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NOGA 16.1 Sawmilling and planing of wood; processing and finishing of wood
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).
161Multilingual 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) | Sciage et rabotage du bois; façonnage et finition du bois |
| Deutsch (de) | Säge- und Hobelwerke; Bearbeitung und Veredlung von Holz |
| Italiano (it) | Taglio e piallatura del legno; lavorazione e finitura del legno |
| English (en) | Sawmilling and planing of wood; processing and finishing of wood |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 16.1 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 2 more specific sub-levels.
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 16.1 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 Sawmilling and planing of wood; processing and finishing of wood | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 16.1 | Sawmilling and planing of wood; processing and finishing of wood | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 161 | Sawmilling and planing of wood | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 16.1 | Sciage et rabotage du bois; façonnage et finition du bois | 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 16.1, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 16.2 | group | Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials |
| 15.2 | group | Manufacture of footwear |
| 15.1 | group | Tanning, dyeing, dressing of leather and fur; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness |
| 17.1 | group | Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard |
| 17.2 | group | Manufacture of articles of paper and paperboard |
| 14.2 | group | Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories |
| 14.1 | group | Manufacture of knitted and crocheted apparel |
| 18.1 | group | Printing and service activities related to printing |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 16.1.
A company whose main activity falls under "Sawmilling and planing of wood; processing and finishing of wood" is classified under NOGA code 16.1.
This category covers all companies whose main economic activity matches this description, whatever their size: sole traders, SMEs, large companies, branches and Swiss establishments.
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 16.1 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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