30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment

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 the manufacture of transportation equipment such as ship building and boat
manufacturing, the manufacture of railway rolling stock and locomotives, air and spacecraft and the
manufacture of parts thereof.

30.1 Building of ships and boats

This group includes the building of ships, boats and other floating structures for transportation and other commercial purposes, as well as for sports and recreational purposes.

30.11 Building of ships and floating structures

This class includes the building of ships, except vessels for sports or recreation, and the construction of
floating structures:

This class includes:
- building of commercial vessels: passenger vessels, ferry-boats, cargo ships, tankers, tugs etc.
- building of warships
- building of fishing boats and fish-processing factory vessels

This class also includes:
- building of hovercraft (except recreation-type hovercraft)
- construction of drilling platforms, floating or submersible
- construction of floating structures:
• floating docks, pontoons, coffer-dams, floating landing stages, buoys, floating tanks, barges, lighters,
floating cranes, non-recreational inflatable rafts etc.
- manufacture of sections for ships and floating structures

This class excludes:
- manufacture of parts of vessels, other than major hull assemblies:
• manufacture of sails, see 13.92
• manufacture of ships' propellers, see 25.99
• manufacture of iron or steel anchors, see 25.99
• manufacture of marine engines, see 28.11
- manufacture of navigational instruments, see 26.51
- manufacture of lighting equipment for ships, see 27.40
- manufacture of amphibious motor vehicles, see 29.10
- manufacture of inflatable boats or rafts for recreation, see 30.12
- specialised repair and maintenance of ships and floating structures, see 33.15
- ship-breaking, see 38.31
- interior installation of boats, see 43.3

30.12 Building of pleasure and sporting boats

This class includes:
- manufacture of inflatable boats and rafts
- building of sailboats with or without auxiliary motor
- building of motor boats
- building of recreation-type hovercraft
- manufacture of personal watercraft
- manufacture of other pleasure and sporting boats:
• canoes, kayaks, rowing boats, skiffs

This class excludes:
- manufacture of parts of pleasure and sporting boats:
• manufacture of sails, see 13.92
• manufacture of iron or steel anchors, see 25.99
• manufacture of marine engines, see 28.11
- manufacture of sailboards and surfboards, see 32.30
- maintenance and repair of pleasure boats, see 33.15

30.2 Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock

30.20 Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock

This class includes:
- manufacture of electric, diesel, steam and other rail locomotives
- manufacture of self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, maintenance or service
vehicles
- manufacture of railway or tramway rolling stock, not self-propelled:
• passenger coaches, goods vans, tank wagons, self-discharging vans and wagons, workshop vans,
crane vans, tenders etc.
- manufacture of specialised parts of railway or tramway locomotives or of rolling stock:
• bogies, axles and wheels, brakes and parts of brakes; hooks and coupling devices, buffers and buffer
parts; shock absorbers; wagon and locomotive frames; bodies; corridor connections etc.

This class also includes:
- manufacture of mining locomotives and mining rail cars
- manufacture of mechanical and electromechanical signalling, safety and traffic control equipment for
railways, tramways, inland waterways, roads, parking facilities, airfields etc.
- manufacture of railway car seats

This class excludes:
- manufacture of unassembled rails, see 24.10
- manufacture of assembled railway track fixtures, see 25.99
- manufacture of electric motors, see 27.11
- manufacture of electrical signalling, safety or traffic-control equipment, see 27.90
- manufacture of engines and turbines, see 28.11

30.3 Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery

30.30 Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery

This class includes:
- manufacture of aeroplanes for the transport of goods or passengers, for use by the defence forces, for
sport or other purposes
- manufacture of helicopters
- manufacture of gliders, hang-gliders
- manufacture of dirigibles and hot air balloons
- manufacture of parts and accessories of the aircraft of this class:
• major assemblies such as fuselages, wings, doors, control surfaces, landing gear, fuel tanks, nacelles
etc.
• airscrews, helicopter rotors and propelled rotor blades
• motors and engines of a kind typically found on aircraft
• parts of turbojets and turboprops for aircraft
- manufacture of ground flying trainers
- manufacture of spacecraft and launch vehicles, satellites, planetary probes, orbital stations, shuttles
- manufacture of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM)

This class also includes:
- overhaul and conversion of aircraft or aircraft engines
- manufacture of aircraft seats

This class excludes:
- manufacture of parachutes, see 13.92
- manufacture of military ordnance and ammunition, see 25.40
- manufacture of telecommunication equipment for satellites, see 26.30
- manufacture of aircraft instrumentation and aeronautical instruments, see 26.51
- manufacture of air navigation systems, see 26.51
- manufacture of lighting equipment for aircraft, see 27.40
- manufacture of ignition parts and other electrical parts for internal combustion engines, see 27.90
- manufacture of pistons, piston rings and carburettors, see 28.11
- manufacture of aircraft launching gear, aircraft carrier catapults and related equipment, see 28.99

30.4 Manufacture of military fighting vehicles

30.40 Manufacture of military fighting vehicles

This class includes:
- manufacture of tanks
- manufacture of armoured amphibious military vehicles
- manufacture of other military fighting vehicles

This class excludes:
- manufacture of weapons and ammunitions, see 25.40

30.9 Manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c.

This group includes the manufacture of transport equipment other than motor vehicles and rail, water, air
or space transport equipment and military vehicles.

30.91 Manufacture of motorcycles

This class includes:
- manufacture of motorcycles, mopeds and cycles fitted with an auxiliary engine
- manufacture of engines for motorcycles
- manufacture of sidecars
- manufacture of parts and accessories for motorcycles

This class excludes:
- manufacture of bicycles, see 30.92
- manufacture of invalid carriages, see 30.92

30.92 Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages

This class includes:
- manufacture of non-motorised bicycles and other cycles, including (delivery) tricycles, tandems,
children's bicycles and tricycles
- manufacture of parts and accessories of bicycles
- manufacture of invalid carriages/wheelchairs with or without motor
- manufacture of parts and accessories of invalid carriages
- manufacture of baby carriages

This class excludes:
- manufacture of bicycles with auxiliary motor, see 30.91
- manufacture of wheeled toys designed to be ridden, including plastic bicycles and tricycles, see 32.40

30.99 Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c.

This class includes:
- manufacture of hand-propelled vehicles: luggage trucks, handcarts, sledges, shopping carts etc.
- manufacture of vehicles drawn by animals: sulkies, donkey-carts, hearses etc.

This class excludes:
- works trucks, whether or not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, whether or not self-propelled, of the type used in factories (including hand trucks and wheelbarrows), see 28.22
- decorative restaurant carts, such as a dessert cart, food wagons, see 31.01

 

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