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NOGA 02 Forestry and logging
Activity from the Swiss General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA 2025), published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The full dataset (NACE 2.1 + ISIC 4 cross-walks) is included in Classifications (399 CHF).
02Multilingual description
NOGA 2025 provides the official designation in the four languages used by the Swiss federal authorities, alongside their European equivalents.
| Language | Designation |
|---|---|
| Français (fr) | Sylviculture et exploitation forestière |
| Deutsch (de) | Forstwirtschaft und Holzeinschlag |
| Italiano (it) | Silvicoltura e utilizzo di aree forestali |
| English (en) | Forestry and logging |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 02 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 4 more specific sub-levels.
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 02 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 02 | 02 Forestry and logging | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 02 | Forestry and logging | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 02 | Forestry and logging | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 02 | Sylviculture et exploitation forestière | exact |
Type exact = strict 1:1 equivalence. partial = partial overlap. multi = one source code maps to several target codes.
Neighbouring codes
NOGA codes close to 02, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | division | Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities |
| 03 | division | Fishing and aquaculture |
| 05 | division | Mining of coal and lignite |
| 06 | division | Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas |
| 07 | division | Mining of metal ores |
| 08 | division | Other mining and quarrying |
| 09 | division | Mining support service activities |
| 10 | division | Manufacture of food products |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 02.
A company whose main activity falls under "Forestry and logging" is classified under NOGA code 02.
This category covers farms, agricultural holdings and primary-production businesses: family farms, cooperatives and primary-sector companies.
The code is assigned on the principle of the main economic activity: if an entity has several activities, the one generating the most value added determines the classification.
How this code is used
NOGA code 02 is used by the Swiss federal authorities to classify companies by their main economic activity, notably:
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO): business and establishment register (BER), censuses and structural statistics.
- OASI compensation funds: classification of the employer's activity at registration.
- Federal Tax Administration (FTA): VAT profiling, net tax debt rates and sector statistics.
- Commercial register: "activities" field when registering a new legal entity.
- SUVA and accident-insurance funds: pricing of accident-insurance contributions by risk class.
- SECO and labour-market statistics: sector analyses and targeted support measures.
Official source
This page reproduces information from the NOGA 2025 standard published by the Federal Statistical Office. For the official version:
bfs.admin.ch — NOGA — General Classification of Economic Activities
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