Business codes and professional codes for Income tax return/ ITR forms for AY 2021-22

Business/ professional code is required to be mandatorily filled by each and every person who are showing income from business and profession in their Income tax return. This code helps Income tax department to understand as to which sector you belong and is also helpful for statistical purpose, determine sector’s average net profit ratio and also helps in selecting a case under scrutiny.

Thus, BUSINESS CODES FOR ITR FORMS FOR A.Y 2021 22

Sector	Sub Sector	Code
AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & FORESTRY	Growing and manufacturing of tea	01001
	Growing and manufacturing of coffee	01002
	Growing and manufacturing of rubber	01003
	Market gardening and horticulture specialties	01004
	Raising of silk worms and production of silk	01005
	Raising of bees and production of honey	01006
	Raising of poultry and production of eggs	01007
	Rearing of sheep and production of wool	01008
	Rearing of animals and production of animal products	01009
	Agricultural and animal husbandry services	01010
	Soil conservation, soil testing and soil desalination services	01011
	Hunting, trapping and game propagation services	01012
	Growing of timber, plantation, operation of tree nurseries and conserving of forest	01013
	Gathering of tendu leaves	01014
	Gathering of other wild growing materials	01015
	Forestry service activities, timber cruising, afforestation and reforestation	01016
	Logging service activities, transport of logs within the forest	01017
	Other agriculture, animal husbandry or forestry activity n.e.c	01018

FISH FARMING	Fishing on commercial basis in inland waters	02001
	Fishing on commercial basis in ocean and coastal areas	02002
	Fish farming	02003
	Gathering of marine materials such as natural pearls, sponges, coral etc.	02004
	Services related to marine and fresh water fisheries, fish hatcheries and fish farms	02005
	Other Fish farming activity n.e.c	02006

MINING AND QUARRYING	Mining and agglomeration of hard coal	03001
	Mining and agglomeration of lignite	03002
	Extraction and agglomeration of peat	03003
	Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas	03004
	Service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction excluding surveying	03005
	Mining of uranium and thorium ores	03006
	Mining of iron ores	03007
	Mining of non ferrous metal ores, except uranium and thorium ores	03008
	Mining of gemstones	03009
	Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals	03010
	Mining of quarrying of abrasive materials	03011
	Mining of mica, graphite and asbestos	03012
	Quarrying of stones (marble/granite/dolomite), sand and clay	03013
	Other mining and quarrying	03014
	Mining and production of salt	03015
	Other mining and quarrying n.e.c	03016

