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NOGA 52.2 Support activities for transportation
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).
522Multilingual 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) | Services auxiliaires des transports |
| Deutsch (de) | Erbringung von sonstigen Dienstleistungen für den Verkehr |
| Italiano (it) | Attività di supporto ai trasporti |
| English (en) | Support activities for transportation |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 52.2 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 6 more specific sub-levels.
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| class | 52.21 | Service activities incidental to land transportation |
| class | 52.22 | Service activities incidental to water transportation |
| class | 52.23 | Service activities incidental to air transportation |
| class | 52.24 | Cargo handling |
| class | 52.25 | Logistics service activities |
| class | 52.26 | Other support activities for transportation |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 52.2 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 52.2 | 52.2 Support activities for transportation | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 52.2 | Support activities for transportation | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 522 | Support activities for transportation | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 52.2 | Services auxiliaires des transports | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 52.2 | 52.2 Support activities for transportation | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 49.4 | Freight transport by road and removal services | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 522 | Support activities for transportation | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 49.4 | Transport routier de fret et services de déménagement | 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 52.2, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 52.1 | group | Warehousing and storage |
| 52.3 | group | Intermediation service activities for transportation |
| 53.1 | group | Postal activities under universal service obligation |
| 51.2 | group | Freight air transport and space transport |
| 53.2 | group | Other postal and courier activities |
| 51.1 | group | Passenger air transport |
| 53.3 | group | Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities |
| 50.4 | group | Inland freight water transport |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 52.2.
A company whose main activity falls under "Support activities for transportation" is classified under NOGA code 52.2.
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 52.2 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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