Class · NACE Rev. 2.1
28.94 Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production
active
Includes
- manufacture of textile machinery, e.g.:
- machines for preparing, producing, extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile fibres, materials or yarns
- machines for preparing textile fibres (e.g. cotton gins, bale breakers, garnetters, cotton spreaders, wool scourers, wool carbonisers, combs, carders, roving frames)
- spinning machines
- machines for preparing textile yarns (e.g. reelers, warpers and related machines)
- weaving machines (looms), including handlooms
- knitting machines
- machines for making knotted net, tulle, lace, braid, etc.
- manufacture of auxiliary machines or equipment for textile machinery:
- dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms, spindles and spindle flyers, etc.
- manufacture of textile printing machinery
- manufacture of machinery for fabric processing:
- machinery for washing, bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile fabrics
- machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics
- manufacture of laundry machinery:
- ironing machines, including fusing presses
- commercial washing and drying machines
- dry-cleaning machines
- manufacture of sewing machines, sewing machine heads and sewing machine needles (whether or not for household use)
- manufacture of machines for producing or finishing felt or non-wovens
- manufacture of leather machines:
- machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather
- machinery for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins, leather or fur skins
Excludes
- manufacture of paper or paperboard cards for use on jacquard machines, see 17.25
- manufacture of domestic washing and drying machines, see 27.51
- manufacture of calendering machines, see 28.29
- manufacture of machines used in bookbinding, see 28.99
What changed from NACE Rev. 2
Unchanged: NACE Rev. 2 class 28.94 maps 1:1 to NACE Rev. 2.1 28.94 with the same heading.
Related codes
Reference data
| Code | 28.94 |
|---|---|
| Level | Class |
| Parent | 28.9 |
| Classification | NACE Rev. 2.1 |
| Legal basis | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137 |
| Source | Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform) |
| Data checked | 2026-07-20 |