NOGA 25.92 Manufacture of light metal packaging
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).
2592Multilingual 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’emballages métalliques légers |
| Deutsch (de) | Herstellung von Verpackungen und Verschlüssen aus Eisen, Stahl und NE-Metall |
| Italiano (it) | Fabbricazione di imballaggi in metallo leggero |
| English (en) | Manufacture of light metal packaging |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 25.92 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 | 25.92.00 | Manufacture of light metal packaging |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 25.92 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 25.92 | 25.92 Manufacture of light metal packaging | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 25.92 | Manufacture of light metal packaging | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 2592 | Treatment and coating of metals; machining | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 25.92 | Fabrication d’emballages métalliques légers | 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 25.92, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 25.91 | class | Manufacture of steel drums and similar containers |
| 25.93 | class | Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs |
| 25.94 | class | Manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products |
| 25.99 | class | Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. |
| 26.11 | class | Manufacture of electronic components |
| 26.12 | class | Manufacture of loaded electronic boards |
| 26.20 | class | Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment |
| 25.63 | class | Manufacture of tools |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 25.92.
A company whose main activity falls under "Manufacture of light metal packaging" is classified under NOGA code 25.92.
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 25.92 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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