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CAEN division 14 · section C

EU funds for clothing and garment manufacturing

“Manufacture of wearing apparel”. The programmes that firms in this field qualify for, based on the CAEN lists in the official guides.

Programmes on the CAEN list
6
Open to all sectors
17
Active companies in Romania
5,943

On the eligible CAEN list

Programmes that include CAEN 14

Currently open for applications: 2 programmes.

Any sector

Open to all sectors

Programmes with no restrictive CAEN list (possibly with a few excluded activities), which firms in CAEN 14 can also apply for.

Where CAEN 14 firms are located

Counties with the most active firms whose main CAEN code is 14:

Other divisions in section C

10 food industry (bakeries, processing) · 11 manufacture of beverages · 12 tobacco products · 13 textile industry · 15 leather and footwear · 16 wood processing · 17 paper and paper packaging · 18 printing · 19 refined petroleum products · 20 chemical industry · 21 pharmaceutical industry · 22 rubber and plastic products · 23 construction materials (glass, ceramics, cement) · 24 metallurgical industry · 25 metal constructions and metal products · 26 electronics, computers and optics · 27 electrical equipment · 28 machinery and equipment · 29 automotive industry (motor vehicles, trailers) · 30 other transport equipment (naval, rail, aeronautical) · 31 manufacture of furniture · 32 other manufacturing activities · 33 repair and installation of machinery

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Frequently asked questions

What EU funds are available for clothing and garment manufacturing in 2026?

We are tracking 6 open or announced programmes whose CAEN list includes classes from division 14: North-East Regional Programme 2021-2027 — Investments for the modernisation of micro-enterprises, Call 2 (PR/NE/2026/P1/RSO1.3/2/1); PR South-East 2021-2027, Action 1.5 — industrial parks (call PRSE/1.5/A/1/2026); State aid scheme for products with a trade deficit in the manufacturing industry (HG no. 486/2026); South-East Regional Programme 2021-2027: Action 1.6, Operation A.1 – Increasing the competitiveness of micro-enterprises in the Danube Delta ITI (call PRSE/1.6/A.1/ITI/1/2026). In addition, 17 programmes are open to any field.

What does CAEN 14 mean?

CAEN division 14 (rev. 2) is “Manufacture of wearing apparel”, with 8 activity classes, in section C — Manufacturing. Eligibility is checked against the exact class (4 digits) in the programme’s list.

How many active firms are there in clothing and garment manufacturing?

5,943 active companies have their main CAEN code in division 14; 3,416 reported employees in their latest financial statements and 282 were established in the last two years. Most are in Bucharest (1,053), Cluj (294) and Ilfov (264).

Does it matter whether the CAEN code is primary or secondary?

It depends on the guide: some programmes require the funded activity to be the main code, while others accept a secondary code authorised at the investment location. Companies now hold codes under CAEN revision 2 or 3; the lists here include the equivalences between the two revisions.

A firm in clothing and garment manufacturing?

We check your company's CAEN codes against the lists of open programmes and tell you where you fit — free of charge, before any contract.

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