Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community

The commonly referred to as NACE, is a European industry standard classification system consisting of a 6 digit code.

NACE is similar in function to the SIC and NAICS systems:

• Standard Industrial Classification
• North American Industry Classification System

a screenshot of NACE being used in a computer program

The first four digits of the code, which is the first four levels of the classification system, are the same in all European countries. The fifth digit might vary from country to country and further digits are sometimes placed by suppliers of databases.

External links

For a full list of NACE Codes, please refer to:

• List of NACE codes ( ! This page will no longer be updated as from 26 March 2010 as it contain Revision 1 list)
• European Commission, DG ECFIN,Further information on NACE rev.2 and Business and Consumer Surveys
• Browse the NACE code hierarchy in multiple languages