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List of Economic Activities by word: specialized

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Economic Activities for specialized

There are 74 Economic Activities in all levels that containg the word "SPECIALIZED" in their name or detailed description. Have you that what you are searching for?

  • Class 0150
    Mixed farming
    This class includes the combined production of crops and animals without a SPECIALIZED production of crops or animals. The size of the overall farming operation is not a determining factor. If either production of crops or animals in a given unit exceeds 66 per cent or more of standard gross margins, the combined activity should not be included here, but allocated to crop or animal farming.
  • Class 4690
    Non SPECIALIZED,wholesale trade
    This class includes:
    ~ wholesale of a variety of goods without any particular specialization

  • Class 1010
    Processing and preserving of meat
    This class includes:
    ~ operation of slaughterhouses engaged in killing, dressing or packing meat: beef, pork, poultry, lamb, rabbit, mutton, camel, etc.
    ~ production of fresh, chilled or frozen meat, in carcasses
    ~ production of fresh, chilled or frozen meat, in cuts
    ~ production of fresh, chilled or frozen meat, in individual portions
    ~ production of dried, salted or smoked meat
    ~ production of meat products:
    ~ sausages, salami, puddings, andouillettes, saveloys, bolognas, pâtés, rillettes, boiled ham

    This class also includes:
    ~ slaughtering and processing of whales on land or on SPECIALIZED vessels
    ~ production of hides and skins originating from slaughterhouses, including fellmongery
    ~ rendering of lard and other edible fats of animal origin
    ~ processing of animal offal
    ~ production of pulled wool
    ~ production of feathers and down

  • Class 4719
    Other retail sale in non SPECIALIZED,stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of a large variety of goods of which food products, beverages or tobacco are not predominant, such as:
    ~ retail sale activities of department stores carrying a general line of goods, including wearing apparel, furniture, appliances, hardware, cosmetics, jewellery, toys, sports goods etc.


  • Class 4721
    Retail sale of food in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of any the following types of goods:
    ~ fresh or preserved fruit and vegetables
    ~ dairy products and eggs
    ~ meat and meat products (including poultry)
    ~ fish, other seafood and products thereof
    ~ bakery products
    ~ sugar confectionery
    ~ other food products

  • Class 4722
    Retail sale of beverages in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of beverages (not for consumption on the premises):
    ~ alcoholic beverages
    ~ non-alcoholic beverages

  • Class 2816
    Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of hand-operated or power-driven lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery:
    ~ pulley tackle and hoists, winches, capstans and jacks
    ~ derricks, cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers etc.
    ~ works trucks, whether or not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, whether or not self-propelled, of the type used in factories (including hand trucks and wheelbarrows)
    ~ mechanical manipulators and industrial robots specifically designed for lifting, handling, loading or unloading
    ~ manufacture of conveyors, telfers (téléphériques) etc.
    ~ manufacture of lifts, escalators and moving walkways
    ~ manufacture of parts SPECIALIZED for lifting and handling equipment

  • Class 3020
    Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of electric, diesel, steam and other rail locomotives
    ~ manufacture of self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, maintenance or service vehicles
    ~ manufacture of railway or tramway rolling stock, not self-propelled:
    ~ passenger coaches, goods vans, tank wagons, self-discharging vans and wagons, workshop vans, crane vans, tenders etc.
    ~ manufacture of SPECIALIZED parts of railway or tramway locomotives or of rolling stock:
    ~ bogies, axles and wheels, brakes and parts of brakes; hooks and coupling devices, buffers and buffer parts; shock absorbers; wagon and locomotive frames; bodies; corridor connections etc.

    This class also includes:
    ~ manufacture of mechanical and electromechanical signalling, safety and traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, inland waterways, roads, parking facilities, airfields etc.
    ~ manufacture of mining locomotives and mining rail cars
    ~ manufacture of railway car seats

  • Class 4723
    Retail sale of tobacco products in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of tobacco
    ~ retail sale of tobacco products

  • Class 4730
    Retail sale of automotive fuel in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of fuel for motor vehicles and motorcycles

    This class also includes:
    ~ retail sale of lubricating products and cooling products for motor vehicles


  • Class 3320
    Installation of industrial machinery and equipment
    This class includes the SPECIALIZED installation of machinery. However, the installation of equipment that forms an integral part of buildings or similar structures, such as installation of escalators, electrical wiring, burglar alarm systems or air-conditioning systems, is classified as construction.