MANUFACTURING	Production, processing and preservation of meat and meat products	04001
MANUFACTURING	Production, processing and preservation of fish and fish products	04002
	Manufacture of vegetable oil, animal oil and fats	04003
	Processing of fruits, vegetables and edible nuts	04004
	Manufacture of dairy products	04005
	Manufacture of sugar	04006
	Manufacture of cocoa, chocolates and sugar confectionery	04007
	Flour milling	04008
	Rice milling	04009
	Dal milling	04010
	Manufacture of other grain mill products	04011
	Manufacture of bakery products	04012
	Manufacture of starch products	04013
	Manufacture of animal feeds	04014
	Manufacture of other food products	04015
	Manufacturing of wines	04016
	Manufacture of beer	04017
	Manufacture of malt liquors	04018
	Distilling and blending of spirits, production of ethyl alcohol	04019
	Manufacture of mineral water	04020
	Manufacture of soft drinks	04021
	Manufacture of other non alcoholic beverages	04022
	Manufacture of tobacco products	04023
	Manufacture of textiles (other than by handloom)	04024
	Manufacture of textiles using handlooms (khadi)	04025
	Manufacture of carpet, rugs, blankets, shawls etc. (other than by hand)	04026
	Manufacture of carpet, rugs, blankets, shawls etc. by hand	04027
	Manufacture of wearing apparel	04028
	Tanning and dressing of leather	04029
	Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like saddler and harness	04030
	Manufacture of footwear	04031
	Manufacture of wood and wood products, cork, straw and plaiting material	04032
	Manufacture of paper and paper products	04033
	Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media	04034
	Manufacture of coke oven products	04035
	Manufacture of refined petroleum products	04036
	Processing of nuclear fuel	04037
	Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds	04038
	Manufacture of plastics in primary forms and	04039
	of synthetic rubber
	Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings	04040
	Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemicals and botanical products	04041
	Manufacture of soap and detergents	04042
	Manufacture of other chemical products	04043
	Manufacture of man made fibers	04044
	Manufacture of rubber products	04045
	Manufacture of plastic products	04046
	Manufacture of glass and glass products	04047
	Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster	04048
	Manufacture of articles of concrete, cement and plaster	04049
	Manufacture of Bricks	04050
	Manufacture of other clay and ceramic products	04051
	Manufacture of other non metallic mineral products	04052
	Manufacture of pig iron, sponge iron, Direct Reduced Iron etc.	04053
	Manufacture of Ferro alloys	04054
	Manufacture of Ingots, billets, blooms and slabs etc.	04055
	Manufacture of steel products	04056
	Manufacture of basic precious and non ferrous metals	04057
	Manufacture of non metallic mineral products	04058
	Casting of metals	04059
	Manufacture of fabricated metal products	04060
	Manufacture of engines and turbines	04061
	Manufacture of pumps and compressors	04062
	Manufacture of bearings and gears	04063
	Manufacture of ovens and furnaces	04064
	Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment	04065
	Manufacture of other general purpose machinery	04066
	Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery	04067
	Manufacture of Machine Tools	04068
	Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy	04069
	Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and constructions	04070
	Manufacture of machinery for processing of food and beverages	04071
	Manufacture of machinery for leather and textile	04072
	Manufacture of weapons and ammunition	04073
	Manufacture of other special purpose machinery	04074
	Manufacture of domestic appliances	04075
	Manufacture of office, accounting and computing machinery	04076
	Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus	04077
	Manufacture of Radio, Television, communication equipment and apparatus	04078
	Manufacture of medical and surgical equipment	04079
	Manufacture of industrial process control equipment	04080
	Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measurements and navigation	04081
	Manufacture of optical instruments	04082
	Manufacture of watches and clocks	04083
	Manufacture of motor vehicles	04084
	Manufacture of body of motor vehicles	04085
	Manufacture of parts & accessories of motor vehicles & engines	04086
	Building & repair of ships and boats	04087
	Manufacture of railway locomotive and rolling stocks	04088
	Manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft	04089
	Manufacture of bicycles	04090
	Manufacture of other transport equipment	04091
	Manufacture of furniture	04092
	Manufacture of Jewellery	04093
	Manufacture of sports goods	04094
	Manufacture of musical instruments	04095
	Manufacture of games and toys	04096
	Other manufacturing n.e.c	04097
	Recycling of metal waste and scrap	04098
	Recycling of non metal waste and scrap	04099

ELECTRITY, GAS AND WATER	Production, collection and distribution of electricity	05001
	Manufacture and distribution of gas	05002
	Collection, purification and distribution of water	05003
	Other essential commodity service n.e.c	05004

CONSTRUCTION	Site preparation works	06001
	Building of complete constructions or parts civil contractors	06002
	Building installation	06003
	Building completion	06004
	Construction and maintenance of roads, rails,	06005
	bridges, tunnels, ports, harbor, runways etc.
	Construction and maintenance of power plants	06006
	Construction and maintenance of industrial plants	06007
	Construction and maintenance of power transmission and telecommunication lines	06008
	Construction of water ways and water reservoirs	06009
	Other construction activity n.e.c	06010

REAL ESTATE AND RENTING SERVICES	Purchase, sale and letting of leased buildings (residential and non residential)	07001
	Operating of real estate of self owned buildings (residential and non residential)	07002
	Developing and sub dividing real estate into lots	07003
	Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis	07004
	Other real estate/renting services n.e.c	07005

