Class 1311 - Preparation and spinning of textile fibers

PSIC Class 1311 covers Preparation and spinning of textile fibers. Current child subclasses include Spinning, Texturizing, and Manufacture of Paper Yarn. This four-digit layer is useful when comparing neighboring...

Level Class

Hierarchy depth 4/5

Children 4

Last verified 2026-10-21

Key facts

Code summary

Code 1311

Official title Preparation and spinning of textile fibers

Version PSIC 2019

Source layer PSA / BSP

Parent 131 - Spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles

Section C - Manufacturing

Next step

Child codes

These are the next codes most users should open after this hub page.

13111

Spinning

13112

Texturizing

13113

Manufacture of Paper Yarn

13119

Preparation of Textiles, n.e.c.

Nearby codes

1312

Weaving of textiles

1313

Finishing of textiles

1314

Preparation and Finishing of Textiles (integrated)

About this level

Practical summary

Class 1311 sits in the PSIC 2019 hierarchy under C Manufacturing > 13 Manufacture of Textiles > 131 Spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles. This class usually fans out into more specific subclasses such as Spinning, Texturizing, and Manufacture of Paper Yarn. It is the level people use when they already know the activity family but still need the exact five-digit match.

Official note

Source-backed description

This class includes: Preparatory operations on textile fibers: reeling and washing of silk; degreasing and carbonizing of wool and dyeing of wool fleece; carding and combing of all kinds of animal, vegetable and man-made fibers Spinning and manufacture of yarn or thread for weaving or sewing, for the trade or for further processing: Texturizing, twisting, folding, cabling and dipping of synthetic or artificial filament yarns Manufacture of paper yarn This class excludes: Preparatory operations carried out in combination with agriculture or farming, see 01; Retting of plants bearing vegetable textile fibers(jute, flax, coir etc.), see 0116; Cotton ginning, see 0157; Manufacture of synthetic or artificial fibers and tows, manufacture of single yarns (including high tenacity yarn and yarn for carpets) of synthetic or artificial fibers see 2030; Manufacture of glass fibers, see 2310.