    This class includes:
    ~ installation of industrial machinery in industrial plant
    ~ installation of industrial process control equipment
    ~ installation of other industrial equipment, e.g.:
    ~ communications equipment
    ~ mainframe and similar computers
    ~ irradiation and electromedical equipment etc.
    ~ dismantling large-scale machinery and equipment
    ~ activities of millwrights
    ~ machine rigging
    ~ installation of bowling alley equipment

  • Class 4741
    Retail sale of computers, peripheral units, software and telecommunications equipment in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of computers
    ~ retail sale of computer peripheral equipment
    ~ retail sale of video game consoles
    ~ retail sale of non-customized software, including video games
    ~ retail sale of telecommunication equipment

  • Class 3900
    Remediation activities and other waste management services
    This class includes:
    ~ decontamination of soils and groundwater at the place of pollution, either in situ or ex situ, using e.g. mechanical, chemical or biological methods
    ~ decontamination of industrial plants or sites, including nuclear plants and sites
    ~ decontamination and cleaning up of surface water following accidental pollution, e.g. through collection of pollutants or through application of chemicals
    ~ cleaning up of oil spills and other pollutions on land, in surface water, in ocean and seas, including coastal areas
    ~ asbestos, lead paint, and other toxic material abatement
    ~ clearing of landmines and the like (including detonation)
    ~ other SPECIALIZED pollution-control activities

  • Class 4742
    Retail sale of audio and video equipment in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of radio and television equipment
    ~ retail sale of stereo equipment
    ~ retail sale of CD and DVD players and recorders

  • Class 4751
    Retail sale of textiles in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of fabrics
    ~ retail sale of knitting yarn
    ~ retail sale of basic materials for rug, tapestry or embroidery making
    ~ retail sale of textiles
    ~ retail sale of haberdashery: needles, sewing thread etc.

  • Class 4753
    Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of carpets and rugs
    ~ retail sale of curtains and net curtains
    ~ retail sale of wallpaper and floor coverings

  • Class 4100
    Construction of buildings
    This class includes the construction of complete residential or non-residential buildings, on own account for sale or on a fee or contract basis. Outsourcing parts or even the whole construction process is possible. If only SPECIALIZED parts of the construction process are carried out, the activity is classified in division 43.

    This class includes:
    ~ construction of all types of residential buildings:
    ~ single-family houses
    ~ multi-family buildings, including high-rise buildings
    ~ construction of all types of non-residential buildings:
    ~ buildings for industrial production, e.g. factories, workshops, assembly plants etc.
    ~ hospitals, schools, office buildings
    ~ hotels, stores, shopping malls, restaurants
    ~ airport buildings
    ~ indoor sports facilities
    ~ parking garages, including underground parking garages
    ~ warehouses
    ~ religious buildings
    ~ assembly and erection of prefabricated constructions on the site

    This class also includes:
    ~ remodeling or renovating existing residential structures

  • Class 4761
    Retail sale of books, newspapers and stationary in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of books of all kinds
    ~ retail sale of newspapers and stationery

    This class also includes:
    ~ retail sale of office supplies such as pens, pencils, paper etc.


  • Class 4390
    Other SPECIALIZED construction activities
    This class includes:
    ~ construction activities specializing in one aspect common to different kind of structures, requiring SPECIALIZED skill or equipment:
    ~ construction of foundations, including pile driving
    ~ damp proofing and water proofing works
    ~ de-humidification of buildings
    ~ shaft sinking
    ~ erection of non-self-manufactured steel elements
    ~ steel bending
    ~ bricklaying and stone setting
    ~ roof covering for residential buildings
    ~ scaffolds and work platform erecting and dismantling, excluding renting of scaffolds and work platforms
    ~ erection of chimneys and industrial ovens
    ~ work with specialist access requirements necessitating climbing skills and the use of related equipment, e.g. working at height on tall structures
    ~ subsurface work
    ~ construction of outdoor swimming pools
    ~ steam cleaning, sand blasting and similar activities for building exteriors
    ~ renting of cranes with operator

  • Class 4510
    Sale of motor vehicles
    This class includes:
    ~ wholesale and retail sale of new and used vehicles:
    ~ passenger motor vehicles, including SPECIALIZED passenger motor vehicles such as ambulances and minibuses, etc.
    ~ lorries, trailers and semi-trailers
    ~ camping vehicles such as caravans and motor homes

    This class also includes:
    ~ wholesale and retail sale of off-road motor vehicles (jeeps, etc.)
    ~ wholesale and retail sale by commission agents
    ~ car auctions

  • Class 4711
    Retail sale in non SPECIALIZED,stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of a large variety of goods of which, however, food products, beverages or tobacco should be predominant, such as:
    ~ retail sale activities of general stores that have, apart from their main sales of food products, beverages or tobacco, several other types of goods such as wearing apparel, furniture, appliances, hardware, cosmetics etc.