RENTING OF MACHINERY	Renting of land transport equipment	08001
	Renting of water transport equipment	08002
	Renting of air transport equipment	08003
	Renting of agricultural machinery and equipment	08004
	Renting of construction and civil engineering machinery	08005
	Renting of office machinery and equipment	08006
	Renting of other machinery and equipment n.e.c	08007
	Renting of personal and household goods n.e.c	08008
	Renting of other machinery n.e.c	08009

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE	Wholesale and retail sale of motor vehicles	09001
	Repair and maintenance of motor vehicles	09002
	Sale of motor parts and accessories wholesale and retail	09003
	Retail sale of automotive fuel	09004
	General commission agents, commodity brokers and auctioneers	09005
	Wholesale of agricultural raw material	09006
	Wholesale of food & beverages and tobacco	09007
	Wholesale of household goods	09008
	Wholesale of metals and metal ores	09009
	Wholesale of household goods	09010
	Wholesale of construction material	09011
	Wholesale of hardware and sanitary fittings	09012
	Wholesale of cotton and jute	09013
	Wholesale of raw wool and raw silk	09014
	Wholesale of other textile fibres	09015
	Wholesale of industrial chemicals	09016
	Wholesale of fertilizers and pesticides	09017
	Wholesale of electronic parts & equipment	09018
	Wholesale of other machinery, equipment and supplies	09019
	Wholesale of waste, scrap & materials for re cycling	09020
	Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores	09021
	Retail sale of other goods in specialized stores	09022
	Retail sale in non specialized stores	09023
	Retail sale of textiles, apparel, footwear, leather goods	09024
	Retail sale of other household appliances	09025
	Retail sale of hardware, paint and glass	09026
	Wholesale of other products n.e.c	09027
	Retail sale of other products n.e.c	09028

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND HOSPITALITY SERVICES	Hotels Star rated	10001
	Hotels Non star rated	10002
	Motels, Inns and Dharmshalas	10003
	Guest houses and circuit houses	10004
	Dormitories and hostels at educational institutions	10005
	Short stay accommodations n.e.c.	10006
	Restaurants with bars	10007
	Restaurants without bars	10008
	Canteens	10009
	Independent caterers	10010
	Casinos and other games of chance	10011
	Other hospitality services n.e.c.	10012

TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS SERVICES	Travel agencies and tour operators	11001
	Packers and movers	11002
	Passenger land transport	11003
	Air transport	11004
	Transport by urban/sub urban railways	11005
	Inland water transport	11006
	Sea and coastal water transport	11007
	Freight transport by road	11008
	Freight transport by railways	11009
	Forwarding of freight	11010
	Receiving and acceptance of freight	11011
	Cargo handling	11012
	Storage and warehousing	11013
	Transport via pipelines (transport of gases, liquids, slurry and other commodities)	11014
	Other Transport & Logistics services n.e.c	11015

POST AND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES	Post and courier activities	12001
	Basic telecom services	12002
	Value added telecom services	12003
	Maintenance of telecom network	12004
	Activities of the cable operators	12005
	Other Post & Telecommunication services n.e.c	12006

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION SERVICES	Commercial banks, saving banks and discount houses	13001
	Specialised institutions granting credit	13002
	Financial leasing	13003
	Hire purchase financing	13004
	Housing finance activities	13005
	Commercial loan activities	13006
	Credit cards	13007
	Mutual funds	13008
	Chit fund	13009
	Investment activities	13010
	Life insurance	13011
	Pension funding	13012
	Non life insurance	13013
	Administration of financial markets	13014
	Stock brokers, sub brokers and related activities	13015
	Financial advisers, mortgage advisers and brokers	13016
	Foreign exchange services	13017
	Other financial intermediation services n.e.c.	13018

