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NOGA 53 Postal and courier activities
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).
53Multilingual 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 poste et de courrier |
| Deutsch (de) | Post-, Kurier- und Expressdienste |
| Italiano (it) | Attività postali e di corriere |
| English (en) | Postal and courier activities |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 53 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 3 more specific sub-levels.
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 53 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 53 | 53 Postal and courier activities | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 82 | Office administrative, office support and other business support activities | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 53 | Postal and courier activities | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 82 | Activités de service de bureau, de soutien administratif et d’autre soutien aux entreprises | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 53 | 53 Postal and courier activities | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 96 | Personal service activities | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 53 | Postal and courier activities | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 96 | Activités de services aux personnes | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 53 | 53 Postal and courier activities | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 53 | Postal and courier activities | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 53 | Postal and courier activities | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 53 | Activités de poste et de courrier | 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 53, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | division | Land transport and transport via pipelines |
| 50 | division | Water transport |
| 51 | division | Air transport |
| 52 | division | Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation |
| 55 | division | Accommodation |
| 56 | division | Food and beverage service activities |
| 58 | division | Publishing activities |
| 47 | division | Retail trade |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 53.
A company whose main activity falls under "Postal and courier activities" is classified under NOGA code 53.
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 53 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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