Class · NACE Rev. 2.1
21.10 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products
active
Includes
- manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients to be used for their pharmacological properties in the manufacture of medical products (e.g. antibiotics, basic vitamins, salicylic and O-acetylsalicylic acids)
- processing of blood
Also includes
- manufacture of chemically pure sugars
- manufacture of probiotics
- processing of glands and manufacture of extracts of glands, etc.
Excludes
- manufacture of advance cell and gene therapy pharmaceutical preparations, see 21.20
What changed from NACE Rev. 2
Unchanged: NACE Rev. 2 class 21.10 maps 1:1 to NACE Rev. 2.1 21.10 with the same heading.
Related codes
Reference data
| Code | 21.10 |
|---|---|
| Level | Class |
| Parent | 21.1 |
| Classification | NACE Rev. 2.1 |
| Legal basis | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137 |
| Source | Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform) |
| Data checked | 2026-07-20 |