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NOGA 35.21 Manufacture of gas
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).
3521Multilingual 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) | Production de gaz |
| Deutsch (de) | Gaserzeugung |
| Italiano (it) | Produzione di gas |
| English (en) | Manufacture of gas |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 35.21 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 | 35.21.00 | Manufacture of gas |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 35.21 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 35.21 | 35.21 Manufacture of gas | partial |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 35.21 | Manufacture of gas | partial |
| NOGA 2008 | 35.21 | Production de gaz | 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 35.21, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 35.22 | class | Distribution of gaseous fuels through mains |
| 35.23 | class | Trade of gas through mains |
| 35.24 | class | Storage of gas as part of network supply services |
| 35.16 | class | Storage of electricity |
| 35.15 | class | Trade of electricity |
| 35.14 | class | Distribution of electricity |
| 35.13 | class | Transmission of electricity |
| 35.12 | class | Production of electricity from renewable sources |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 35.21.
A company whose main activity falls under "Manufacture of gas" is classified under NOGA code 35.21.
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 35.21 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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