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NOGA 47.91 Intermediation service activities for non-specialised retail sale
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).
4791Multilingual 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) | Activités de service d’intermédiation pour le commerce de détail non spécialisé |
| Deutsch (de) | Vermittlungstätigkeiten für den Einzelhandel ohne ausgeprägten Schwerpunkt |
| Italiano (it) | Attività di servizi di intermediazione per il commercio al dettaglio non specializzato |
| English (en) | Intermediation service activities for non-specialised retail sale |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 47.91 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 | 47.91.00 | Intermediation service activities for non-specialised retail sale |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 47.91 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 47.91 | 47.91 Intermediation service activities for non-specialised retail sale | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 82.99 | Other business support service activities n.e.c. | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 4791 | Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 82.99 | Autres activités de service de soutien aux entreprises n.c.a. | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 47.91 | 47.91 Intermediation service activities for non-specialised retail sale | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 47.91 | Intermediation service activities for non-specialised retail sale | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 4791 | Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 47.91 | Activités de service d’intermédiation pour le commerce de détail non spécialisé | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 47.91 | 47.91 Intermediation service activities for non-specialised retail sale | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 47.79 | Retail sale of second-hand goods | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 4791 | Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 47.79 | Commerce de détail de biens d’occasion | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 47.91 | 47.91 Intermediation service activities for non-specialised retail sale | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 47.11 | Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 4791 | Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 47.11 | Commerce de détail non spécialisé à prédominance alimentaire | 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 47.91, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 47.92 | class | Intermediation service activities for specialised retail sale |
| 47.83 | class | Retail sale of motorcycles, motorcycle parts and accessories |
| 47.82 | class | Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories |
| 47.81 | class | Retail sale of motor vehicles |
| 47.79 | class | Retail sale of second-hand goods |
| 47.78 | class | Retail sale of other new goods |
| 47.77 | class | Retail sale of watches and jewellery |
| 47.76 | class | Retail sale of flowers, plants, fertilisers, pets and pet food |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 47.91.
A company whose main activity falls under "Intermediation service activities for non-specialised retail sale" is classified under NOGA code 47.91.
This category covers service companies, firms, agencies and sole traders whose main offering matches this activity: consulting firms, professional practices and independent providers.
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 47.91 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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