Group 259 - Manufacture of other fabricated metal products; metal working service activities

PSIC Group 259 covers Manufacture of other fabricated metal products; metal working service activities. Direct children below it include Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy,...

Level Group

Hierarchy depth 3/5

Children 4

Last verified 2026-10-21

Key facts

Code summary

Code 259

Official title Manufacture of other fabricated metal products; metal working service activities

Version PSIC 2019

Source layer PSA / BSP

Parent 25 - Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products, except Machinery and Equipment

Section C - Manufacturing

Next step

Child codes

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

2591

Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy

2592

Treatment and coating of metals; machining

2593

Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware

2599

Manufacture of other fabricated metal products, n.e.c.

Nearby codes

251

Manufacture of structural metal products, tanks, reservoirs and steam generators

252

Manufacture of weapons and ammunition

About this level

Practical summary

Group 259 sits in the PSIC 2019 hierarchy under C Manufacturing > 25 Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products, except Machinery and Equipment. This group usually narrows the choice to a small family of classes such as Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy, Treatment and coating of metals; machining, and Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware. It is useful when two or three neighboring activities look similar but should not be collapsed into one code.

Official note

Source-backed description

This group includes general activities for the treatment of metal, such as forging or pressing, plaiting, coating engraving, boring polishing, welding, etc., which are typically carried out on a fee or contract basis. This group also includes the manufacture of a variety of metal products, such as cutlery; metal hand tools and general hardware; cans and buckets; nails, bolts and nuts; metal household articles; metal fixtures; ships propellers and anchors; assembled railway track fixtures, etc. for a variety of household and industrial uses.