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NOGA 55.4 Intermediation service activities for accommodation
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).
554Multilingual 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 l’hébergement |
| Deutsch (de) | Vermittlungstätigkeiten für Beherbergungsdienstleistungen |
| Italiano (it) | Attività di servizi di intermediazione per servizi di alloggio |
| English (en) | Intermediation service activities for accommodation |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 55.4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| class | 55.40 | Intermediation service activities for accommodation |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 55.4 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 55.4 | 55.4 Intermediation service activities for accommodation | partial |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 79.9 | Other reservation service and related activities | partial |
| NOGA 2008 | 79.9 | Autres activités de service de réservation et activités connexes | partial |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 55.4 | 55.4 Intermediation service activities for accommodation | partial |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 79.1 | Travel agency and tour operator activities | partial |
| NOGA 2008 | 79.1 | Activités d’agence de voyage et de voyagiste | 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 55.4, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 55.1 | group | Hotels and similar accommodation |
| 55.2 | group | Holiday and other short-stay accommodation |
| 55.3 | group | Camping grounds and recreational vehicle parks |
| 55.9 | group | Other accommodation |
| 56.1 | group | Restaurants and mobile food service activities |
| 56.2 | group | Event catering, contract catering service activities and other food service activities |
| 56.3 | group | Beverage serving activities |
| 56.4 | group | Intermediation service activities for food and beverage services activities |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 55.4.
A company whose main activity falls under "Intermediation service activities for accommodation" is classified under NOGA code 55.4.
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 55.4 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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