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NOGA 18.20 Reproduction of recorded media
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).
1820Multilingual 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) | Reproduction d’enregistrements |
| Deutsch (de) | Vervielfältigung von bespielten Ton-, Bild- und Datenträgern |
| Italiano (it) | Riproduzione di supporti registrati |
| English (en) | Reproduction of recorded media |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 18.20 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 1 more specific sub-level.
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| subclass | 18.20.00 | Reproduction of recorded media |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 18.20 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 18.20 | 18.20 Reproduction of recorded media | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 18.20 | Reproduction of recorded media | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 1820 | Reproduction of recorded media | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 18.20 | Reproduction d’enregistrements | 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 18.20, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 18.14 | class | Binding and related services |
| 18.13 | class | Pre-press and pre-media services |
| 18.12 | class | Other printing |
| 18.11 | class | Printing of newspapers |
| 19.10 | class | Manufacture of coke oven products |
| 17.25 | class | Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard |
| 17.24 | class | Manufacture of wallpaper |
| 17.23 | class | Manufacture of paper stationery |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 18.20.
A company whose main activity falls under "Reproduction of recorded media" is classified under NOGA code 18.20.
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 18.20 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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