openswissdataNOGA JPUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION 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).
JMultilingual 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) | ÉDITION, DIFFUSION ET ACTIVITÉS DE PRODUCTION ET DE DISTRIBUTION DE CONTENU |
| Deutsch (de) | VERLAGSWESEN, RUNDFUNK SOWIE ERSTELLUNG UND VERBREITUNG VON MEDIENINHALTEN |
| Italiano (it) | ATTIVITÀ EDITORIALI, TRASMISSIONI RADIOFONICHE E PRODUZIONE E DISTRIBUZIONE DI CONTENUTI |
| English (en) | PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code J sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| section | J | PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES |
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 3 more specific sub-levels.
Documented mappings
Available relationships for NOGA J, based on FSO and Eurostat sources. Approximate mappings require a review of the business activity.
| Standard | Code | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE 2.1 | J | Documented identity | OFS / BFS |
| NACE 2.0 | G | Approximate mapping · review required | Eurostat · OFS / BFS |
| NACE 2.0 | J | Approximate mapping · review required | Eurostat · OFS / BFS |
| NOGA 2008 | G | Approximate mapping · review required | Eurostat · OFS / BFS |
| NOGA 2008 | J | 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 J, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| A | section | AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING |
| B | section | MINING AND QUARRYING |
| C | section | MANUFACTURING |
| D | section | ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY |
| E | section | WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES |
| F | section | CONSTRUCTION |
| G | section | WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE |
| H | section | TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE |
How this code is used
NOGA code J 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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