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NOGA 28.15 Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements
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).
2815Multilingual 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 roulements et de transmissions mécaniques |
| Deutsch (de) | Herstellung von Lagern, Getrieben, Zahnrädern und Antriebselementen |
| Italiano (it) | Fabbricazione di cuscinetti, ingranaggi e organi di trasmissione |
| English (en) | Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 28.15 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 | 28.15.00 | Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 28.15 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 28.15 | 28.15 Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 28.15 | Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 2815 | Manufacture of ovens, furnaces and furnace burners | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 28.15 | Fabrication de roulements et de transmissions mécaniques | 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 28.15, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 28.11 | class | Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines |
| 28.12 | class | Manufacture of fluid power equipment |
| 28.13 | class | Manufacture of other pumps and compressors |
| 28.14 | class | Manufacture of other taps and valves |
| 28.21 | class | Manufacture of ovens, furnaces and permanent household heating equipment |
| 28.22 | class | Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment |
| 28.23 | class | Manufacture of office machinery and equipment, except computers and peripheral equipment |
| 28.24 | class | Manufacture of power-driven hand tools |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 28.15.
A company whose main activity falls under "Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements" is classified under NOGA code 28.15.
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 28.15 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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