openswissdataNOGA 28.1Manufacture of general-purpose machinery
Activity from the Swiss General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA 2025), published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The dataset of codes and documented mappings is included in Classifications (399 CHF).
281Multilingual 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 machines d’usage général |
| Deutsch (de) | Herstellung von nicht wirtschaftszweigspezifischen Maschinen |
| Italiano (it) | Fabbricazione di macchine di impiego generale |
| English (en) | Manufacture of general-purpose machinery |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 28.1 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 | 28.11 | Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines |
| class | 28.12 | Manufacture of fluid power equipment |
| class | 28.13 | Manufacture of other pumps and compressors |
| class | 28.14 | Manufacture of other taps and valves |
| class | 28.15 | Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements |
Documented mappings
Available relationships for NOGA 28.1, based on FSO and Eurostat sources. Approximate mappings require a review of the business activity.
| Standard | Code | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE 2.1 | 281 | Documented identity | OFS / BFS |
| NACE 2.0 | 281 | Approximate mapping · review required | Eurostat · OFS / BFS |
| NOGA 2008 | 281 | Approximate mapping · review required | Eurostat · OFS / BFS |
Two non-exact relationships are never chained. A missing result does not prove there is no equivalent. Reference · 2026.09.25
Neighbouring codes
NOGA codes close to 28.1, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 28.2 | group | Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery |
| 28.3 | group | Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery |
| 28.4 | group | Manufacture of metal forming machinery and machine tools |
| 28.9 | group | Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery |
| 27.9 | group | Manufacture of other electrical equipment |
| 27.5 | group | Manufacture of domestic appliances |
| 27.4 | group | Manufacture of lighting equipment |
| 27.3 | group | Manufacture of wiring and wiring devices |
How this code is used
NOGA code 28.1 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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