Photographic activities
What this code covers
Use this class for photographic activities when the main activity includes Commercial and consumer photography: and Portrait photography for passports, schools, weddings, etc.. 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.
- commercial and consumer photography:
- portrait photography for passports, schools, weddings, etc.
- photography for commercials, publishers, fashion, real estate or tourism purposes
- aerial and underwater photography
- activities of printing photographs (from mobile telephones, memory cards, universal serial bus (USB) and other electronic supports), see 18.12
- processing motion picture film related to motion picture and television industries, see 59.12
- cartographic and spatial information activities, see 71.12
- photogrammetric surveying activities, see 71.12
- Compare with 18.12, 59.12, 71.12 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.
- - commercial and consumer photography:
- - portrait photography for passports, schools, weddings, etc.
- - photography for commercials, publishers, fashion, real estate or tourism purposes
- - aerial and underwater photography
- - videotaping of events: weddings, meetings, etc.
- - film processing:
- - developing, printing and enlarging from client-taken negatives or cine-films
- - film developing and photo printing laboratories
- - one-hour photo shops (not part of shops selling cameras)
- - mounting of slides
- - copying and restoring or transparency retouching in connection with photographs
- - activities of photojournalists
- - activities of artistic photographs
- - microfilming of documents
- - digitising photographs, uploading video to the cloud
- - object scanning in 3D
- - activities of printing photographs (from mobile telephones, memory cards, universal serial bus (USB) and other electronic supports), see 18.12
- - processing motion picture film related to motion picture and television industries, see 59.12
- - cartographic and spatial information activities, see 71.12
- - photogrammetric surveying activities, see 71.12
- - operation of coin-operated (self-service) photo machines, see 96.99
- - Commercial and consumer photography:
- - Portrait photography for passports, schools, weddings, etc.
- - Photography for commercials, publishers, fashion, real estate or tourism purposes
- - Aerial and underwater photography
- - Activities of printing photographs (from mobile telephones, memory cards, universal serial bus (USB) and other electronic supports)
- - Processing motion picture film related to motion picture and television industries
- - Cartographic and spatial information activities
- - Photogrammetric surveying activities
What is NACE 74.20 used for?
Use NACE 74.20 for photographic activities when the main activity matches this scope: Use this class for photographic activities when the main activity includes Commercial and consumer photography: and Portrait photography for passports, schools, weddings, etc.. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 74.20?
Typical examples include Commercial and consumer photography:, Portrait photography for passports, schools, weddings, etc., and Photography for commercials, publishers, fashion, real estate or tourism purposes.
When might 74.20 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to activities of printing photographs (from mobile telephones, memory cards, universal serial bus (USB) and other electronic supports), see 18.12 and processing motion picture film related to motion picture and television industries, see 59.12.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 74.20?
Compare 74.20 with 18.12 Other printing, 59.12 Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities, and 71.12 Engineering activities and related technical consultancy when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this class for other printing when the main activity includes Printing of magazines and other periodicals, appearing less than four times a week and Printing of books and brochures, music and music manuscripts, maps, atlases, posters, advertising catalogues, prospectuses and other printed advertising, postage stamps, taxation stamps, documents of title, cheques and other security papers, smart cards, albums, diaries, calendars and other commercial printed matter, beer mats, personalised stationery and other printed matter by letterpress, offset, photogravure, flexographic, screen printing, and other printing presses, duplication machines, computer printers, embossers etc., including quick printing directly onto textiles, plastic, glass, metal, wood and ceramics. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities when the main activity includes Motion picture, video or audiovisual and television programme post-production activities and Editing, titling, subtitling credits, closed captioning. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for engineering activities and related technical consultancy when the main activity includes Engineering design (i.e. applying physical laws and principles of engineering in the design of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes and systems) and consulting activities for: and Machinery, industrial processes and industrial plant. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for other personal service activities n.e.c. when the main activity includes These activities are predominantly provided to individuals. and Astrological and spiritualists’ activities. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of photographic activities, including Photographic activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Rev. 2 code 74.20 can map to more than one Rev. 2.1 class: 18.12 Other printing, 74.20 Photographic activities.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Datasets, CRM segments, KYC rules, reporting logic, and historical joins may need review because the activity scope is not a simple unchanged carry-over.
Review the official explanatory notes for each target code and confirm whether the business activity still fits the suggested Rev. 2.1 class.