All other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
What this code covers
Use this class for all other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. when the main activity includes Business brokerage activities, i.e. arranging for the purchase and sale of small and medium-sized businesses, including professional practices, but excluding real estate brokerage and Appraisal activities other than for real estate and insurance (for antiques, jewellery, 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.
- This class includes a great variety of service activities generally delivered to commercial clients. It includes those activities for which more advanced professional, scientific and technical skill levels are required, but excludes ongoing, routine business functions that are generally of short duration.
- business brokerage activities, i.e. arranging for the purchase and sale of small and medium-sized businesses, including professional practices, but excluding real estate brokerage
- appraisal activities other than for real estate and insurance (for antiques, jewellery, etc.)
- bill auditing and freight rate information
- activities of auctioning houses (wholesale) and online auction activities (wholesale), see 46.1
- activities of auctioning houses (retail sale) and online auction activities (retail sale), see 47.9
- activities of real estate brokers, see 68.31
- bookkeeping activities, see 69.20
- Compare with 46.1, 47.9, 68.31 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Review the Rev. 2 to Rev. 2.1 mapping type before migrating old records.
- 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 a great variety of service activities generally delivered to commercial clients. It includes those activities for which more advanced professional, scientific and technical skill levels are required, but excludes ongoing, routine business functions that are generally of short duration.
- - business brokerage activities, i.e. arranging for the purchase and sale of small and medium-sized businesses, including professional practices, but excluding real estate brokerage
- - appraisal activities other than for real estate and insurance (for antiques, jewellery, etc.)
- - bill auditing and freight rate information
- - weather forecasting activities
- - consulting in the area of occupational safety and health at the workplace
- - agronomy consulting services
- - environmental consulting activities
- - energy-saving advice activities
- - other technical consulting
- - activities of quantity surveyors
- - activities carried out by agents and agencies on behalf of individuals usually involving the obtaining of engagements in motion picture, theatrical production or other entertainment or sports attractions, as well as the placement of books, plays, artworks, photographs, etc., with publishers, producers, etc.
- - economic services for construction projects (e.g. by construction economists)
- - supervisory board activities
- - activities of planning and elaboration of projects in the area of hunting management
- - activities of estimation of the number of game animals
- - activities of auctioning houses (wholesale) and online auction activities (wholesale), see 46.1
- - activities of auctioning houses (retail sale) and online auction activities (retail sale), see 47.9
- - activities of real estate brokers, see 68.31
- - bookkeeping activities, see 69.20
- - activities of management consultants, see 70.20
- - activities of architecture and engineering consultants, see 71.1
- - environmental engineering activities, see 71.12
- - geodetic surveying activities, see 71.12
- - industrial and machinery design, see 71.12, 74.11
- - veterinary testing and control in relation to food production, see 71.20
- - display of advertisements and other advertising design, see 73.11
- - sales promotion service activities, see 73.11
- - patent brokerage activities, see 74.91
- - management services for rights to industrial property (patents, licences, trademarks, franchises, etc.), see 74.91
- - security consultants’ activities, see 80.09
- - activities of convention and trade show organisers, see 82.30
- - administration of loyalty programmes, see 82.99
- - consultation of medical doctors, see 86.2
- - consumer credit and debt counselling, see 88.99
- - Business brokerage activities, i.e. arranging for the purchase and sale of small and medium-sized businesses, including professional practices, but excluding real estate brokerage
- - Appraisal activities other than for real estate and insurance (for antiques, jewellery, etc.)
- - Bill auditing and freight rate information
- - Weather forecasting activities
- - Activities of auctioning houses (wholesale) and online auction activities (wholesale)
- - Activities of auctioning houses (retail sale) and online auction activities (retail sale)
- - Activities of real estate brokers
- - Bookkeeping activities
What is NACE 74.99 used for?
Use NACE 74.99 for all other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. when the main activity matches this scope: Use this class for all other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. when the main activity includes Business brokerage activities, i.e. arranging for the purchase and sale of small and medium-sized businesses, including professional practices, but excluding real estate brokerage and Appraisal activities other than for real estate and insurance (for antiques, jewellery, etc.). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 74.99?
Typical examples include Business brokerage activities, i.e. arranging for the purchase and sale of small and medium-sized businesses, including professional practices, but excluding real estate brokerage, Appraisal activities other than for real estate and insurance (for antiques, jewellery, etc.), and Bill auditing and freight rate information.
When might 74.99 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to activities of auctioning houses (wholesale) and online auction activities (wholesale), see 46.1 and activities of auctioning houses (retail sale) and online auction activities (retail sale), see 47.9.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 74.99?
Compare 74.99 with 46.1 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis, 47.9 Intermediation service activities for retail sale, and 68.31 Intermediation service activities for real estate activities when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this group for wholesale on a fee or contract basis when the main activity includes Activities of commission agents, commodity brokers and other wholesalers trading on the account of others without owning the intermediated goods at any time and Activities of bringing sellers and buyers together. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for intermediation service activities for retail sale when the main activity includes Activities of intermediaries in the retail sale of second-hand goods and Activities of retail auctioneering houses for both new and used third-party goods, including internet retail auctions. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this code when the main activity is brokering, selling, renting, or managing real estate transactions for clients on a fee or contract basis.
Use this class for accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy when the main activity includes Recording of commercial transactions from businesses or others and Bookkeeping activities for financial accounting and payroll accounting, etc.. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this code for advisory work on business strategy, management, operations, and organization where consultancy is the main service.
Use this group for architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy when the main activity includes Architectural activities and Engineering activities and related technical consultancy. 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 industrial product and fashion design activities when the main activity includes Fashion design related to textiles, wearing apparel, shoes, jewellery, furniture and other interior decoration, and other fashion goods, as well as other personal or household goods and Industrial design, carried out also through specialised software, i.e. creating and developing designs and specifications that optimise the use, value, package and appearance of products, including the determination of the materials, mechanism, shape, colour and surface finishes of the product, taking into consideration human characteristics and needs, safety, market appeal in distribution, use and maintenance. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for technical testing and analysis when the main activity includes Performance of physical, chemical and other analytical testing of all types of materials and products and Acoustics and vibration testing. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this code when the main activity is planning, creating, or managing advertising campaigns for clients.
Use this class for patent brokering and marketing service activities when the main activity includes Brokering and marketing activities for patents and Management services for rights to industrial property (patents, licences, trademarks, franchises, etc.). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for security activities n.e.c. when the main activity includes Security consultants’ activities and Activities in an emergency call and service centre or alarm receiving centre (ARC). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for organisation of conventions and trade shows when the main activity includes Business and trade shows and Company events. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for other business support service activities n.e.c. when the main activity includes Fundraising organisation services on a contract or fee basis and Court reporting or stenotype recording services. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for medical and dental practice activities when the main activity includes These activities can be carried out in private practice, group practices, hospital outpatient clinics and in clinics attached to businesses, schools, homes for older persons, labour organisations and fraternal organisations, as well as in patients’ homes. and Private consultants’ services to inpatients. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c. when the main activity includes Social, counselling, welfare, refugee, referral and similar services which are delivered to individuals and families in their homes or elsewhere and carried out by government offices or by private organisations, disaster relief organisations, national or local self-help organisations and by specialists providing counselling services: and Child and youth support activities. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c., including Patent brokering and marketing service activities and All other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Rev. 2 code 74.90 can map to more than one Rev. 2.1 class: 74.91 Patent brokering and marketing service activities, 74.99 All other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c., 80.09 Security activities n.e.c..
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.