11 - Manufacture of beverages

This Chapter has been extracted from the ONS Explanatory Notes and provides a more detailed explanation of possible activities that could fall within the SIC Codes related to the Chapter.

This division includes the manufacture of beverages, such as non-alcoholic beverages and mineral water, manufacture of alcoholic beverages mainly through fermentation, beer and wine, and the manufacture of distilled alcoholic beverages.

This division excludes:
- production of fruit and vegetable juices, see 10.32
- manufacture of milk-based drinks, see 10.51
- manufacture of coffee, tea and mate products, see 10.83

11.0 Manufacture of beverages

11.01 Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits

This class includes:
- manufacture of distilled, potable, alcoholic beverages: whisky, brandy, gin, liqueurs etc. 
- manufacture of drinks mixed with distilled alcoholic beverages
- blending of distilled spirits
- production of neutral spirits

This class excludes:
- manufacture of non-distilled alcoholic beverages, see 11.02-11.06
- manufacture of synthetic ethyl alcohol, see 20.14
- manufacture of ethyl alcohol from fermented materials, see 20.14
- merely bottling and labelling, see 46.34 (if performed as part of wholesale) and 82.92 (if performed on a fee or contract basis)


11.02 Manufacture of wine from grape 

This class includes:
- manufacture of wine
- manufacture of sparkling wine
- manufacture of wine from concentrated grape must

This class also includes:
- blending, purification and bottling of wine
- manufacture of low or non-alcoholic wine

This class excludes:
- merely bottling and labelling, see 46.34 (if performed as part of wholesale) and 82.92 (if performed on a fee or contract basis)


11.03 Manufacture of cider and other fruit wines 

This class includes:
- manufacture of fermented but not distilled alcoholic beverages: sake, cider, perry and other fruit wines

This class also includes:
- manufacture of mead and mixed beverages containing fruit wines

This class excludes:
- merely bottling and labelling, see 46.34 (if performed as part of wholesale) and 82.92 (if performed on a fee or contract basis)


11.04 Manufacture of other non-distilled fermented beverages

This class includes:
- manufacture of vermouth and the like

This class excludes:
- merely bottling and labelling, see 46.34 (if performed as part of wholesale) and 82.92 (if performed on a fee or contract basis)


11.05 Manufacture of beer

This class includes:
- manufacture of malt liquors, such as beer, ale, porter and stout

This class also includes:
- manufacture of low alcohol or non-alcoholic beer

11.06 Manufacture of malt

11.07 Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters 

This class includes manufacture of non-alcoholic beverages (except non-alcoholic beer and wine):
- production of natural mineral waters and other bottled waters
- manufacture of soft drinks:
• non-alcoholic flavoured and/or sweetened waters: lemonade, orangeade, cola, fruit drinks, tonic waters etc.

This class excludes:
- production of fruit and vegetable juice, see 10.32
- manufacture of milk-based drinks, see 10.51
- manufacture of coffee, tea and maté products, see 10.83
- manufacture of alcohol-based drinks, see 11.01, 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.05
- manufacture of non-alcoholic wine, see 11.02
- manufacture of non-alcoholic beer, see 11.05
- manufacture of ice, see 35.30
- merely bottling and labelling, see 46.34 (if performed as part of wholesale) and 82.92 (if performed on a fee or contract basis)

 

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