Other printing (PKD 18.12.Z)
This subclass includes exclusively activities consisting in printing services not related to the production of products. The printed products are usually protected by copyright.
This subclass includes:
- printing of magazines and other periodicals issued less frequently than four times a week,
- printing of books, brochures, sheet music and manuscripts, maps, atlases, posters, advertising catalogues, brochures and other advertisements, postage stamps, revenue stamps, business forms, cheques and other securities, smart cards, albums, calendars, notebooks, diaries, beer mats, forms, letter paper, headed paper and other similar printed articles using printing presses, offset, rotogravure, flexographic, screen and other printing machines, photocopiers, computer printers, embossers, photocopiers and thermocopiers, including high-speed printing directly on textile products/materials, plastics, glass, metal, wood and ceramics
- digital printing
- screen printing on textiles and clothing
- photocopying of documents
- decorative printing, for example gift wrapping paper, wallpaper, transfer products
- large-format printing, for example flags, banners, roll-up advertising stands, posters
- printing of labels and tags (for example by lithography, gravure printing, flexography), printing of signs
- laser engraving on textiles
- activities related to photo printing.
This subclass excludes:
- printing on textile products that is part of their production process, classified in 13.30.Z,
- manufacture of stationery articles (for example notebooks, binders, registers, accounting books, business forms), where the printed information therein is of minor importance, classified in 17.23.Z,
- publishing activities, classified in the relevant subclasses of group 58.1,
- activities related to advertising design, classified in 73.11.Z,
- photocopying services related to the administrative operation of the office, classified in 82.10.Z,
- engraving on metal, glass, wood and the like, classified in the relevant subclass depending on the material used.
Industry statistics (2025)
Number of companies
Companies
57,698
Companies (primary PKD)
6,222
Companies with financials
1,194
Business turnover
Legal structure
Legal formShare of companiesNumber of companies
- JDG61.3%3,812
- Sp. z o.o.29.9%1,860
- Sp. j.3.3%203
- Sp. k.2.3%140
- Foundation1.2%76
- S.A.0.5%30
- Association0.4%27
- Cooperative0.3%20
- Other0.2%13
- P.S.A.0.2%10
- Sp. p.0.0%1
Financial results
The calculation excludes new companies that pull financial results down. Only firms with a filing in the previous year are included, so market trends are easier to read.
Median revenue
Ranking
Median revenue compared with other PKD codes.
Top companies by revenue
| # | Company | Legal form | Revenue | Net profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.A. | USD 320.52m | USD 46.72m | |
| 2 | sp. z o.o. | USD 179.45m | USD 14.55m | |
| 3 | sp. z o.o. | USD 143.54m | USD -5.60m | |
| 4 | sp. z o.o. | USD 130.99m | USD 4.91m | |
| 5 | sp. j. | USD 119.23m | USD 3.99m | |
| 6 | sp. j. | USD 78.34m | USD 30.91m | |
| 7 | sp. z o.o. | USD 59.71m | USD 1.47m | |
| 8 | S.A. | USD 55.26m | USD 2.08m | |
| 9 | sp. z o.o. | USD 53.51m | USD 3.79m | |
| 10 | sp. z o.o. | USD 52.75m | USD 2.91m |
Fastest-growing companies
| # | Company | Legal form | Revenue | Y/Y growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sp. z o.o. | USD 2.36m | +108.1% y/y | |
| 2 | sp. z o.o. | USD 5.51m | +98.8% y/y | |
| 3 | sp. z o.o. | USD 2.96m | +88.8% y/y | |
| 4 | sp. z o.o. | USD 2.55m | +83.8% y/y | |
| 5 | sp. z o.o. | USD 1.53m | +83.7% y/y | |
| 6 | sp. z o.o. | USD 1.26m | +81.8% y/y | |
| 7 | sp. z o.o. | USD 2.58m | +73.5% y/y | |
| 8 | sp. z o.o. | USD 950.98k | +72.6% y/y | |
| 9 | sp. z o.o. | USD 3.97m | +68.3% y/y | |
| 10 | sp. z o.o. | USD 4.29m | +68.2% y/y |
Stock market
1 company from this industry is listed.
| Company | Ticker | Market | Price | Change | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMP | GPW Main Market | PLN 24.00 | 0.00% | USD 28.08m |
Related PKD codes in division 18
FAQ
The primary industry for 6,222 companies is other printing. 1,194 entities have filed financial statements.
So far in 2026, 317 new companies with PKD 18.12.Z have been registered. In all of 2025, there were 414 such companies.
So far in 2026, 77 companies with PKD 18.12.Z have been deregistered. In all of 2025, there were 79 such companies.
In 2025, the median revenue for PKD 18.12.Z was USD 656.57k and the mean revenue was USD 4.85m, based on 701 financial statements. Averages and medians include only companies that file financial statements, excluding sole proprietorships.
Yes, in 2025, the median net profit was USD 16.60k, an improvement on 2024 (USD 12.76k). Among all 674 industries in Poland, PKD 18.12.Z ranks 233rd, putting it in the top 35%.
The most common legal form for PKD 18.12.Z is a sole proprietorship, used by 3,812 companies in this industry (61.3% of the total). In second place is sp. z o.o. (1,860 companies, 29.9%), and in third place – sp. j. (203 companies, 3.3%).





