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NOGA 82.91 Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus
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).
8291Multilingual 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 d’agence de recouvrement et de bureau de crédit |
| Deutsch (de) | Inkassobüros und Auskunfteien |
| Italiano (it) | Attività di recupero crediti, di informazioni commerciali e di rating |
| English (en) | Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 82.91 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 |
|---|---|---|
| subclass | 82.91.00 | Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 82.91 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 82.91 | 82.91 Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 82.99 | Other business support service activities n.e.c. | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 8291 | Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 82.99 | Autres activités de service de soutien aux entreprises n.c.a. | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 82.91 | 82.91 Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 82.91 | Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 8291 | Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 82.91 | Activités d’agence de recouvrement et de bureau de crédit | 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 82.91, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 82.92 | class | Packaging activities |
| 82.99 | class | Other business support service activities n.e.c. |
| 82.40 | class | Intermediation service activities for business support service activities n.e.c. |
| 82.30 | class | Organisation of conventions and trade shows |
| 82.20 | class | Activities of call centres |
| 82.10 | class | Office administrative and support activities |
| 84.11 | class | General public administration activities |
| 84.12 | class | Regulation of health care, education, cultural services and other social services |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 82.91.
A company whose main activity falls under "Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus" is classified under NOGA code 82.91.
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 82.91 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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