Activities of head offices
What this code covers
Use this class for activities of head offices when the main activity includes Centralised administrative offices and Corporate offices. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Official NACE Rev. 2.1 labels and explanatory notes are imported from the source dataset. Plain-language explanations are shown separately so readers can compare interpretation with the source text.
No child codes; this is a class-level code.
- This class includes overseeing and managing other units of the enterprise or enterprise group, in other words, acting as a head office; undertaking the strategic or organisational planning and decision-making role of the company or enterprise; exercising operational control and managing the day-to-day operations of their related units. These activities are the same regardless of which activities the managed units perform (financing, manufacturing trade, and so on).
- This class includes activities of:
- centralised administrative offices
- corporate offices
- activities of holding companies not engaged in head office activities, see 64.21
- Compare with 64.21, 70.1 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Check national equivalent caveats before using this code for local registration or filing workflows.
- If the main revenue activity appears in an exclusion, compare the alternative code before deciding.
Use this guide as classification support, not legal, tax, filing, or regulatory advice.
- - This class includes overseeing and managing other units of the enterprise or enterprise group, in other words, acting as a head office; undertaking the strategic or organisational planning and decision-making role of the company or enterprise; exercising operational control and managing the day-to-day operations of their related units. These activities are the same regardless of which activities the managed units perform (financing, manufacturing trade, and so on).
- - This class includes activities of:
- - centralised administrative offices
- - corporate offices
- - district and regional offices
- - subsidiary management offices
- - activities of holding companies not engaged in head office activities, see 64.21
- - Centralised administrative offices
- - Corporate offices
- - District and regional offices
- - Subsidiary management offices
- - Activities of holding companies not engaged in head office activities
What is NACE 70.10 used for?
Use NACE 70.10 for activities of head offices when the main activity matches this scope: Use this class for activities of head offices when the main activity includes Centralised administrative offices and Corporate offices. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 70.10?
Typical examples include Centralised administrative offices, Corporate offices, and District and regional offices.
When might 70.10 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to activities of holding companies not engaged in head office activities, see 64.21.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 70.10?
Compare 70.10 with 64.21 Activities of holding companies and 70.1 Activities of head offices when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this class for activities of holding companies when the main activity includes Activities of holding companies. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of activities of head offices, including Activities of head offices. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Rev. 2 code 70.10 maps to the same Rev. 2.1 class 70.10 Activities of head offices.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Low operational impact is expected, but systems should still store the target Rev. 2.1 version explicitly.
Confirm the target version field and update references where Rev. 2.1 is required.