  • Class 4752
    Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of hardware
    ~ retail sale of paints, varnishes and lacquers
    ~ retail sale of flat glass
    ~ retail sale of other building material such as bricks, wood, sanitary equipment
    ~ retail sale of do-it-yourself material and equipment

    This class also includes:
    ~ retail sale of lawnmowers, however operated
    ~ retail sale of saunas

  • Class 4762
    Retail sale of music and video recordings in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of musical records, audio tapes, compact discs and cassettes
    ~ retail sale of video tapes and DVDs

    This class also includes:
    ~ retail sale of blank tapes and discs

  • Class 4763
    Retail sale of sporting equipment in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles

  • Class 4764
    Retail sale of games and toys in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of games and toys, made of all materials

  • Class 4772
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of pharmaceuticals
    ~ retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods
    ~ retail sale of perfumery and cosmetic articles

  • Class 4759
    Retail sale of electrical household appliances, furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of household furniture
    ~ retail sale of articles for lighting
    ~ retail sale of household utensils and cutlery, crockery, glassware, china and pottery
    ~ retail sale of wooden, cork and wickerwork goods
    ~ retail sale of household appliances
    ~ retail sale of musical instruments and scores
    ~ retail sale of security systems, such as locking devices, safes, and vaults, without installation or maintenance services
    ~ retail sale of household articles and equipment n.e.c.

  • Class 4771
    Retail sale of clothing, footwear and leather articles in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of articles of clothing
    ~ retail sale of articles of fur
    ~ retail sale of clothing accessories such as gloves, ties, braces etc.
    ~ retail sale of umbrellas
    ~ retail sale of footwear
    ~ retail sale of leather goods
    ~ retail sale of travel accessories of leather and leather substitutes

  • Class 4773
    Other retail sale of new goods in SPECIALIZED stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of photographic, optical and precision equipment
    ~ activities of opticians
    ~ retail sale of watches, clocks and jewellery
    ~ retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food
    ~ retail sale of souvenirs, craftwork and religious articles
    ~ activities of commercial art galleries
    ~ retail sale of household fuel oil, bottled gas, coal and fuel wood
    ~ retail sale of cleaning materials
    ~ retail sale of weapons and ammunition
    ~ retail sale of stamps and coins
    ~ retail sale of non-food products n.e.c.

  • Class 6020
    Television programming and broadcasting activities
    This class includes:
    ~ creation of a complete television channel programme, from purchased programme components (e.g. movies, documentaries etc.), self produced programme components (e.g. local news, live reports) or a combination thereof

    This complete television programme can be either broadcast by the producing unit or produced for transmission by third party distributors, such as cable companies or satellite television providers.
    The programming may be of a general or SPECIALIZED nature (e.g. limited formats such as news, sports, education or youth oriented programming), may be made freely available to users or may be available only on a subscription basis.

    This class also includes:
    ~ programming of video-on-demand channels
    ~ data broadcasting integrated with television broadcasting

  • Class 6190
    Other telecommunications activities
    This class includes:
    ~ provision of SPECIALIZED telecommunications applications, such as satellite tracking, communications telemetry, and radar station operations
    ~ operation of satellite terminal stations and associated facilities operationally connected with one or more terrestrial communications systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to or receiving telecommunications from satellite systems
    ~ provision of Internet access over networks between the client and the ISP not owned or controlled by the ISP, such as dial-up Internet access etc.
    ~ provision of telephone and Internet access in facilities open to the public
    ~ provision of telecommunications services over existing telecom connections:
    ~ VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) provision
    ~ telecommunications resellers (i.e. purchasing and reselling network capacity without providing additional services)

  • Class 6311
    Data processing, hosting and related activities
    This class includes:
    ~ provision of infrastructure for hosting, data processing services and related activities
    ~ SPECIALIZED hosting activities such as:
    ~ Web hosting
    ~ streaming services
    ~ application hosting
    ~ application service provisioning
    ~ general time-share provision of mainframe facilities to clients
    ~ data processing activities:
    ~ complete processing of data supplied by clients
    ~ generation of SPECIALIZED reports from data supplied by clients
    ~ provision of data entry services

  • Class 6419
    Other monetary intermediation
    This class includes the receiving of deposits and/or close substitutes for deposits and extending of credit or lending funds. The granting of credit can take a variety of forms, such as loans, mortgages, credit cards etc. These activities are generally carried out by monetary institutions other than central banks, such as:
    ~ banks
    ~ savings banks
    ~ credit unions

    This class also includes:
    ~ postal giro and postal savings bank activities
    ~ credit granting for house purchase by SPECIALIZED deposit-taking institutions
    ~ money order activities

  • Class 6492
    Other credit granting
    This class includes:
    ~ financial service activities primarily concerned with making loans by institutions not involved in monetary intermediation, where the granting of credit can take a variety of forms, such as loans, mortgages, credit cards etc., providing the following types of services:
    ~ granting of consumer credit
    ~ international trade financing
    ~ provision of long-term finance to industry by industrial banks
    ~ money lending outside the banking system
    ~ credit granting for house purchase by SPECIALIZED non-depository institutions
    ~ pawnshops and pawnbrokers

