NIC 170902 - Manufacture of paper cups, saucers, plates, hoops, cones, straws and other similar products

Manufacturing codes apply when the business transforms inputs into a new product through mechanical, chemical, manual or industrial processes. Pure buying and resale should be checked under wholesale or retail trade.

Choose the Sub-class that best matches the main product line by revenue or production value. If multiple product lines are material, compare 170901 Manufacture of educational and commercial stationery items, such as notebooks, registers, accounting books, envelopes, photocopy paper, lables, binders, file covers, document holders and other similar products, 170903 Manufacture of tissue and hygiene paper products, such as cleaning tissues, handkerchiefs, toilet paper, sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners, paper facial masks, cosmetic pads and other similar items, 170904 Manufacture of wallpaper and similar wall coverings and document the primary activity before filing.

Check the parent hierarchy, compare 170901 Manufacture of educational and commercial stationery items, such as notebooks, registers, accounting books, envelopes, photocopy paper, lables, binders, file covers, document holders and other similar products, 170903 Manufacture of tissue and hygiene paper products, such as cleaning tissues, handkerchiefs, toilet paper, sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners, paper facial masks, cosmetic pads and other similar items, 170904 Manufacture of wallpaper and similar wall coverings, and confirm that the official title matches the main revenue activity. For regulated or filing-critical decisions, verify the source row in the MoSPI dataset.

A wrong code can cause mismatched business descriptions, follow-up questions or later compliance cleanup. It is better to compare nearby codes before filing than to correct a weak classification later.

Use the legacy converter only as a migration aid. Old NIC 2008 matches can suggest where to look, but NIC 2025 should remain the primary reference for new code selection.