- CAEN Codes - Nomenclature
A - Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
B - MINING AND QUARRYING
- CAEN Code 0510: Mining of hard coal
- CAEN Code 0520: Mining of lignite
- CAEN Code 0610: Extraction of crude petroleum
- CAEN Code 0620: Extraction of natural gas
- CAEN Code 0710: Mining of iron ores
- CAEN Code 0721: Mining of uranium and thorium ores
- CAEN Code 0729: Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores
- CAEN Code 0811: Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate
- CAEN Code 0812: Operation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolin
- CAEN Code 0891: Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals
- CAEN Code 0892: Extraction of peat
- CAEN Code 0893: Extraction of salt
- CAEN Code 0899: Other mining and quarrying n.e.c.
- CAEN Code 0910: Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction
- CAEN Code 0990: Support activities for other mining and quarrying
C - MANUFACTURING
D - Electricity, Gas, Steam, and Air Conditioning Supply
- CAEN Code 3511: Production of electricity
- CAEN Code 3512: Transmission of electricity
- CAEN Code 3513: Distribution of electricity
- CAEN Code 3514: Trade of electricity
- CAEN Code 3521: Manufacture of gas
- CAEN Code 3522: Distribution of gaseous fuels through mains
- CAEN Code 3523: Trade of gas through mains
- CAEN Code 3530: Steam and air conditioning supply
E - Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management, and Remediation Activities
- CAEN Code 3600: Water collection, treatment, and supply
- CAEN Code 3700: Sewerage
- CAEN Code 3811: Collection of non-hazardous waste
- CAEN Code 3812: Collection of hazardous waste
- CAEN Code 3821: Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste
- CAEN Code 3822: Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste
- CAEN Code 3831: Dismantling of wrecks
- CAEN Code 3832: Recovery of sorted materials
- CAEN Code 3900: Remediation activities and other waste management services
F - Under construction
- CAEN Code 4313: Test drilling and boring
- CAEN Code 4399: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
- CAEN Code 4391: Roofing activities
- CAEN Code 4339: Other building completion and finishing
- CAEN Code 4334: Painting and glazing
- CAEN Code 4333: Floor and wall covering
- CAEN Code 4332: Joinery installation
- CAEN Code 4331: Plastering
- CAEN Code 4329: Other construction installation
- CAEN Code 4322: Plumbing, heat and air conditioning installation
- CAEN Code 4321: Electrical installation
- CAEN Code 4110: Development of building projects
- CAEN Code 4312: Site preparation
- CAEN Code 4311: Demolition
- CAEN Code 4299: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
- CAEN Code 4291: Construction of water projects
- CAEN Code 4222: Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications
- CAEN Code 4221: Construction of utility projects for fluids
- CAEN Code 4213: Construction of bridges and tunnels
- CAEN Code 4212: Construction of railways and underground railways
- CAEN Code 4211: Construction of roads and motorways
- CAEN Code 4120: Construction of residential and non-residential buildings
G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES
H - Transportation and Storage
- CAEN Code 5040: Inland freight water transport
- CAEN Code 5320: Other postal and courier activities
- CAEN Code 5310: Postal activities under universal service obligation
- CAEN Code 5229: Other transportation support activities
- CAEN Code 5224: Cargo handling
- CAEN Code 5223: Service activities incidental to air transportation
- CAEN Code 5222: Service activities incidental to water transportation
- CAEN Code 5221: Service activities incidental to land transportation
- CAEN Code 5210: Warehousing and storage
- CAEN Code 5122: Space transport
- CAEN Code 5121: Freight air transport
- CAEN Code 5110: Passenger air transport
- CAEN Code 4910: Passenger rail transport, interurban
- CAEN Code 5030: Inland passenger water transport
- CAEN Code 5020: Sea and coastal freight water transport
- CAEN Code 5010: Sea and coastal passenger water transport
- CAEN Code 4950: Transport via pipeline
- CAEN Code 4942: Removal services
- CAEN Code 4941: Freight transport by road
- CAEN Code 4939: Other passenger land transport n.e.c.
- CAEN Code 4932: Taxi operation
- CAEN Code 4931: Urban and suburban passenger land transport
- CAEN Code 4920: Freight rail transport
I - ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES
- CAEN Code 5510: Hotels and similar accommodation
- CAEN Code 5520: Holiday and other short-term accommodation
- Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks, and trailer parks
- CAEN Code 5590: Other accommodation
- CAEN Code 5610: Restaurants and mobile food service activities
- CAEN Code 5621: Event catering activities
- CAEN Code 5629: Other food service activities
- CAEN Code 5630: Beverage serving activities
J - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
- CAEN Code 6020: Television programming and broadcasting activities
- CAEN Code 6399: Other information service activities n.e.c.
- CAEN Code 6391: News agency activities
