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221903

221903 - Manufacture of rubber-based healthcare, personal care and medical articles like rubber gloves, contraceptive (condoms, diaphragms), catheters, tubing, hot water bottles and other similar articles | NIC-2025 Code

The most specific NIC-2025 activity code for this business activity, within class 2219 (Manufacture of other rubber products).

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What NIC code 221903 covers

NIC Code 221903 of NIC-2025 covers 221903 - Manufacture of rubber-based healthcare, personal care and medical articles like rubber gloves, contraceptive (condoms, diaphragms), catheters, tubing, hot water bottles and other similar articles | NIC-2025 Code. It falls under class 2219 (Manufacture of other rubber products).

Excluded from class 2219

  • manufacture of tyre cord fabrics, see 1399
  • manufacture of apparel of elastic fabrics, see 1410
  • rubber sole and other rubber parts of footwear, see 1520
  • manufacture of glues and adhesives based on rubber, see 2029
  • manufacture of "camelback" strips, see 2211
  • manufacture of inflatable rafts and boats, see 3011, 3012, 3011
  • manufacture of mattresses of uncovered cellular rubber, see 3102
  • manufacture of rubber sports requisites, except apparel, e.g. swimming and paddling pools, see 3230
  • manufacture of rubber games and toys (including children's wading pools, inflatable children rubber boats, inflatable rubber animals, balls and the like), see 3240
  • reclaiming of rubber, see 3821

How to choose code 221903

A quick check before you use this code in a registration.

  1. 1Match your main business activity with the activity name: Manufacture of rubber-based healthcare, personal care and medical articles like rubber gloves, contraceptive (condoms, diaphragms), catheters, tubing, hot water bottles and other similar articles.
  2. 2Check the exclusions. If your activity is listed there, follow the referenced code instead.
  3. 3If you carry out more than one activity, pick a NIC code for each activity and mark the main one (registrations like Udyam allow multiple codes).
  4. 4Use the NIC-2025 code in forms that ask for this classification version, and the mapped code where the older or newer version is required.

Where you use NIC code 221903

The same activity code carries across these registrations. IncorpX provides assistance for each one.

GST Registration

GST registration classifies goods and services with HSN and SAC codes rather than NIC codes. Your NIC activity description helps keep the business activity consistent across applications.

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MSME (Udyam) Registration

Udyam registration asks for the NIC code of every activity you carry out. You can select multiple NIC codes at 2-digit, 4-digit and 5-digit levels.

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Startup India (DPIIT)

DPIIT startup recognition records your industry and sector based on the national industrial classification, so the right NIC code keeps your profile accurate.

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Private Limited Company

The SPICe+ incorporation form records the main division of industrial activity of the proposed company, which is derived from the NIC classification.

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LLP Registration

The FiLLiP incorporation form for LLPs also captures the business activity classification based on NIC codes.

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One Person Company (OPC)

OPC incorporation follows the same SPICe+ process, so the NIC-based activity classification applies here as well.

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Trademark Registration

Trademarks use the NICE classification (Classes 1 to 45), not NIC codes. Your NIC activity helps identify which trademark classes fit your goods or services.

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The NIC-2008 equivalent

When a form uses NIC-2008, map this activity through the concordance at the 4-digit class level.

Concordance published by MoSPI between the 4-digit industry classes of NIC-2008 and this version. Partial mappings mean the activity is split across more than one class.

NIC code 221903, answered

What is NIC code 221903?

NIC code 221903 is the NIC-2025 sub-class for "Manufacture of rubber-based healthcare, personal care and medical articles like rubber gloves, contraceptive (condoms, diaphragms), catheters, tubing, hot water bottles and other similar articles". It sits inside class 2219 (Manufacture of other rubber products), so it is the most specific code you can select for this activity.

Where do I use NIC code 221903?

You quote this code where a registration asks for your business activity, most directly in Udyam (MSME) registration and in the industrial activity captured during company or LLP incorporation. GST uses HSN and SAC codes instead, and the NIC code keeps your activity description consistent across applications.

Can I register more than one NIC code?

Yes. Udyam registration lets you add several NIC codes for the different activities you carry out and mark the main one. If you are unsure which codes apply, IncorpX provides assistance for selecting them correctly.

What is the NIC-2008 equivalent of code 221903?

At the 4-digit class level, NIC-2025 class 2219 corresponds to NIC-2008 class 2219. Use the mapped code where a form asks for the NIC-2008 classification.

This directory reproduces the National Industrial Classification for reference. Titles, notes and codes are sourced from the MoSPI publications; the official gazette remains the authoritative source. IncorpX provides assistance for registrations that use these codes and does not issue the classification itself.

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