  • Class 7410
    Specialized design activities
    This class includes:
    ~ fashion design related to textiles, wearing apparel, shoes, jewelry, furniture and other interior decoration and other fashion goods as well as other personal or household goods
    ~ industrial design, i.e. creating and developing designs and specifications that optimize the use, value and appearance of products, including the determination of the materials, construction, mechanism, shape, colour and surface finishes of the product, taking into consideration human characteristics and needs, safety, market appeal and efficiency in production, distribution, use and maintenance
    ~ activities of graphic designers
    ~ activities of interior decorators

  • Class 8121
    General cleaning of buildings
    This class includes:
    ~ general (non-specialized) cleaning of all types of buildings, such as:
    ~ offices
    ~ houses or apartments
    ~ factories
    ~ shops
    ~ institutions
    ~ general (non-specialized) cleaning of other business and professional premises and multiunit residential buildings

    These activities cover mostly interior cleaning although they may include the cleaning of associated exterior areas such as windows or passageways.

  • Class 8129
    Other building and industrial cleaning activities
    This class includes:
    ~ exterior cleaning of buildings of all types, including offices, factories, shops, institutions and other business and professional premises and multiunit residential buildings
    ~ SPECIALIZED cleaning activities for buildings such as window cleaning, chimney cleaning and cleaning of fireplaces, stoves, furnaces, incinerators, boilers, ventilation ducts and exhaust units
    ~ swimming pool cleaning and maintenance services
    ~ cleaning of industrial machinery
    ~ bottle cleaning
    ~ cleaning of trains, buses, planes, etc.
    ~ cleaning of the inside of road and sea tankers
    ~ disinfecting and exterminating activities
    ~ street sweeping and snow and ice removal
    ~ other building and industrial cleaning activities, n.e.c.

  • Class 8219
    Photocopying, document preparation and other SPECIALIZED office support activities
    This class includes a variety of copying, document preparation and SPECIALIZED office support activities. The document copying/printing activities included here cover only short-run type printing activities.

    This class includes:
    ~ document preparation
    ~ document editing or proofreading
    ~ typing, word processing, or desktop publishing
    ~ secretarial support services
    ~ transcription of documents, and other secretarial services
    ~ letter or resume writing
    ~ provision of mailbox rental and other mailing activities (except direct mail advertising)
    ~ photocopying
    ~ duplicating
    ~ blueprinting
    ~ other document copying services without also providing printing services, such as offset printing, quick printing, digital printing, prepress services

  • Class 8521
    General secondary education
    This class includes provision of the type of education that lays the foundation for lifelong learning and human development and is capable of furthering education opportunities. Such units provide programmes that are usually on a more subject-oriented pattern using more SPECIALIZED teachers, and more often employ several teachers conducting classes in their field of specialization. Education can be provided in classrooms or through radio, television broadcast, Internet, correspondence or at home.
    Subject specialization at this level often begins to have some influence even on the educational experience of those pursuing a general programme. Such programmes are designated to qualify students either for technical and vocational education or for entrance to higher education without any special subject prerequisite.

    This class includes:
    ~ general school education in the first stage of the secondary level corresponding more or less to the period of compulsory school attendance
    ~ general school education in the second stage of the secondary level giving, in principle, access to higher education

    This class also includes:
    ~ special education for handicapped students at this level

  • Class 8549
    Other education n.e.c.
    This class includes the provision of instruction and SPECIALIZED training, generally for adults, not comparable to the general education in groups 851-853. This class does not include activities of academic schools, colleges, and universities. Instruction may be provided in diverse settings, such as the unit's or client's training facilities, educational institutions, the workplace, or the home, and through correspondence, radio, television, Internet, in classrooms or by other means. Such instruction does not lead to a high school diploma, baccalaureate or graduate degree.

    This class includes:
    ~ education that is not definable by level
    ~ academic tutoring services
    ~ college board preparation
    ~ learning centres offering remedial courses
    ~ professional examination review courses
    ~ language instruction and conversational skills instruction
    ~ speed reading instruction
    ~ religious instruction

    This class also includes:
    ~ automobile driving schools
    ~ flying schools
    ~ lifeguard training
    ~ survival training
    ~ public speaking training
    ~ computer training

  • Class 8610
    Hospital activities
    This class includes:
    ~ short- or long-term hospital activities, i.e. medical, diagnostic and treatment activities, of general hospitals (e.g. community and regional hospitals, hospitals of non-profit organizations, university hospitals, military-base and prison hospitals) and SPECIALIZED hospitals (e.g. mental health and substance abuse hospitals, hospitals for infectious diseases, maternity hospitals, SPECIALIZED sanatoriums)
    The activities are chiefly directed to inpatients, are carried out under the direct supervision of medical doctors and include:
    ~ services of medical and paramedical staff
    ~ services of laboratory and technical facilities, including radiologic and anaesthesiologic services
    ~ emergency room services
    ~ provision of operating room services, pharmacy services, food and other hospital services
    ~ services of family planning centres providing medical treatment such as sterilization and termination of pregnancy, with accommodation

