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NOGA 46.82 Wholesale of metals and metal ores
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).
4682Multilingual 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) | Commerce de gros de minerais et de métaux |
| Deutsch (de) | Grosshandel mit Erzen, Metallen und Metallhalbzeug |
| Italiano (it) | Commercio all’ingrosso di metalli e minerali metalliferi |
| English (en) | Wholesale of metals and metal ores |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 46.82 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 | 46.82.01 | Wholesale of metals |
| subclass | 46.82.02 | Wholesale of metal ores |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 46.82 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 46.82 | 46.82 Wholesale of metals and metal ores | partial |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 46.72 | Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories | partial |
| NOGA 2008 | 46.72 | Commerce de gros de pièces et accessoires de véhicules automobiles | 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 46.82, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 46.81 | class | Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products |
| 46.83 | class | Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment |
| 46.84 | class | Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies |
| 46.85 | class | Wholesale of chemical products |
| 46.86 | class | Wholesale of other intermediate products |
| 46.87 | class | Wholesale of waste and scrap |
| 46.89 | class | Other specialised wholesale n.e.c. |
| 46.90 | class | Non-specialised wholesale trade |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 46.82.
A company whose main activity falls under "Wholesale of metals and metal ores" is classified under NOGA code 46.82.
This category covers wholesale and retail trade, resellers and distributors: shops, stores, e-commerce, wholesalers and resale chains.
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 46.82 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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