Manufacture of paper and paperboard

NACE v2.0 Code: C17.12

About manufacture of paper and paperboard

NACE code 17.12 covers the manufacture of paper and paperboard, a critical industry that plays a vital role in the global economy. This sector is responsible for producing a wide range of paper-based products, from printing and writing papers to packaging materials, tissues, and specialty papers. As a key supplier to numerous other industries, the paper and paperboard manufacturing industry is an important contributor to economic growth and development.

Production process

The production of paper and paperboard typically involves a multi-step process. The primary raw material, wood pulp, is first prepared through mechanical, chemical, or a combination of processes. The pulp is then refined, bleached, and formed into sheets or rolls of paper using specialized machinery. Depending on the desired product characteristics, additional finishing steps such as coating, calendering, or cutting may be applied.

Production inputs

The paper and paperboard manufacturing industry relies on a variety of inputs, including wood pulp, recycled paper, chemicals (e.g., bleaching agents, sizing compounds), and specialized machinery and equipment. The availability and quality of these inputs are crucial to the industry's ability to meet the evolving demands of its customers.

Production outputs

The paper and paperboard manufacturing industry produces a diverse range of outputs, including printing and writing papers, packaging materials (e.g., corrugated boxes, paperboard containers), tissue products, and specialty papers. These outputs are then consumed by a wide range of other industries, such as 16.21 Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels, 17.21 Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard, and 18.11 Printing of newspapers.

Revisions to 17.12

Classification codes are adjusted frequently. The code may have been revised or replaced between system versions. The table below shows the history (newest to oldest) of the code 17.12. The most recent 1 version of this code (17.12) is in the NACE v2.1 system:

This page shows a legacy version of code 17.12 ( NACE v2.0).

Newer versions

Related Tariff Codes (HS / Harmonized System)

These HS codes are related to this econ code: (17.12).

HS code HS year HS title
470200HS v2017Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades
470311HS v2017Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous wood
470319HS v2017Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of non-coniferous wood
470321HS v2017Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood
470329HS v2017Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood
470411HS v2017Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, sulphite, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous wood
470419HS v2017Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, sulphite, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of non-coniferous wood
470421HS v2017Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, sulphite, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood
470429HS v2017Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, sulphite, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood
470100HS v2017Wood pulp; mechanical wood pulp
470500HS v2017Wood pulp; obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes
470610HS v2017Pulp; cotton linters pulp
470620HS v2017Pulp; of fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
470630HS v2017Pulp; of bamboo
470691HS v2017Pulp; of fibrous cellulosic material, other than of bamboo or fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard or from cotton linters pulp, mechanical
470692HS v2017Pulp; of fibrous cellulosic material, other than of bamboo or fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard or from cotton linters pulp, chemical
470693HS v2017Pulp; of fibrous cellulosic material, other than of bamboo or fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard or from cotton linters pulp, obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical processes
480100HS v2017Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets
480210HS v2017Hand-made paper or paperboard
480220HS v2017Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); of a kind used as a base for photo-sensitive, heat-sensitive or electro-sensitive paper or paperboard, in rolls or sheets
480240HS v2017Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); wallpaper base, in rolls or sheets
480254HS v2017Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weighing less than 40g/m2, in rolls or sheets
480255HS v2017Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weighing 40g/m2 to 150g/m2, in rolls
480256HS v2017Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, in sheets 435mm or less by 297mm or less (unfolded)
480257HS v2017Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, n.e.c. in item no. 4802.55 or 4802.56
480258HS v2017Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weighing more than 150g/m2
480261HS v2017Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); over 10% by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, in rolls
480262HS v2017Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); over 10% by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, in sheets 435mm or less by 297mm or less (unfolded)
480269HS v2017Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); over 10% by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, other than rolls, other than sheets 435mm or less by 297mm or less (unfolded)
480300HS v2017Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side more than 36cm in unfolded state
480411HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803
480419HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; kraftliner, uncoated, bleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803
480421HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; sack kraft paper, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803
480429HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; sack kraft paper, uncoated, bleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803
480431HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; uncoated, unbleached, weight 150g/m2 or less, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803
480439HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; uncoated, bleached, weight 150g/m2 or less, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803
480441HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; uncoated, unbleached, weight more than 150g/m2 but less than 225g/m2, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803
480442HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; uncoated, weight between 150 and 225g/m2, bleached uniformly throughout, more than 95% of total fibre content consists of chemically processed wood fibres, in rolls or sheets
480449HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; uncoated, weight more than 150g/m2 but less than 225g/m2, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in item no. 4804.4, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803
480451HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; uncoated, unbleached, weight 225g/m2 or more, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803
480452HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; uncoated, weight 225g/m2 or more, bleached uniformly throughout, more than 95% of total fibre content consists of chemically processed wood fibres, in rolls or sheets
480459HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; uncoated, weight 225g/m2 or more, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in item no. 4804.5, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803
480840HS v2017Paper and paperboard; kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading 4803
480511HS v2017Paper and paperboard; uncoated, semi-chemical fluting paper, rolls or sheets
480512HS v2017Paper and paperboard; uncoated, straw fluting paper, rolls or sheets
480519HS v2017Paper and paperboard; uncoated, fluting paper other than semi-chemical or straw, rolls or sheets
480524HS v2017Paper & paperboard; uncoated, testliner (recycled linerboard), weight 150g/m2, or less, in rolls or sheets
480525HS v2017Paper & paperboard; uncoated, testliner (recycled linerboard), weight over 150g/m2, in rolls or sheets
480530HS v2017Paper and paperboard; sulphite wrapping paper, uncoated, in rolls or sheets
480540HS v2017Paper and paperboard; filter paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls or sheets
480550HS v2017Paper and paperboard; felt paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls or sheets
480591HS v2017Paper and paperboard; uncoated, weight 150g/m2 or less, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in heading no.4805
480592HS v2017Paper and paperboard; uncoated, weight more than 150g/m2 but less than 225 g/m2, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in heading no. 4805
480593HS v2017Paper and paperboard; uncoated, weight 225/m2 or more, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in heading no. 4805
481390HS v2017Paper, cigarette; (other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 5cm, or in booklets or tubes)
480610HS v2017Paper; vegetable parchment, in rolls or sheets
480620HS v2017Paper; greaseproof papers, in rolls or sheets
480630HS v2017Paper; tracing papers, in rolls or sheets
480640HS v2017Paper; glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets
480700HS v2017Paper and paperboard; composite (made by sticking layers together with an adhesive), not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls or sheets
480890HS v2017Paper and paperboard; other than corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets) or kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading 4803
481013HS v2017Paper and paperboard; coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing & writing, graphics, containing no, or not more than 10% by weight of total fibres obtained by mechanical or chemi-mechanical process, in rolls
481014HS v2017Paper and paperboard; coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing/writing/graphics, having 10% or less by weight of total fibres got mechanical/chemi-mechanical process, sheets, sides 435mm or less by 297mm or less, unfolded,
481019HS v2017Paper and paperboard; coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing/writing/graphics, having 10% or less by weight of total fibres got by mechanical/chemi-mechanical process, sides exceeding 435mm and 297mm, unfolded, sheets
481022HS v2017Paper and paperboard; coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, having more than 10% of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibres, for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, light-weight coated paper, in rolls or sheets
481029HS v2017Paper and paperboard; coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, having more than 10% of mechanically processed fibres, (excluding light-weight paper), for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets
481031HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; uniformly bleached throughout, coated with inorganic substances, more than 95% of chemically processed wood fibres, weight 150g/m2 or less, for non-graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets
481032HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; uniformly bleached throughout, coated with inorganic substances, more than 95% of chemically processed wood fibres, weight more than 150g/m2, for non-graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets
481039HS v2017Kraft paper and paperboard; coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.c. in item no. 4810.31 and 4810.32, in rolls or sheets
481092HS v2017Paper and paperboard; multi-ply, coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.c. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheets
481099HS v2017Paper and paperboard; coated with inorganic substances only, whether or not surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, n.e.c. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheets
480920HS v2017Paper; self-copy paper, whether or not printed, in rolls or sheets
480990HS v2017Paper; carbon paper and other copying or transfer papers (including coated or impregnated paper for duplicator stencils or offset plates), whether or not printed, in rolls or sheets
481110HS v2017Paper and paperboard; tarred, bituminised or asphalted, in rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810
481141HS v2017Paper and paperboard; self-adhesive, in rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810
481149HS v2017Paper and paperboard; gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard (excluding self-adhesive), in rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810
481151HS v2017Paper and paperboard; coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), bleached, weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810
481159HS v2017Paper and paperboard; coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other than bleached and weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810
481160HS v2017Paper and paperboard; coated or impregnated with wax, paraffin wax, stearin, oil or glycerol, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810
481190HS v2017Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of soft cellulose fibres; coated, impregnated, covered, surface-decorated or surface-coloured, n.e.c. in heading no. 4811, in rolls or sheets