  • Class 8620
    Medical and dental practice activities
    This class includes:
    ~ medical consultation and treatment in the field of general and SPECIALIZED medicine by general practitioners and medical specialists and surgeons
    ~ dental practice activities of a general or SPECIALIZED nature, e.g. dentistry, endodontic and pediatric dentistry; oral pathology
    ~ orthodontic activities
    ~ family planning centres providing medical treatment, such as sterilization and termination of pregnancy, without accommodation
    These activities can be carried out in private practice, group practices and in hospital outpatient clinics, and in clinics such as those attached to firms, schools, homes for the aged, labour organizations and fraternal organizations, as well as in patients' homes.

    This class also includes:
    ~ dental activities in operating rooms
    ~ private consultants' services to inpatients

  • Class 9101
    Library and archives activities
    This class includes:
    ~ documentation and information activities of libraries of all kinds, reading, listening and viewing rooms, public archives providing service to the general public or to a special clientele, such as students, scientists, staff, members as well as operation of government archives:
    ~ organization of a collection, whether SPECIALIZED or not
    ~ cataloguing collections
    ~ lending and storage of books, maps, periodicals, films, records, tapes, works of art etc.
    ~ retrieval activities in order to comply with information requests etc.
    ~ stock photo libraries and services

  • Class 9102
    Museums activities and operation of historical sites and buildings
    This class includes:
    ~ operation of museums of all kinds:
    ~ art museums, museums of jewellery, furniture, costumes, ceramics, silverware
    ~ natural history, science and technological museums, historical museums, including military museums
    ~ other SPECIALIZED museums
    ~ open-air museums
    ~ operation of historical sites and buildings

  • Class 9900
    Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies
    This class includes:
    ~ activities of international organizations such as the United Nations and the SPECIALIZED agencies of the United Nations system, regional bodies etc., the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Customs Organization, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the European Communities, the European Free Trade Association etc.

    This class also includes:
    ~ activities of diplomatic and consular missions when being determined by the country of their location rather than by the country they represent

  • Group 439
    Other SPECIALIZED construction activities
    See class 4390.
  • Group 465
    Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies
    This group includes the wholesale of computers, telecommunications equipment, SPECIALIZED machinery for all kinds of industries and general-purpose machinery.
  • Group 466
    Other SPECIALIZED wholesale
    This group includes other SPECIALIZED wholesale activities not classified in other groups of this division. This includes the wholesale of intermediate products, except agricultural, typically not for household use.
  • Group 469
    Non SPECIALIZED,wholesale trade
    See class 4690.
  • Group 471
    Retail sale in non SPECIALIZED,stores
    This group includes the retail sale of a variety of product lines in the same unit (non SPECIALIZED,stores), such as supermarkets or department stores.
  • Group 472
    Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in SPECIALIZED stores
    This group includes retail sale in stores SPECIALIZED in selling food, beverage or tobacco products.
  • Group 473
    Retail sale of automotive fuel in SPECIALIZED stores
    See class 4730.
  • Group 331
    Repair of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment
    This group includes the SPECIALIZED repair of goods produced in the manufacturing sector with the aim to restore these metal products, machinery, equipment and other products to working order. The provision of general or routine maintenance (i.e. servicing) on such products to ensure they work efficiently and to prevent breakdown and unnecessary repairs is included.
  • Group 474
    Retail sale of information and communications equipment in SPECIALIZED stores
    This group includes the retail sale of information and communications equipment, such as computers and peripheral equipment, telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics, by SPECIALIZED stores.
  • Group 475
    Retail sale of other household equipment in SPECIALIZED stores
    This group includes the retail sale of household equipment, such as textiles, hardware, carpets, electrical appliances or furniture, in SPECIALIZED stores.
  • Group 476
    Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in SPECIALIZED stores
    This group includes the retail sale in SPECIALIZED stores of cultural and recreation goods, such as books, newspapers, music and video recordings, sporting equipment, games and toys.
  • Group 741
    Specialized design activities
    See class 7410.
  • Group 477
    Retail sale of other goods in SPECIALIZED stores
    This group includes the sale in SPECIALIZED stores carrying a particular line of products not included in other parts of the classification, such as clothing, footwear and leather articles, pharmaceutical and medical goods, watches, souvenirs, cleaning materials, weapons, flowers and pets and others. Also included is the retail sale of used goods in SPECIALIZED stores.
  • Group 812
    Cleaning activities
    This group includes the activities of general interior cleaning of all types of buildings, exterior cleaning of buildings, SPECIALIZED cleaning activities for buildings or other SPECIALIZED cleaning activities, cleaning of industrial machinery, cleaning of the inside of road and sea tankers, disinfecting and extermination activities for buildings and industrial machinery, bottle cleaning, street sweeping, snow and ice removal.
  • Group 854
    Other education
    This group includes general continuing education and continuing vocational education and training for any profession. Instruction may be oral or written and may be provided in classrooms or by radio, television, Internet, correspondence or other means of communication. This group also includes the provision of instruction in athletic activities to groups or individuals, foreign language instruction, instruction in the arts, drama or music or other instruction or SPECIALIZED training, not comparable to the education in groups 851 - 853.
  • Group 931
    Sports activities
    This group includes the operation of sports facilities; activities of sports teams or clubs primarily participating in live sports events before a paying audience; independent athletes engaged in participating in live sporting or racing events before a paying audience; owners of racing participants such as cars, dogs, horses, etc. primarily engaged in entering them in racing events or other spectator sports events; sports trainers providing SPECIALIZED services to support participants in sports events or competitions; operators of arenas and stadiums; other activities of organizing, promoting or managing sports events, n.e.c.
  • Division 09
    Mining support service activities
    This division includes SPECIALIZED support services incidental to mining provided on a fee or contract basis. It includes exploration services through traditional prospecting methods such as taking core samples and making geological observations as well as drilling, test-drilling or redrilling for oil wells, metallic and non-metallic minerals. Other typical services cover building oil and gas well foundations, cementing oil and gas well casings, cleaning, bailing and swabbing oil and gas wells, draining and pumping mines, overburden removal services at mines, etc.
  • Division 25
    Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
    This division includes the manufacture of pure metal products (such as parts, containers and structures), usually with a static, immovable function, as opposed to the following divisions 26-30, which cover the manufacture of combinations or assemblies of such metal products (sometimes with other materials) into more complex units that, unless they are purely electrical, electronic or optical, work with moving parts.
    The manufacture of weapons and ammunition is also included in this division.

