NACE 31—Manufacture of furniture

Where 31 sits

1. C Manufacturing
2. 31 Manufacture of furniture

Contains 1 narrower code

• 31.0 Manufacture of furniture

What 31 includes

• This division includes the manufacture of furniture and parts thereof, except of sheets and slabs of glass, stone, concrete or similar material as parts of furniture. The processes used in the manufacture of furniture are standard methods of forming materials and assembling components, including cutting, moulding and laminating. The design of the article, for both aesthetic and functional qualities, is an important aspect of the production process.
• Some of the processes used in furniture manufacturing are similar to processes that are used in other segments of manufacturing (for example, cutting and assembly occurs in the production of wood trusses that are classified in division 16). However, the multiple processes distinguish wood furniture manufacturing from wood product manufacturing. Similarly, metal furniture manufacturing uses techniques that are also employed in the manufacture of roll-formed products classified in division 25. The moulding process for plastic furniture is similar to the moulding of other plastic products. However, the manufacture of plastic furniture tends to be a specialised activity.
• Manufacture of chairs and seats for offices, workrooms, hotels, restaurants and public premises
• Manufacture of chairs and seats for theatres, cinemas, etc.
• Manufacture of special furniture for shops: counters, display cases, shelves, etc.
• Manufacture of office furniture
• Manufacture of laboratory benches, stools, and other laboratory seating, laboratory furniture (e.g. cabinets and tables)
• Manufacture of furniture for churches, schools, restaurants
• Manufacture of kitchen furniture
• Manufacture of sofas, sofa beds and sofa sets
• Manufacture of garden chairs and seats
• Manufacture of furniture for bedrooms, living rooms, gardens, etc.
• Manufacture of cabinets for sewing machines, televisions, etc.
• Manufacture of mattresses and of mattress supports
• Manufacture of catering carts
• Manufacture of built-in components for shop furniture
• Finishing of furniture (e.g. spraying, painting, polishing, upholstering)
• Manufacture of walk-in wardrobes

What 31 excludes

• Manufacture of pillows, pouffes, cushions, quilts and eiderdowns, see 13.92
• Manufacture of wooden mouldings which are not recognisable as integral parts of furniture, see 16.1
• Manufacture of builders' carpentry and joinery, see 16.23
• Manufacture of inflatable rubber mattresses, see 22.12
• Manufacture of rubber waterbed mattresses, see 22.12
• Manufacture of sheets and slabs (whether or not cut to shape) of ceramics, concrete and stone, see 23.42, 23.66, 23.70
• Manufacture of light fittings or lamps, see 27.40
• Manufacture of blackboards, see 28.23
• Manufacture of car seats, see 29.32
• Manufacture of baby seat for cars, see 29.32
• Manufacture of railway car seats, see 30.20
• Manufacture of aircraft seats, see 30.31, 30.32
• Manufacture of medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture, see 32.50
• Installation of modular furniture attachment, partition installation, laboratory equipment furniture installation at construction site, see 43.32
• Installation of built-in components for shop furniture, see 43.32
• Reupholstering, refinishing and repairing of furniture, see 95.24

31 in other systems