Statistical classification of economic activities NACE 2.1 version

This class includes post-harvest crop activities on a fee or contract basis:
- 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 under natural conditions
- 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)
This class also includes:
- drying, cleaning, grading and treating of seeds until they are marketed
- treatment of genetically modified seeds
This class excludes:
- 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