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NOGA 43.33 Floor and wall covering
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).
4333Multilingual 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) | Travaux de revêtement des sols et des murs |
| Deutsch (de) | Fussboden-, Fliesen- und Plattenlegerei, Tapeziererei |
| Italiano (it) | Rivestimento di pavimenti e di pareti |
| English (en) | Floor and wall covering |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 43.33 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 2 more specific sub-levels.
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| subclass | 43.33.01 | Laying of floor and wall coverings |
| subclass | 43.33.02 | Laying of tiles |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 43.33 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 43.33 | 43.33 Floor and wall covering | partial |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 43.33 | Floor and wall covering | partial |
| NOGA 2008 | 43.33 | Travaux de revêtement des sols et des murs | 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 43.33, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 43.31 | class | Plastering |
| 43.32 | class | Joinery installation |
| 43.34 | class | Painting and glazing |
| 43.35 | class | Other building completion and finishing |
| 43.41 | class | Roofing activities |
| 43.24 | class | Other construction installation |
| 43.42 | class | Other specialised construction activities in construction of buildings |
| 43.23 | class | Installation of insulation |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 43.33.
A company whose main activity falls under "Floor and wall covering" is classified under NOGA code 43.33.
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 43.33 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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