    This division excludes SPECIALIZED repair and maintenance activities (see group 331) and the SPECIALIZED installation of manufactured goods produced in this division in buildings, such as central heating boilers (see 4322).

  • Division 26
    Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
    This division includes the manufacture of computers, computer peripherals, communications equipment, and similar electronic products, as well as the manufacture of components for such products. Production processes of this division are characterized by the design and use of integrated circuits and the application of highly SPECIALIZED miniaturization technologies.
    The division also contains the manufacture of consumer electronics, measuring, testing, navigating, and control equipment, irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment, optical instruments and equipment, and the manufacture of magnetic and optical media.

  • Division 31
    Manufacture of furniture
    This division includes the manufacture of furniture and related products of any material except stone, concrete and ceramic. The processes used in the manufacture of furniture are standard methods of forming materials and assembling components, including cutting, moulding and laminating. The design of the article, for both aesthetic and functional qualities, is an important aspect of the production process.

    Some of the processes used in furniture manufacturing are similar to processes that are used in other segments of manufacturing. For example, cutting and assembly occurs in the production of wood trusses that are classified in division 16 (Manufacture of wood and wood products). However, the multiple processes distinguish wood furniture manufacturing from wood product manufacturing. Similarly, metal furniture manufacturing uses techniques that are also employed in the manufacturing of roll-formed products classified in division 25 (Manufacture of fabricated metal products). The molding process for plastics furniture is similar to the molding of other plastics products. However, the manufacture of plastics furniture tends to be a SPECIALIZED activity.

  • Division 33
    Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
    This division includes the SPECIALIZED repair of goods produced in the manufacturing sector with the aim to restore machinery, equipment and other products to working order. The provision of general or routine maintenance (i.e. servicing) on such products to ensure they work efficiently and to prevent breakdown and unnecessary repairs is included.

    This division does only include SPECIALIZED repair and maintenance activities. A substantial amount of repair is also done by manufacturers of machinery, equipment and other goods, in which case the classification of units engaged in these repair and manufacturing activities is done according to the value-added principle which would often assign these combined activities to the manufacture of the good. The same principle is applied for combined trade and repair.

    The rebuilding or remanufacturing of machinery and equipment is considered a manufacturing activity and included in other divisions of this section.

    Repair and maintenance of goods that are utilized as capital goods as well as consumer goods is typically classified as repair and maintenance of household goods (e.g. office and household furniture repair, see 9524).

    Also included in this division is the SPECIALIZED installation of machinery. However, the installation of equipment that forms an integral part of buildings or similar structures, such as installation of electrical wiring, installation of escalators or installation of air-conditioning systems, is classified as construction.

    This division excludes the cleaning of industrial machinery (see class 8129) and the repair and maintenance of computers, communications equipment and household goods (see division 95).

  • Division 43
    Specialized construction activities
    This division includes SPECIALIZED construction activities (special trades), i.e. the construction of parts of buildings and civil engineering works without responsibility for the entire project. These activities are usually SPECIALIZED in one aspect common to different structures, requiring SPECIALIZED skills or equipment, such as pile driving, foundation work, carcass work, concrete work, brick laying, stone setting, scaffolding, roof covering, etc. The erection of steel structures is included, provided that the parts are not produced by the same unit. Specialized construction activities are mostly carried out under subcontract, but especially in repair construction it is done directly for the owner of the property.

