detailed explanation for each SIC code - Biffa

Explanatory Notes
UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2007 – SIC(2007)
58.13 Publishing of newspapers
This class includes the publishing of newspapers, including advertising newspapers, appearing at least four times a week.
Publishing can be in print or electronic form, including on the Internet.
This class excludes:
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news agency activities, see 63.91
58.14 Publishing of journals and periodicals
58.14/1 Publishing of learned journals
This subclass includes the activities of publishing journals reporting or discussing the results of scholarly research and intended
for an academic and research-based readership; they are normally peer-reviewed and the primary source of revenue is not the
sale of advertisement space, but subscription. They appear less than four times a week and can be published in print or
electronic form, including on the Internet.
58.14/2 Publishing of consumer, business and professional journals and periodicals
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This subclass includes the activities of publishing journals and periodicals providing entertainment or lifestyle information to
individuals, information within businesses or across the business community or information for trades or professions. It also
includes customer magazines produced for businesses and distributed free, newsletters and the publishing of radio and
television schedules. These publications appear less than four times a week and can be published in print or electronic form,
including on the Internet.
58.19 Other publishing activities
This class includes:
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publishing (including on-line) of:
■ catalogues
■ photos, engravings and postcards
■ greeting cards
■ forms
■ posters, reproduction of works of art
■ advertising material
■ other printed matter
on-line publishing of statistics and other information
This class excludes:
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publishing of advertising newspapers, see 58.13
on-line provision of software (application hosting and application service provisioning), see 63.11
58.2 Software publishing
58.21 Publishing of computer games
This class includes:
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publishing of computer games for all platforms
58.29 Other software publishing
This class includes:
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publishing of ready-made (non-customised) software, including translation or adaptation of non-customised software for a
particular market on own account:
■ operating systems
■ business and other applications
This class excludes:
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reproduction of software, see 18.20
retail sale of non-customised software, see 47.41
production of software not associated with publishing, including translation or adaptation of non-customised software for a
particular market on a fee or contract basis, see 62.01
on-line provision of software (application hosting and application service provisioning), see 63.11
59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing
activities
This division includes production of theatrical and non-theatrical motion pictures whether on film, video tape or disc for direct
projection in theatres or for broadcasting on television; supporting activities such as film editing, cutting, dubbing etc.;
distribution of motion pictures and other film productions to other industries; as well as motion picture or other film
productions projection. Buying and selling of motion picture or other film productions distribution rights is also included.
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