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NOGA 18.1 Printing and service activities related to printing
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).
181Multilingual 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) | Imprimerie et services annexes |
| Deutsch (de) | Herstellung von Druckerzeugnissen |
| Italiano (it) | Stampa e servizi connessi alla stampa |
| English (en) | Printing and service activities related to printing |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 18.1 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 18.1 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 Printing and service activities related to printing | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 74.2 | Photographic activities | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 181 | Printing and service activities related to printing | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 74.2 | Activités photographiques | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 Printing and service activities related to printing | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 82.1 | Office administrative and support activities | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 181 | Printing and service activities related to printing | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 82.1 | Activités de service de bureau et de soutien administratif | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 Printing and service activities related to printing | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 18.1 | Printing and service activities related to printing | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 181 | Printing and service activities related to printing | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 18.1 | Imprimerie et services annexes | 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 18.1, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 18.2 | group | Reproduction of recorded media |
| 17.2 | group | Manufacture of articles of paper and paperboard |
| 17.1 | group | Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard |
| 19.1 | group | Manufacture of coke oven products |
| 19.2 | group | Manufacture of refined petroleum products and fossil fuel products |
| 16.2 | group | Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials |
| 16.1 | group | Sawmilling and planing of wood; processing and finishing of wood |
| 20.1 | group | Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 18.1.
A company whose main activity falls under "Printing and service activities related to printing" is classified under NOGA code 18.1.
This category covers service companies, firms, agencies and sole traders whose main offering matches this activity: consulting firms, professional practices and independent providers.
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 18.1 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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