    Also included are building finishing and building completion activities.

    Included is the installation of all kind of utilities that make the construction function as such. These activities are usually performed at the site of the construction, although parts of the job may be carried out in a special shop. Included are activities such as plumbing, installation of heating and air-conditioning systems, antennas, alarm systems and other electrical work, sprinkler systems, elevators and escalators, etc. Also included are insulation work (water, heat, sound), sheet metal work, commercial refrigerating work, the installation of illumination and signalling systems for roads, railways, airports, harbours, etc. Also included is the repair of the same type as the above-mentioned activities.

    Building completion activities encompass activities that contribute to the completion or finishing of a construction such as glazing, plastering, painting, floor and wall tiling or covering with other materials like parquet, carpets, wallpaper, etc., floor sanding, finish carpentry, acoustical work, cleaning of the exterior, etc. Also included is the repair of the same type as the above-mentioned activities.

    The renting of construction equipment with operator is classified with the associated construction activity.

  • Division 47
    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
    This division includes the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods mainly to the general public for personal or household consumption or utilization, by shops, department stores, stalls, mail-order houses, hawkers and peddlers, consumer cooperatives etc.

    Retail trade is classified first by type of sale outlet (retail trade in stores: groups 471 to 477; retail trade not in stores: groups 478 and 479). Retail trade in stores includes the retail sale of used goods (class 4774). For retail sale in stores, there exists a further distinction between SPECIALIZED retail sale (groups 472 to 477) and non SPECIALIZED,retail sale (group 471). The above groups are further subdivided by the range of products sold. Sale not via stores is subdivided according to the forms of trade, such as retail sale via stalls and markets (group 478) and other non-store retail sale, e.g. mail order, door-to-door, by vending machines etc. (group 479).

    The goods sold in this division are limited to goods usually referred to as consumer goods or retail goods. Therefore goods not usually entering the retail trade, such as cereal grains, ores, industrial machinery etc., are excluded. This division also includes units engaged primarily in selling to the general public, from displayed goods, products such as personal computers, stationery, paint or timber, although these sales may not be for personal or household use. Some processing of goods may be involved, but only incidental to selling, e.g. sorting or repackaging of goods, installation of a domestic appliance etc.

    This division also includes the retail sale by commission agents and activities of retail auctioning houses.

    This division excludes:
    ~ sale of farmers' products by farmers, see division 01
    ~ manufacture and sale of goods, which is generally classified as manufacturing in divisions 10-32
    ~ sale of motor vehicles, motorcycles and their parts, see division 45
    ~ trade in cereal grains, ores, crude petroleum, industrial chemicals, iron and steel and industrial machinery and equipment, see division 46
    ~ sale of food and drinks for consumption on the premises and sale of takeaway food, see division 56
    ~ renting of personal and household goods to the general public, see group 772

  • Division 86
    Human health activities
    This division includes activities of short- or long-term hospitals, general or specialty medical, surgical, psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals, sanatoria, preventoria, medical nursing homes, asylums, mental hospital institutions, rehabilitation centres, leprosaria and other human health institutions which have accommodation facilities and which engage in providing diagnostic and medical treatment to inpatients with any of a wide variety of medical conditions. It also includes medical consultation and treatment in the field of general and SPECIALIZED medicine by general practitioners and medical specialists and surgeons. It includes dental practice activities of a general or SPECIALIZED nature and orthodontic activities. Additionally, this division includes activities for human health not performed by hospitals or by practicing medical doctors but by paramedical practitioners legally recognized to treat patients.
  • Section B
    Mining and quarrying
    This section includes the extraction of minerals occurring naturally as solids (coal and ores), liquids (petroleum) or gases (natural gas). Extraction can be achieved by different methods such as underground or surface mining, well operation, seabed mining etc.
    This section also includes supplementary activities aimed at preparing the crude materials for marketing, for example, crushing, grinding, cleaning, drying, sorting, concentrating ores, liquefaction of natural gas and agglomeration of solid fuels. These operations are often carried out by the units that extracted the resource and/or others located nearby.
    Mining activities are classified into divisions, groups and classes on the basis of the principal mineral produced. Divisions 05, 06 are concerned with mining and quarrying of fossil fuels (coal, lignite, petroleum, gas); divisions 07, 08 concern metal ores, various minerals and quarry products.
    Some of the technical operations of this section, particularly related to the extraction of hydrocarbons, may also be carried out for third parties by SPECIALIZED units as an industrial service, which is reflected in division 09.

