Imitation jewellery

CPC v2.1 Code: 38997

About imitation jewellery

cpc code 38997 covers the production and trade of imitation jewellery, a significant industry within the broader manufacturing and retail sectors. Imitation jewellery plays an important role in providing affordable and accessible decorative accessories to consumers, complementing the high-end fine jewellery market. This industry contributes to the global economy through employment, trade, and the supply of products to a wide range of downstream industries and consumers.

Production process

The production of imitation jewellery typically involves a range of techniques, including metal casting, electroplating, and the assembly of components. Manufacturers may use base metals such as brass, copper, or alloys, which are then coated with precious metals like gold or silver to create the desired aesthetic. Other common techniques include the use of synthetic stones, enamelling, and the incorporation of non-precious materials like plastic or resin.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the imitation jewellery industry include base metals, precious metal coatings, synthetic stones, and various fasteners and findings. Manufacturers also rely on specialized machinery and equipment for casting, plating, and assembly processes. Additionally, the industry utilizes a range of packaging and labelling materials to present the final products.

Production outputs

The primary outputs of the imitation jewellery industry are a wide variety of decorative accessories, such as necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and rings. These products are often consumed by 47211 Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores, 47781 Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores, and 47789 Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores n.e.c. industries, as well as by individual consumers.

Family tree for imitation jewellery

    graph LR
    A["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3'>3: Other transportable goods, except metal products, machinery and equipment</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/38'>38: Furniture; other transportable goods n.e.c.</a>"]
B --> C["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/389'>389: Other manufactured articles n.e.c.</a>"]
C --> D["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3899'>3899: Other articles</a>"]
D --> E["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/38997'>38997: Imitation jewellery</a>"]

    D --> F["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/38991'>38991: Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes</a>"]
D --> G["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/38992'>38992: Baby carriages and parts thereof</a>"]
D --> H["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/38993'>38993: Brooms, brushes, hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers (not motorized), mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees)</a>"]
D --> I["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/38994'>38994: Cigarette lighters and other lighters; smoking pipes and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof; combs, hair-slides and the like; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and the like (except electro-thermic apparatus), and parts thereof; scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations</a>"]
D --> J["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/38995'>38995: Parts of cigarette lighters and other lighters (except flints and wicks); pyrophoric alloys; articles of combustible materials n.e.c.</a>"]
D --> K["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/38996'>38996: Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes, unsuitable for other uses</a>"]
D --> L["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/38998'>38998: Matches</a>"]
D --> M["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/38999'>38999: Articles n.e.c. (including candles, tapers, skins of birds with their feathers, artificial flowers, entertainment articles, hand sieves, hand riddles, vacuum flasks, tailors dummies, animated displays used for shop window dressing, and parts n.e.c.)</a>"]

    

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