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NOGA 25.4 Forging and shaping metal and powder metallurgy
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).
254Multilingual 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) | Forgeage et façonnage de métal; métallurgie des poudres |
| Deutsch (de) | Herstellung von Schmiede-, Press-, Zieh- und Stanzteilen und pulvermetallurgischen Erzeugnissen |
| Italiano (it) | Fucinatura e formatura dei metalli e metallurgia delle polveri |
| English (en) | Forging and shaping metal and powder metallurgy |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 25.4 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 | 25.40 | Forging and shaping metal and powder metallurgy |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 25.4 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 25.4 | 25.4 Forging and shaping metal and powder metallurgy | partial |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 25.5 | Treatment and coating of metals; machining | partial |
| NOGA 2008 | 25.5 | Traitement et revêtement des métaux; usinage | 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 25.4, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 25.1 | group | Manufacture of structural metal products |
| 25.2 | group | Manufacture of tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal |
| 25.3 | group | Manufacture of weapons and ammunition |
| 25.5 | group | Treatment and coating of metals; machining |
| 25.6 | group | Manufacture of cutlery, tools and general hardware |
| 25.9 | group | Manufacture of other fabricated metal products |
| 26.1 | group | Manufacture of electronic components and boards |
| 26.2 | group | Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 25.4.
A company whose main activity falls under "Forging and shaping metal and powder metallurgy" is classified under NOGA code 25.4.
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 25.4 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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