    This section excludes the processing of the extracted materials (see section C - Manufacturing), which also covers the bottling of natural spring and mineral waters at springs and wells (see class 1104) or the crushing, grinding or otherwise treating certain earths, rocks and minerals not carried out in conjunction with mining and quarrying (see class 2399). This section also excludes the usage of the extracted materials without a further transformation for construction purposes (see section F - Construction), the collection, purification and distribution of water (see class 3600), separate site preparation activities for mining (see class 4312) and geophysical, geologic and seismic surveying activities (see class 7110).

  • Section C
    Manufacturing
    This section includes the physical or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products, although this cannot be used as the single universal criterion for defining manufacturing (see remark on processing of waste below). The materials, substances, or components transformed are raw materials that are products of agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining or quarrying as well as products of other manufacturing activities. Substantial alteration, renovation or reconstruction of goods is generally considered to be manufacturing.

    Units engaged in manufacturing are often described as plants, factories or mills and characteristically use power-driven machines and materials-handling equipment. However, units that transform materials or substances into new products by hand or in the worker's home and those engaged in selling to the general public of products made on the same premises from which they are sold, such as bakeries and custom tailors, are also included in this section. Manufacturing units may process materials or may contract with other units to process their materials for them. Both types of units are included in manufacturing.

    The output of a manufacturing process may be finished in the sense that it is ready for utilization or consumption, or it may be semi-finished in the sense that it is to become an input for further manufacturing. For example, the output of alumina refining is the input used in the primary production of aluminium; primary aluminium is the input to aluminium wire drawing; and aluminium wire is the input for the manufacture of fabricated wire products.

    Manufacture of SPECIALIZED components and parts of, and accessories and attachments to, machinery and equipment is, as a general rule, classified in the same class as the manufacture of the machinery and equipment for which the parts and accessories are intended. Manufacture of unspecialized components and parts of machinery and equipment, e.g. engines, pistons, electric motors, electrical assemblies, valves, gears, roller bearings, is classified in the appropriate class of manufacturing, without regard to the machinery and equipment in which these items may be included. However, making SPECIALIZED components and accessories by moulding or extruding plastics materials is included in class 2220.

    Assembly of the component parts of manufactured products is considered manufacturing. This includes the assembly of manufactured products from either self-produced or purchased components.

    The recovery of waste, i.e. the processing of waste into secondary raw materials is classified in class 3830 (Materials recovery). While this may involve physical or chemical transformations, this is not considered to be a part of manufacturing. The primary purpose of these activities is considered to be the treatment or processing of waste and they are therefore classified in Section E (Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities). However, the manufacture of new final products (as opposed to secondary raw materials) is classified in manufacturing, even if these processes use waste as an input. For example, the production of silver from film waste is considered to be a manufacturing process.

    Specialized maintenance and repair of industrial, commercial and similar machinery and equipment is, in general, classified in division 33 (Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment). However, the repair of computers and personal and household goods is classified in division 95 (Repair of computers and personal and household goods), while the repair of motor vehicles is classified in division 45 (Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles).

    The installation of machinery and equipment, when carried out as a SPECIALIZED activity, is classified in 3320.

    Remark: The boundaries of manufacturing and the other sectors of the classification system can be somewhat blurry.

  • Section F
    Construction
    This section includes general construction and SPECIALIZED construction activities for buildings and civil engineering works. It includes new work, repair, additions and alterations, the erection of prefabricated buildings or structures on the site and also construction of a temporary nature.

    General construction is the construction of entire dwellings, office buildings, stores and other public and utility buildings, farm buildings etc., or the construction of civil engineering works such as motorways, streets, bridges, tunnels, railways, airfields, harbours and other water projects, irrigation systems, sewerage systems, industrial facilities, pipelines and electric lines, sports facilities etc.

    This work can be carried out on own account or on a fee or contract basis. Portions of the work and sometimes even the whole practical work can be subcontracted out. A unit that carries the overall responsibility for a construction project is classified here.

    Also included is the repair of buildings and engineering works.

    This section includes the complete construction of buildings (division 41), the complete construction of civil engineering works (division 42), as well as SPECIALIZED construction activities, if carried out only as a part of the construction process (division 43).

    The renting of construction equipment with operator is classified with the specific construction activity carried out with this equipment.

    This section also includes the development of building projects for buildings or civil engineering works by bringing together financial, technical and physical means to realize the construction projects for later sale. If these activities are carried out not for later sale of the construction projects, but for their operation (e.g. renting of space in these buildings, manufacturing activities in these plants), the unit would not be classified here, but according to its operational activity, i.e. real estate, manufacturing etc.

  • Section M
    Professional, scientific and technical activities
    This section includes SPECIALIZED professional, scientific and technical activities. These activities require a high degree of training, and make SPECIALIZED knowledge and skills available to users.
  • Section N
    Administrative and support service activities
    This section includes a variety of activities that support general business operations. These activities differ from those in section M, since their primary purpose is not the transfer of SPECIALIZED knowledge.