carpets
- manufacture of mats and matting of coir, sisal and other hard fibres
This subclass excludes:
- manufacture of mats and matting of plaiting materials see 16.29
- manufacture of floor coverings of cork, see 16.29
- manufacture of resilient floor coverings, such as vinyl, linoleum, see 22.23
13.94 Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting
This class includes:
- manufacture of twine, cordage, rope and cables of textile fibres or strip or the like, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics
- manufacture of knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope
- manufacture of products of rope or netting: fishing nets, ships' fenders, unloading cushions, loading slings, rope or cable fitted with metal rings etc.
This class excludes:
- manufacture of hairnets, see 14.19
- manufacture of wire rope, see 25.93
- manufacture of landing nets for sports fishing, see 32.30
13.95 Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel
This class includes all activities related to the manufacture of textiles or textile products, not specified elsewhere in divisions 13 or 14, involving a large number of processes and a great variety of goods produced.
13.96 Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles
This class includes:
- manufacture of narrow woven fabrics, including fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive
- manufacture of labels, badges etc.
- manufacture of ornamental trimmings: braids, tassels, pompons etc.
- manufacture of fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics
- manufacture of metallised yarn or metallised gimped yarn, rubber thread and cord covered with textile material, textile yarn or strip covered, impregnated, coated or sheathed with rubber or plastics
- manufacture of tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity man-made yarn
- manufacture of other treated or coated fabrics: buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics, fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances
- manufacture of diverse textile articles: textile wicks, incandescent gas mantles and tubular gas
- manufacture of mantle fabric, hosepiping, transmission or conveyor belts or belting (whether or not reinforced with metal or other material), bolting cloth, straining cloth
- manufacture of automotive trimmings
- manufacture of artists' canvas boards and tracing cloth
This class excludes:
- manufacture of transmission or conveyor belts of textile fabric, yarn or cord impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, where rubber is the chief constituent, see 22.19
- manufacture of plates or sheets of cellular rubber or plastic combined with textiles for reinforcing purposes only, see 22.19, 22.21
- manufacture of cloth of woven metal wire, see 25.93
13.99 Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c.
This class includes:
- manufacture of felt
- manufacture of tulles and other net fabrics, and of lace and embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs
- manufacture of pressure sensitive cloth-tape
- manufacture of shoe-lace, of textiles
- manufacture of powder puffs and mitts
This class excludes:
- manufacture of needle-loom felt floor coverings, see 13.93
- manufacture of textile wadding and articles of wadding: sanitary towels, tampons etc., see 17.22
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