Division 14 of the UK SIC 2007 list. It holds 1 code, listed in full below with the number of active UK companies filed under each.
Businesses here make clothing and accessories. They do not just sell them. Most UK registrations sit under 14190, other wearing apparel and accessories. It is a broad code. It holds independent fashion labels, childrenswear brands and makers of hats, scarves and sportswear. Some of these firms run their own studios and small production units. Many others design in the UK and have the garments made abroad. They still call themselves apparel manufacturers, because the product is theirs.
Marketing agencies work this division hard. Young clothing brands live or die on audience. That means social, influencer work and paid ads. Ecommerce developers, product photographers and fulfilment providers chase the same names. The best signal is a recent incorporation whose website is clearly unfinished. That founder is mid-launch and picking every supplier at once. The poor-website filter surfaces exactly those brands. For older labels, growth signals point to budget for a rebrand, wholesale outreach and international shipping help.
Yes, and it is common practice. Your company owns the designs and sells the finished garments as its own product. Classing that as apparel manufacture is fair, even when someone else does the sewing. Some brands prefer a wholesale or online retail code. Neither choice carries a penalty. You pick your own codes and can revise them on any confirmation statement.
Yes. Companies House allows up to four SIC codes per company. There is no rule against mixing divisions. Direct-to-consumer labels often pair 14190 with an online retail code such as 47910. You declare codes at incorporation on the IN01 form. You update them through the confirmation statement. No approval process is involved.
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