- 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 4519: Sale of other motor vehicles

This class includes:

wholesale and retail sale of new and used vehicles:
- 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 (weighing over 3.5 tons)

This class excludes:

Wholesale and retail sale of parts and accessories for motor vehicles, see 453 - Rental of trucks with driver, see CAEN 4941
rental of trucks without driver, see CAEN 7712

Also used for in caselaw: Also used for in caselaw:

Car purchasing agents

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