Related ISIC Codes

These isic codes are related to this econ code: (17.12).

ISIC code ISIC Version ISIC title
1701ISIC v4.0Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard

Related CPC Codes

These CPC codes are related to this econ code: (17.12).

CPC code CPC Version CPC title
32111CPC v2.1Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades
32112CPC v2.1Chemical wood pulp, other than dissolving grades
32113CPC v2.1Mechanical wood pulp; semi-chemical wood pulp; pulps of fibrous cellulosic material other than wood
32121CPC v2.1Newsprint
32122CPC v2.1Hand-made paper and paperboard
32129CPC v2.1Other uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and punch card stock and punch tape paper
32131CPC v2.1Toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock and similar paper, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres
32132CPC v2.1Kraftliner, uncoated
32133CPC v2.1Other uncoated kraft paper and paperboard; sack kraft paper, creped or crinkled
32134CPC v2.1Fluting paper, including straw and semi-chemical
32135CPC v2.1Testliner (recycled liner board)
32136CPC v2.1Sulphite wrapping paper, filter paper and paperboard, felt paper and other paper and paperboard; cigarette paper not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes
32137CPC v2.1Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers
32141CPC v2.1Composite paper and paperboard, not surface-coated or impregnated
32142CPC v2.1Paper and paperboard, creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated n.e.c.
32143CPC v2.1Paper and paperboard coated with kaolin or with other inorganic substances
32149CPC v2.1Other paper and paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, gummed or adhesive, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or sheets
88321CPC v2.1Pulp, paper and paperboard manufacturing services

Family tree for manufacture of paper and paperboard

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A --> B["<a href='/classifications/nace/v2/C/17'>17: Manufacture of paper and paper products</a>"]
B --> C["<a href='/classifications/nace/v2/C/17/1'>17.1: Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard</a>"]
C --> D["<a href='/classifications/nace/v2/C/17/12'>17.12: Manufacture of paper and paperboard</a>"]

    C --> E["<a href='/classifications/nace/v2/C/17/11'>17.11: Manufacture of pulp</a>"]

    

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