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NOGA 43.42 Other specialised construction activities in construction of buildings
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).
4342Multilingual 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) | Autres travaux de construction spécialisés dans la construction de bâtiments |
| Deutsch (de) | Sonstige spezialisierte Bautätigkeiten im Hochbau |
| Italiano (it) | Altri lavori di costruzione specializzati nella costruzione di edifici |
| English (en) | Other specialised construction activities in construction of buildings |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 43.42 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 4 more specific sub-levels.
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| subclass | 43.42.01 | Waterproofing |
| subclass | 43.42.02 | Erection of scaffolding |
| subclass | 43.42.03 | Erection of chimneys and industrial ovens |
| subclass | 43.42.09 | Other specialised construction activities in construction of buildings n.e.c. |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 43.42 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 43.42 | 43.42 Other specialised construction activities in construction of buildings | partial |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 43.99 | Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. | partial |
| NOGA 2008 | 43.99 | Autres travaux de construction spécialisés n.c.a. | 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 43.42, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 43.41 | class | Roofing activities |
| 43.35 | class | Other building completion and finishing |
| 43.34 | class | Painting and glazing |
| 43.50 | class | Specialised construction activities in civil engineering |
| 43.33 | class | Floor and wall covering |
| 43.32 | class | Joinery installation |
| 43.31 | class | Plastering |
| 43.24 | class | Other construction installation |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 43.42.
A company whose main activity falls under "Other specialised construction activities in construction of buildings" is classified under NOGA code 43.42.
This category covers general and finishing contractors, building trades and civil-engineering firms: construction companies, subcontractors and technical offices.
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 43.42 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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