openswissdata
NOGA 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy
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).
70Multilingual 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 des sièges sociaux et conseil de gestion |
| Deutsch (de) | Verwaltung und Führung von Unternehmen und Betrieben; Unternehmensberatung |
| Italiano (it) | Attività di sedi centrali e consulenza gestionale |
| English (en) | Activities of head offices and management consultancy |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 70 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 2 more specific sub-levels.
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 70 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 70 | 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 70 | Activities of head offices and management consultancy | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 70 | Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 70 | Activités des sièges sociaux et conseil de gestion | 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 70, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | division | Legal and accounting activities |
| 71 | division | Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis |
| 72 | division | Scientific research and development |
| 73 | division | Activities of advertising, market research and public relations |
| 74 | division | Other professional, scientific and technical activities |
| 75 | division | Veterinary activities |
| 68 | division | Real estate activities |
| 66 | division | Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 70.
A company whose main activity falls under "Activities of head offices and management consultancy" is classified under NOGA code 70.
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 70 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
Complete dataset
Need the full dataset (1,845 NOGA 2025 codes + 5 aligned classifications + 5-way cross-walks) for your systems?
See the Classifications bundle →