PSIC 2019 · Group

Manufacture of paper and paper products

Classes3

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1701Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard
1702Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard
1709Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard

Details

Level: Group
Section: C Manufacturing
Parent: 17

Sector statistics

Employed persons: 3.6M persons(May 2026)

Whole PSIC section C (not specific to this code). Source: PSA Labor Force Survey, May 2026.

Industry size

Establishments: 347(2017)
Employment: 21,855 persons(2017)
Revenue: ~₱92.5B(2017)

Whole PSIC group 170. Source: PSA OpenStat, Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), 2017. Revenue figures are approximate.

Guides from Emerhub

Manufacturing sectorGuide to registering a manufacturing company
IncorporationCompany registration in the Philippines
Foreign ownershipForeign Investment Negative List (FINL)

Set up in the Philippines

Emerhub runs the SEC and BIR filings for a foreign-owned corporation, a local corporation with structured control, employer of record, or product holding, whichever fits PSIC 170.