- CAEN Code 6312: Web portals
- CAEN Code 6311: Data processing, hosting and related activities
- CAEN Code 6209: Other information technology and computer service activities
- CAEN Code 6203: Computer facilities management activities
- CAEN Code 6202: Computer consultancy activities
- CAEN Code 6201: Computer programming activities
- CAEN Code 6190: Other telecommunications activities
- CAEN Code 6130: Satellite telecommunications activities
- CAEN Code 6120: Wireless telecommunications activities
- CAEN Code 6110: Wired telecommunications activities
- CAEN Code 5811: Book publishing
- CAEN Code 6010: Radio broadcasting
- CAEN Code 5920: Sound recording and music publishing activities
- CAEN Code 5914: Motion picture projection activities
- Motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities
- CAEN Code 5912: Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
- Motion picture, video and television programme production activities
- CAEN Code 5829: Other software publishing
- CAEN Code 5821: Publishing of computer games
- CAEN Code 5819: Other publishing activities
- CAEN Code 5814: Publishing of journals and periodicals
- CAEN Code 5813: Publishing of newspapers
- CAEN Code 5812: Publishing of directories and mailing lists
K - Financial and Insurance Activities
- CAEN Code 6520: Reinsurance
- CAEN Code 6630: Fund management activities
- CAEN Code 6629: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
- CAEN Code 6622: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
- CAEN Code 6621: Risk and Damage Evaluation
- CAEN Code 6619: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
- CAEN Code 6612: Security and commodity contracts brokerage
- CAEN Code 6611: Administration of financial markets
- CAEN Code 6530: Pension funding
- CAEN Code 6411: Central banking
- CAEN Code 6512: Non-life insurance
- CAEN Code 6511: Life insurance
- CAEN Code 6499: Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding n.e.c.
- CAEN Code 6492: Other credit granting
- CAEN Code 6491: Financial leasing
- CAEN Code 6430: Trusts, funds and similar financial entities
- CAEN Code 6420: Activities of holding companies
- CAEN Code 6419: Other monetary intermediation
L - REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES
- CAEN Code 6810: Buying and selling of own real estate
- CAEN Code 6820: Renting and operating of own or leased real estate
- CAEN Code 6831: Real estate agencies
- CAEN Code 6832: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
M - Professional Scientific and Technical Activities
- CAEN Code 7219: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
- CAEN Code 7500: Veterinary activities
- CAEN Code 7490: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
- CAEN Code 7430: Translation and interpretation activities
- CAEN Code 7420: Photographic activities
- CAEN Code 7410: Specialised design activities
- CAEN Code 7320: Market research and public opinion polling
- CAEN Code 7312: Media representation
- CAEN Code 7311: Advertising agencies
- CAEN Code 7220: Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
- CAEN Code 6910: Legal activities
- CAEN Code 7211: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
- CAEN Code 7120: Technical testing and analysis
- CAEN Code 7112: Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
- CAEN Code 7111: Architectural activities
- CAEN Code 7022: Business and other management consultancy activities
- CAEN Code 7021: Public relations and communication activities
- CAEN Code 7010: Activities of head offices
- CAEN Code 6920: Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
N - Administrative and Support Service Activities
- CAEN Code 8130: Landscape service activities
- CAEN Code 7990: Other reservation service and related activities
- CAEN Code 8010: Private security activities
- CAEN Code 8020: Security systems service activities
- CAEN Code 8030: Investigation activities
- CAEN Code 8110: Combined facilities support activities
- CAEN Code 8121: General cleaning of buildings
- CAEN Code 8122: Other building and industrial cleaning activities
- CAEN Code 8129: Other cleaning activities
- CAEN Code 7912: Tour operator activities
- CAEN Code 8211: Combined office administrative service activities
- CAEN Code 8219: Photocopying, document preparation, and other specialized office support activities
- CAEN Code 8220: Activities of call centres
- CAEN Code 8230: Organisation of conventions and trade shows
- CAEN Code 8291: Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus
- CAEN Code 8292: Packaging activities
- CAEN Code 8299: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- CAEN Code 7711: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
- CAEN Code 7911: Travel agency activities
- CAEN Code 7830: Other human resources provision
- CAEN Code 7820: Temporary employment agency activities
- CAEN Code 7810: Activities of employment placement agencies
- CAEN Code 7740: Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works
- CAEN Code 7739: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
- CAEN Code 7735: Renting and leasing of air transport equipment
