581901 - Publishing of directories, mailing lists, compilations, catalogues, greeting cards, posters, reproductions, statistics, and datasets/databases in any form, excluding data processing services. | NIC-2025 Code
The most specific NIC-2025 activity code for this business activity, within class 5819 (Other publishing activities).
What NIC code 581901 covers
NIC Code 581901 of NIC-2025 covers 581901 - Publishing of directories, mailing lists, compilations, catalogues, greeting cards, posters, reproductions, statistics, and datasets/databases in any form, excluding data processing services. | NIC-2025 Code. It falls under class 5819 (Other publishing activities).
Excluded from class 5819
- retail sale of software on physical media, see 4740
- publishing of advertising newspapers, see 5812
- motion picture, video and television programme production, see 5911
- publishing of software, see 582
- social network sites, blog and wiki sites, and online gaming/video game sites, see 6039
- application hosting, see 6310
- web search portals and compiling of information or directories on a fee or contract basis, see 6390
How to choose code 581901
A quick check before you use this code in a registration.
- 1Match your main business activity with the activity name: Publishing of directories, mailing lists, compilations, catalogues, greeting cards, posters, reproductions, statistics, and datasets/databases in any form, excluding data processing services..
- 2Check the exclusions. If your activity is listed there, follow the referenced code instead.
- 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).
- 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 581901
The same activity code carries across these registrations. IncorpX provides assistance for each one.
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.
Get assistance with GST RegistrationUdyam 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.
Get assistance with MSME (Udyam) RegistrationDPIIT startup recognition records your industry and sector based on the national industrial classification, so the right NIC code keeps your profile accurate.
Get assistance with Startup India (DPIIT)The SPICe+ incorporation form records the main division of industrial activity of the proposed company, which is derived from the NIC classification.
Get assistance with Private Limited CompanyThe FiLLiP incorporation form for LLPs also captures the business activity classification based on NIC codes.
Get assistance with LLP RegistrationOPC incorporation follows the same SPICe+ process, so the NIC-based activity classification applies here as well.
Get assistance with One Person Company (OPC)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.
Get assistance with Trademark RegistrationThe 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.
Related NIC codes
Other activity codes in class 5819.
NIC code 581901, answered
What is NIC code 581901?
NIC code 581901 is the NIC-2025 sub-class for "Publishing of directories, mailing lists, compilations, catalogues, greeting cards, posters, reproductions, statistics, and datasets/databases in any form, excluding data processing services.". It sits inside class 5819 (Other publishing activities), so it is the most specific code you can select for this activity.
Where do I use NIC code 581901?
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 581901?
At the 4-digit class level, NIC-2025 class 5819 corresponds to NIC-2008 class 5812 , 5819. 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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