Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing

This class includes:

• manufacture of dryers for agricultural products
• manufacture of machinery for the dairy industry, e.g.:
  • cream separators
  • milk processing machinery (e.g. homogenisers)
  • milk converting machinery (e.g. butter churns, butter workers and moulding machines)
  • cheese-making machines (e.g. homogenisers, moulders, presses)
• manufacture of machinery for the grain milling industry, e.g.:
  • machinery to clean, sort or grade seeds, grain or dried leguminous vegetables (e.g. winnowers, sieving belts, separators, grain brushing machines)
  • machinery to produce flour and meal, etc. (e.g. grinding mills, feeders, sifters, bran cleaners, blenders, rice hullers, pea splitters)
• manufacture of presses, crushers, etc. (e.g.to make wine, cider, fruit juices)
• manufacture of machinery for the bakery industry or for making macaroni, spaghetti or similar products, e.g.:
  • baking ovens, dough mixers, dough-dividers, moulders, slicers, cake depositing machines
• manufacture of machines and equipment to process diverse foods, e.g.:
  • machinery to make confectionery, cocoa or chocolate; to manufacture sugar; for breweries; to process meat or poultry; to prepare fruits, nuts or vegetables; to prepare fish, shellfish or other seafood
  • other machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink
• manufacture of machinery for filtering or purifying food and beverages
• manufacture of machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or vegetable fats or oils
• manufacture of machinery for the preparation of tobacco and for the making of cigarettes or cigars, or for pipe or chewing tobacco or snuff
• manufacture of machinery, plant and equipment for cooking or heating food in hotels and restaurants

This class excludes:

• manufacture of food and milk irradiation equipment, see 26.60
• manufacture of packing, wrapping and weighing machinery, see 28.29
• manufacture of cleaning, sorting or grading machinery for eggs, fruits or other crops (except seeds, grains and dried leguminous vegetables), see 28.30