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NOGA 03 Fishing and aquaculture
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).
03Multilingual 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) | Pêche et aquaculture |
| Deutsch (de) | Fischerei und Aquakultur |
| Italiano (it) | Pesca e acquacoltura |
| English (en) | Fishing and aquaculture |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 03 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 3 more specific sub-levels.
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 03 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 03 | 03 Fishing and aquaculture | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 03 | Fishing and aquaculture | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 03 | Fishing and aquaculture | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 03 | Pêche et aquaculture | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 03 | 03 Fishing and aquaculture | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 33 | Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 03 | Fishing and aquaculture | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 33 | Réparation, entretien et installation de machines et d’équipements | 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 03, 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 |
| 02 | division | Forestry and logging |
| 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 03.
A company whose main activity falls under "Fishing and aquaculture" is classified under NOGA code 03.
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 03 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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