openswissdataNOGA 63.9Web search portal activities and other information service activities
Activity from the Swiss General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA 2025), published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The dataset of codes and documented mappings is included in Classifications (399 CHF).
639Multilingual 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 portail de recherche sur le web et autres activités de service d’information |
| Deutsch (de) | 1111 |
| Italiano (it) | Attività dei portali di ricerca web e altre attività dei servizi di informazione |
| English (en) | Web search portal activities and other information service activities |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 63.9 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 | 63 | Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities |
| group | 63.9 | Web search portal activities and other information service activities |
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 2 more specific sub-levels.
Documented mappings
Available relationships for NOGA 63.9, based on FSO and Eurostat sources. Approximate mappings require a review of the business activity.
| Standard | Code | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE 2.1 | 639 | Documented identity | OFS / BFS |
| NACE 2.0 | 631 | Approximate mapping · review required | Eurostat · OFS / BFS |
| NACE 2.0 | 639 | Approximate mapping · review required | Eurostat · OFS / BFS |
| NOGA 2008 | 631 | Approximate mapping · review required | Eurostat · OFS / BFS |
| NOGA 2008 | 639 | Approximate mapping · review required | Eurostat · OFS / BFS |
Two non-exact relationships are never chained. A missing result does not prove there is no equivalent. Reference · 2026.09.25
Neighbouring codes
NOGA codes close to 63.9, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 63.1 | group | Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities |
| 64.1 | group | Monetary intermediation |
| 64.2 | group | Activities of holding companies and financing conduits |
| 64.3 | group | Activities of trusts, funds and similar financial entities |
| 62.9 | group | Other information technology and computer service activities |
| 64.9 | group | Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding |
| 65.1 | group | Insurance |
| 65.2 | group | Reinsurance |
How this code is used
NOGA code 63.9 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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