Recommended INPS scheme:
SEPARATA
Flat-rate scheme (forfettario)
Eligible for the flat-rate scheme?
Yes
Threshold:
€85,000
Profitability coefficient:
67%
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Classification
- CATTIVITÀ MANIFATTURIERE
- 18Stampa e riproduzione di supporti registrati
- 18.1Stampa e servizi connessi alla stampa
- 18.13.00Lavorazioni preliminari alla stampa e ai media
Description
- composing, typesetting and phototypesetting, pre-press data input into a form suitable for use in various printing processes and representation in other visual media, including scanning and optical character recognition, electronic make-up
- preparation of data files for multimedia (printing on paper, CD-ROM, the internet) applications
- plate-making services, including image setting and plate setting (for letterpress and offset printing processes)
- cylinder preparation: engraving or etching of cylinders for gravure printing
- plate processing: computer-to-plate (CTP ), also photopolymer plates
- preparation of plates and dies for relief stamping or printing
- preparation of:
- artistic works of technical character (e.g. preparation of lithographic stones and wood blocks)
- presentation media
- sketches, layouts, dummies etc.
- production of proofs
- preparation of forms for flexography and screen printing frames
Exclusion notes
Excluded from division 18:
- publishing activities, see section J
- manufacture of products with a 3D printer, see corresponding classes according to the product and material used
Excluded from class 18.13:
- graphic designing of visual content for the communication of information not intended to be printed, see 74.1
Frequently asked questions
I do layout, typesetting and platemaking: is that code 18.13 or printing 18.12?
18.13.00, because your work stops at pre-press: typesetting, electronic layout, scanning, plate and cylinder preparation, and proof printing. Once you also carry out the actual printing of the finished product, you move to 18.12.00.
I prepare files and data archives for multimedia applications and CD-ROMs: does that fall under 18.13?
Yes. Preparation of documents and data files for multimedia applications, print-on-paper, CD-ROM or internet is among the activities of this code. Finishing and binding of printed matter is a separate stage, under 18.14.00.
I design the graphic concept and creative layout, then someone else sends it to press: is that 18.13?
No — if your work is graphic and creative design, that is visual communication and falls under 74.12.09. 18.13.00 covers technical pre-press work: electronic layout, typesetting, and the preparation of plates and cylinders.
Replaces the following ATECO 2007 code
This 2025 code replaced the code in force until 31 March 2025:
- 18.13.00— Lavorazioni preliminari alla stampa e ai media(corrispondenza diretta)