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NOGA 47.51 Retail sale of textiles
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).
4751Multilingual 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 détail de textiles |
| Deutsch (de) | Einzelhandel mit Textilien |
| Italiano (it) | Commercio al dettaglio di prodotti tessili |
| English (en) | Retail sale of textiles |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 47.51 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 | 47.51.00 | Retail sale of textiles |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 47.51 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 47.51 | 47.51 Retail sale of textiles | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 47.91 | Intermediation service activities for non-specialised retail sale | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 4751 | Retail sale of textiles in specialized stores | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 47.91 | Activités de service d’intermédiation pour le commerce de détail non spécialisé | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 47.51 | 47.51 Retail sale of textiles | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 47.82 | Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 4751 | Retail sale of textiles in specialized stores | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 47.82 | Commerce de détail de pièces et accessoires de véhicules automobiles | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 47.51 | 47.51 Retail sale of textiles | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 47.51 | Retail sale of textiles | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 4751 | Retail sale of textiles in specialized stores | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 47.51 | Commerce de détail de textiles | 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 47.51, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 47.52 | class | Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paints and glass |
| 47.53 | class | Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings |
| 47.54 | class | Retail sale of electrical household appliances |
| 47.55 | class | Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment, tableware and other household goods |
| 47.61 | class | Retail sale of books |
| 47.40 | class | Retail sale of information and communication equipment |
| 47.62 | class | Retail sale of newspapers, and other periodical publications and stationery |
| 47.63 | class | Retail sale of sporting equipment |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 47.51.
A company whose main activity falls under "Retail sale of textiles" is classified under NOGA code 47.51.
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 47.51 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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