Manufacture of furniture made of wood, including engineered wood and plyboard.
Use this mapping when manufacturing wooden furniture is the core activity, not interior design or retail sale.
A furniture manufacturer needs to choose NIC 2025 according to the material and type of furniture produced. NIC 310101 specifically covers manufacture of furniture made of wood, including engineered wood and plyboard. It is therefore a strong match for factories and workshops that transform timber, boards or engineered wood into finished furniture rather than merely reselling finished items.
Production activities can include cutting panels or timber, machining, joining, assembling, sanding, surface finishing and preparing the finished furniture for sale. Typical output may include wooden tables, cabinets, wardrobes, beds, desks, shelving and other furniture made principally from wood-based material. Custom dimensions do not stop the activity from being manufacturing when the business actually produces the furniture.
NIC 2025 separates furniture categories. Plastic furniture is identified under 310201, while steel or metal furniture is covered elsewhere in the division, including 310301 for relevant metal furniture output. A mixed-material manufacturer should identify which material and product line drives the main production value instead of choosing a code solely because all products are called “furniture”.
A showroom that buys finished furniture for resale is a trading activity. A manufacturer may also operate its own showroom, but production and retail remain distinct economic activities. NIC notes also distinguish certain installation activities, so a business focused on modular-furniture installation without manufacturing should compare the relevant installation classification rather than using 310101 automatically.
“Manufacture of wooden and engineered-wood furniture, including cabinets, tables and storage units” communicates the activity far better than “interior and furniture business”. It describes the transformation process and principal material, which are the two most useful facts for deciding this code.
For a workshop or factory whose core output is furniture made from wood, engineered wood or plyboard, 310101 is the central NIC 2025 code to consider. Plastic, metal, mattress, installation, retail or other major lines should be reviewed independently where they contribute meaningful revenue.
For a typical furniture manufacturer, the primary NIC 2025 code to investigate is 310101 - Manufacture of furniture made of wood including of engineered wood, plyboard.
Use this page as a shortlist and then verify the final code against the linked official NIC page. NIC describes the economic activity. It does not issue a licence, replace GST/HSN/SAC classification, or guarantee approval in Udyam, MCA or any regulated filing.
Choose the NIC code that matches the principal activity, usually the activity that generates the largest share of revenue or best describes the entity being registered.