The MSME registration asks for the business activity by NIC code. For raising of other animals, n.e.c., that activity is 01499.
NIC code · National Industrial Classification 2008
01499 is the 5-digit NIC 2008 code for raising of other animals, n.e.c.: a sub-class of class 0149, raising of other animals, within division 01, crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities. Search a code or activity below, or copy the code for your Udyam or SPICe+ form.
This code
Division 01Group 014Class 0149Sub-class 01499
Raising of other animals, n.e.c.
Sub-class 01499 · Class 0149 · Group 014 · Division 01 · Section A, NIC 2008
The code
Where the code sits in the National Industrial Classification 2008, from section to sub-class, in the official wording.
014995 digits: 01 + 4 + 9 + 9NIC 2025 · Notice dated 16 October 2026
On 18 November 2025 the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released NIC 2025, which uses 6-digit codes aligned with the UN's ISIC Revision 5. This page shows the NIC 2008 code 01499. The matching NIC 2025 code will be added here once it is mapped from MoSPI's official concordance.
How to read it
An NIC code is built in layers. Each digit narrows the one before it: the division, the group, the class, and finally the 5-digit sub-class. Divisions themselves are grouped under lettered sections.
The broadest numbered layer. Division 01 covers crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities. It sits in section A, agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Animal production.
Raising of other animals. The official note for this class is quoted below.
Raising of other animals, n.e.c. The full 5-digit code you enter where a form asks for the business activity by NIC code.
What it covers
01499 is a sub-class of class 0149, raising of other animals. The NIC 2008 document explains the class in the note below, quoted exactly.
This class excludes:
- - production of hides and skins originating from hunting and trapping, see 0170
- - operation of frog farms, crocodile farms, marine worm farms, see 0321, 0322
- - operation of fish farms, see 0321, 0322
- - training of pet animals, see 9609
Where you use it
Two registration forms ask for the business activity by NIC code. This is where 01499 is entered.
The MSME registration asks for the business activity by NIC code. For raising of other animals, n.e.c., that activity is 01499.
The company incorporation form asks for the main industrial activity of the proposed company by NIC code.
Not GST. GST registration does not use NIC codes; goods and services there are classified by HSN and SAC codes.
Choosing the right code
01499 is for raising of other animals, n.e.c. The codes below sit closest to it in NIC 2008: the other sub-classes of class 0149 and other classes in group 014. Each has its own page with the official wording.
01491Class 0149 · another sub-class of the same class01492Class 0149 · another sub-class of the same class01493Class 0149 · another sub-class of the same classClass 0149 has 4 sub-classes in NIC 2008, including 01499.
These belong to other classes in group 014, animal production. 01499 itself is in class 0149. Use the search above for any other code on this page.
Questions
Raising of other animals, n.e.c., in the National Industrial Classification 2008. It is a sub-class of class 0149, raising of other animals.
Class 0149, raising of other animals, has 4 sub-classes in NIC 2008. Besides 01499, they are: 01491 (Raising and breeding of pet animals (cats, dogs, birds, hamsters etc.)); 01492 (Bee-keeping and production of honey and beeswax); 01493 (Raising of silk worms, production of silk worm cocoons).
In Udyam Registration, which asks for the business activity by NIC code, and in the SPICe+ company incorporation form, which asks for the main industrial activity by NIC code. GST registration does not use NIC codes.
About this page
The section, division, group, class and sub-class on this page, and the explanatory note for class 0149, are taken word for word from the official document “National Industrial Classification (All Economic Activities) 2008”, Central Statistical Organisation, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.
This is reference information on the classification of a business activity. It is not advice on which code your own business should declare, and the official NIC document prevails if the two ever differ. A change in the classification, including the MoSPI concordance to NIC 2025, re-opens this page for checking.
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