NOGA 2025 · class

NOGA 62.10 Computer programming 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).

Level

class

Raw code: 6210

Designation

Computer programming activities

Source · standard

NOGA 2025 · OFS / BFS · 2026

Multilingual 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 programmation informatique
Deutsch (de)	Programmierungstätigkeiten
Italiano (it)	Attività di programmazione informatica
English (en)	Computer programming activities

NOGA hierarchy

The NOGA code 62.10 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).

Level	Code	Designation
section	K	TELECOMMUNICATION, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, CONSULTING, COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER INFORMATION SERVICE ACTIVITIES
division	62	Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
group	62.1	Computer programming activities
class	62.10	Computer programming activities

Direct sub-levels

This code breaks down into 1 more specific sub-level.

Level	Code	Designation
subclass	62.10.00	Computer programming activities

Official cross-walks

Equivalence of NOGA code 62.10 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.

Standard	Code	Designation	Type
NACE Rev 2.1	62.10	62.10 Computer programming activities	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 62.10, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.

Code	Level	Designation
62.20	class	Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities
61.90	class	Other telecommunication activities
62.90	class	Other information technology and computer service activities
61.20	class	Telecommunication reselling activities and intermediation service activities for telecommunication
61.10	class	Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities
63.10	class	Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities
60.39	class	Other content distribution activities
60.31	class	News agency activities

Activity examples

Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 62.10.

A company whose main activity falls under "Computer programming activities" is classified under NOGA code 62.10.

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 62.10 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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