COMPUTER AND RELATED SERVICES	Software development	14001
	Other software consultancy	14002
	Data processing	14003
	Database activities and distribution of electronic content	14004
	Other IT enabled services	14005
	BPO services	14006
	Cyber café	14007
	Maintenance and repair of office, accounting and computing machinery	14008
	Computer training and educational institutes	14009
	Other computation related services n.e.c.	14010

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	Natural sciences and engineering	15001
	Social sciences and humanities	15002
	Other Research & Development activities n.e.c.	15003

PROFESSIONS	Legal profession	16001
	Accounting, book keeping and auditing profession	16002
	Tax consultancy	16003
	Architectural profession	16004
	Engineering and technical consultancy	16005
	Advertising	16006
	Fashion designing	16007
	Interior decoration	16008
	Photography	16009
	Auctioneers	16010
	Business brokerage	16011
	Market research and public opinion polling	16012
	Business and management consultancy activities	16013
	Labour recruitment and provision of personnel	16014
	Investigation and security services	16015
	Building cleaning and industrial cleaning activities	16016
	Packaging activities	16017
	Secretarial activities	16018
	Medical Profession	16019_1
	Film Artist	16020
	Other professional services n.e.c.	16019

EDUCATION SERVICES	Primary education	17001
	Secondary/ senior secondary education	17002
	Technical and vocational secondary/ senior secondary education	17003
	Higher education	17004
	Education by correspondence	17005
	Coaching centres and tuitions	17006
	Other education services n.e.c.	17007

HEALTH CARE SERVICES	General hospitals	18001
	Speciality and super speciality hospitals	18002
	Nursing homes	18003
	Diagnostic centres	18004
	Pathological laboratories	18005
	Independent blood banks	18006
	Medical transcription	18007
	Independent ambulance services	18008
	Medical suppliers, agencies and stores	18009
	Medical clinics	18010
	Dental practice	18011
	Ayurveda practice	18012
	Unani practice	18013
	Homeopathy practice	18014
	Nurses, physiotherapists or other para medical practitioners	18015
	Veterinary hospitals and practice	18016
	Medical education	18017
	Medical research	18018
	Practice of other alternative medicine	18019
	Other healthcare services	18020

SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY WORK	Social work activities with accommodation (orphanages and old age homes)	19001
	Social work activities without accommodation (Creches)	19002
	Industry associations, chambers of commerce	19003
	Professional organisations	19004
	Trade unions	19005
	Religious organizations	19006
	Political organisations	19007
	Other membership organisations n.e.c. (rotary clubs, book clubs and philatelic clubs)	19008
	Other Social or community service n.e.c	19009

CULTURE AND SPORT	Motion picture production	20001
	Film distribution	20002
	Film laboratories	20003
	Television channel productions	20004
	Television channels broadcast	20005
	Video production and distribution	20006
	Sound recording studios	20007
	Radio recording and distribution	20008
	Stage production and related activities	20009
	Individual artists excluding authors	20010
	Literary activities	20011
	Other cultural activities n.e.c.	20012
	Circuses and race tracks	20013
	Video Parlours	20014
	News agency activities	20015
	Library and archives activities	20016
	Museum activities	20017
	Preservation of historical sites and buildings	20018
	Botanical and zoological gardens	20019
	Operation and maintenance of sports facilities	20020
	Activities of sports and game schools	20021
	Organisation and operation of indoor/outdoor sports and promotion and production of sporting events	20022
	Sports Management	20023_01
	Other sporting activities n.e.c.	20023
	Other recreational activities n.e.c.	20024

OTHER SERVICES	Hair dressing and other beauty treatment	21001
	Funeral and related activities	21002
	Marriage bureaus	21003
	Pet care services	21004
	Sauna and steam baths, massage salons etc.	21005
	Astrological and spiritualists activities	21006
	Private households as employers of domestic staff	21007
	Event Management	21008_01
	Other services n.e.c.	21008

EXTRA TERRITORIAL ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES	Extra territorial organisations and bodies (IMF, World Bank, European Commission etc.)	22001

*n.e.c.: not elsewhere classified

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