NIC 281604 - Manufacture of cranes, handtrucks, wheelbarrows, derricks, straddle carriers and similar lifting, handling and transport equipments

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 281601 Manufacture of lifts, 281602 Manufacture of manual, semi-automatic and automatic lifting, pulling and conveying equipment and systems, including people movers, such as pulley tackle, hoists, winches, capstans, jacks, conveyors, cable cars, escalators, moving walkways, and similar equipment, 281603 Manufacture of Automated (Unmanned) and Robotic Lifting and Handling Equipment including automated car parking systems and document the primary activity before filing.

Check the parent hierarchy, compare 281601 Manufacture of lifts, 281602 Manufacture of manual, semi-automatic and automatic lifting, pulling and conveying equipment and systems, including people movers, such as pulley tackle, hoists, winches, capstans, jacks, conveyors, cable cars, escalators, moving walkways, and similar equipment, 281603 Manufacture of Automated (Unmanned) and Robotic Lifting and Handling Equipment including automated car parking systems, 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.