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NOGA 20.3 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
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).
203Multilingual 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 peintures, vernis, encres et mastics |
| Deutsch (de) | Herstellung von Anstrichmitteln, Druckfarben und Kitten |
| Italiano (it) | Fabbricazione di pitture, vernici e smalti, inchiostri da stampa e adesivi sintetici |
| English (en) | Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 20.3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| class | 20.30 | Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 20.3 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 20.3 | 20.3 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 20.3 | Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 203 | Manufacture of man-made fibres | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 20.3 | Fabrication de peintures, vernis, encres et mastics | 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 20.3, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 20.1 | group | Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms |
| 20.2 | group | Manufacture of pesticides, disinfectants and other agrochemical products |
| 20.4 | group | Manufacture of washing, cleaning and polishing preparations |
| 20.5 | group | Manufacture of other chemical products |
| 20.6 | group | Manufacture of man-made fibres |
| 21.1 | group | Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products |
| 21.2 | group | Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations |
| 19.2 | group | Manufacture of refined petroleum products and fossil fuel products |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 20.3.
A company whose main activity falls under "Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics" is classified under NOGA code 20.3.
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 20.3 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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