Class · NACE Rev. 2.1

01.63 Post-harvest crop activities and seed processing for propagation

active

Includes

preparation of crops for primary markets (e.g. cleaning, trimming, grading or disinfecting)
cotton ginning
preparation of tobacco leaves (e.g. sun drying)
preparation of cocoa beans (e.g. peeling)
waxing of fruit
drying of fruit, vegetables, herbs, spices, medicinal herbs and tobacco
sorting, cleaning and cutting of medicinal herbs
grain drying
post-harvest activities aimed at improving the propagation quality of seed (e.g. by the removal of non-seed materials, or damaged or immature seeds, or by reducing the seed moisture to a safe level for storage)
retting of plants bearing vegetable textile fibres (such as jute, flax or coir), not associated with the growing of vegetable textile fibres
artificial ripening of fruits as a service (e.g. banana ripening)

preparation of agricultural products by the producer, see the corresponding classes in groups 01.1, 01.2, 01.3
growing of seeds, see 01.1, 01.2
processing of seeds to obtain oil, see 10.41
stemming and redrying of tobacco, see 12.00
marketing activities of commission merchants and cooperative associations, see division 46
wholesale of agricultural raw materials, see 46.2
research to develop or modify new forms of seeds, see 72.10

Per the official Eurostat correspondence table (NACE Rev. 2 → NACE Rev. 2.1):

NACE Rev. 2 origin	Heading (Rev. 2)	Mapping	Type
01.63	Post-harvest crop activities	NACE Rev. 2 class 01.63 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 class 01.63	2:1
01.64	Seed processing for propagation	NACE Rev. 2 class 01.64 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 class 01.63	2:1

Code	01.63
Level	Class
Parent	01.6
Classification	NACE Rev. 2.1
Legal basis	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137
Source	Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform)
Data checked	2026-07-20