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NOGA 23.4 Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products
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).
234Multilingual 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 d’autres produits en céramique et en porcelaine |
| Deutsch (de) | Herstellung von sonstigen Porzellan- und keramischen Erzeugnissen |
| Italiano (it) | Fabbricazione di altri prodotti in porcellana e in ceramica |
| English (en) | Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 23.4 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 5 more specific sub-levels.
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| class | 23.41 | Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles |
| class | 23.42 | Manufacture of ceramic sanitary fixtures |
| class | 23.43 | Manufacture of ceramic insulators and insulating fittings |
| class | 23.44 | Manufacture of other technical ceramic products |
| class | 23.45 | Manufacture of other ceramic products |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 23.4 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 23.4 | 23.4 Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products | partial |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 23.4 | Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products | partial |
| NOGA 2008 | 23.4 | Fabrication d’autres produits en céramique et en porcelaine | partial |
Type exact = strict 1:1 equivalence. partial = partial overlap. multi = one source code maps to several target codes.
Neighbouring codes
NOGA codes close to 23.4, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 23.1 | group | Manufacture of glass and glass products |
| 23.2 | group | Manufacture of refractory products |
| 23.3 | group | Manufacture of clay building materials |
| 23.5 | group | Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster |
| 23.6 | group | Manufacture of articles of concrete, cement and plaster |
| 23.7 | group | Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone |
| 23.9 | group | Manufacture of abrasive products and non-metallic mineral products n.e.c. |
| 24.1 | group | Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 23.4.
A company whose main activity falls under "Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products" is classified under NOGA code 23.4.
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 23.4 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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