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NOGA 15.12 Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness of any material
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).
1512Multilingual 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) | Fabrication de bagages, de maroquinerie, sellerie et bourrellerie, en toutes matières |
| Deutsch (de) | Herstellung von Reisegepäck, Handtaschen, Sattlerwaren und Geschirren aus Stoffen aller Art |
| Italiano (it) | Fabbricazione di articoli da viaggio, borse, pelletteria e selleria di qualsiasi materiale |
| English (en) | Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness of any material |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 15.12 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| section | C | MANUFACTURING |
| division | 15 | Manufacture of leather and related products of other materials |
| group | 15.1 | Tanning, dyeing, dressing of leather and fur; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness |
| class | 15.12 | Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness of any material |
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 1 more specific sub-level.
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| subclass | 15.12.00 | Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness of any material |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 15.12 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 15.12 | 15.12 Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness of any material | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 15.12 | Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness of any material | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 1512 | Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 15.12 | Fabrication de bagages, de maroquinerie, sellerie et bourrellerie, en toutes matières | 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 15.12, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 15.11 | class | Tanning, dressing, dyeing of leather and fur |
| 15.20 | class | Manufacture of footwear |
| 14.29 | class | Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c. |
| 14.24 | class | Manufacture of leather clothes and fur apparel |
| 14.23 | class | Manufacture of workwear |
| 14.22 | class | Manufacture of underwear |
| 14.21 | class | Manufacture of outerwear |
| 16.11 | class | Sawmilling and planing of wood |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 15.12.
A company whose main activity falls under "Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness of any material" is classified under NOGA code 15.12.
This category covers industrial units and workshops that transform raw materials or components into finished or semi-finished products: factories, manufacturing plants, production workshops and processing sites.
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 15.12 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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