- CAEN Code 7734: Renting and leasing of water transport equipment
- CAEN Code 7733: Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers)
- CAEN Code 7732: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
- CAEN Code 7731: Renting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment
- CAEN Code 7729: Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods
- CAEN Code 7722: Renting of video tapes and disks
- CAEN Code 7721: Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods
- CAEN Code 7712: Renting and leasing of trucks
O - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
- CAEN Code 8411: General public administration activities
- Regulation of the activities of providing health care, education, cultural services, and other social services, excluding social security
- CAEN Code 8413: Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businesses
- CAEN Code 8421: Foreign affairs
- CAEN Code 8422: Defence activities
- CAEN Code 8423: Justice and judicial activities
- CAEN Code 8424: Public order and safety activities
- CAEN Code 8425: Fire service activities
- CAEN Code 8430: Compulsory social security activities
P - Education
Q - Human Health and Social Work Activities
R - Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
- CAEN Code 9001: Performing arts
- CAEN Code 9002: Support activities to performing arts
- CAEN Code 9003: Artistic creation
- CAEN Code 9004: Operation of arts facilities
- CAEN Code 9101: Library and archives activities
- CAEN Code 9102: Museums activities
- CAEN Code 9103: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
- CAEN Code 9104: Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
- CAEN Code 9200: Gambling and betting activities
- CAEN Code 9311: Operation of sports facilities
- CAEN Code 9312: Activities of sport clubs
- CAEN Code 9313: Fitness facilities
- CAEN Code 9319: Other sports activities
- CAEN Code 9321: Activities of amusement parks and theme parks
- CAEN Code 9329: Other amusement and recreation activities
S - Other Service Activities
- CAEN Code 9522: Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment
- CAEN Code 9609: Other personal service activities n.e.c.
- CAEN Code 9604: Physical well-being activities
- CAEN Code 9603: Funeral and related activities
- CAEN Code 9602: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
- CAEN Code 9601: Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products
- CAEN Code 9529: Repair of other personal and household goods
- CAEN Code 9525: Repair of watches, clocks and jewellery
- CAEN Code 9524: Repair of furniture and home furnishings
- CAEN Code 9523: Repair of footwear and leather goods
- CAEN Code 9411: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
- CAEN Code 9521: Repair of consumer electronics
- CAEN Code 9512: Repair of communication equipment
- CAEN Code 9511: Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
- CAEN Code 9499: Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
- CAEN Code 9492: Activities of political organisations
- CAEN Code 9491: Activities of religious organisations
- CAEN Code 9420: Activities of trade unions
- CAEN Code 9412: Activities of professional membership organizations
T - ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS AS EMPLOYERS; UNDIFFERENTIATED GOODS- AND SERVICES-PRODUCING ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS FOR OWN USE
- CAEN Code 9700: Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel
- CAEN Code 9810: Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
- CAEN Code 9820: Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use
U - ACTIVITIES OF EXTRATERRITORIAL ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES
- CAEN Code 9900: Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES

CAEN Code 4677: Wholesale of waste and scrap

This class includes:

wholesale of metal and non-metal waste and scrap and materials for recycling, including collecting, sorting, separating, stripping of used goods such as cars in order to obtain reusable parts, packing and repacking, storage and delivery, but without a real transformation process Additionally, the purchased and sold waste has a remaining value

This class also includes:

The dismantling of automobiles, computers, televisions, and other equipment to recover and resell usable parts.

This class excludes:

collection of household and industrial waste, see 381 - treatment of waste, not for a further use in an industrial manufacturing process, but with the aim of disposal, see 382 - processing of waste and scrap and other articles into secondary raw material when a real transformation process is required (the resulting secondary raw material is fit for direct use in an industrial manufacturing process, but is not a final product), see 383 - dismantling of automobiles, computers, televisions and other equipment for materials recovery, see CAEN 3831
ship-breaking, see CAEN 3831
shredding of cars by means of a mechanical process, see CAEN 3832
retail sale of second-hand goods, see CAEN 4779

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