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Use this group for the broader activity area of logging, including Logging. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.

group

02.1

Silviculture and other forestry activities

Use this group for the broader activity area of silviculture and other forestry activities, including Silviculture and other forestry activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.

group

02.3

Gathering of wild growing non-wood products

Use this group for the broader activity area of gathering of wild growing non-wood products, including Gathering of wild growing non-wood products. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.

group

02.4

Support services to forestry

Use this group for the broader activity area of support services to forestry, including Support services to forestry. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.

group

02.20

Logging

Use this class for logging when the main activity includes Production of roundwood for forest-based manufacturing industries and Production of roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, fence posts, utility poles). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.

class

Shared hierarchy

A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING02 Forestry and logging

Comparison summary

A short checklist before choosing one code over another.

Shared hierarchy

These codes share A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging before they diverge.

Known ambiguity

02.2, 02.1, 02.3, 02.4 already list another compared code as related or often confused.

Check exclusions

02.20 include official exclusions that may point to a better-fitting code.

Official title

02.2

Logging

02.1

Silviculture and other forestry activities

02.3

Gathering of wild growing non-wood products

02.4

Support services to forestry

02.20

Logging

Plain-language summary

02.2

Use this group for the broader activity area of logging, including Logging. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.

02.1

02.3

02.4

Use this group for the broader activity area of support services to forestry, including Support services to forestry. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.

02.20

Official inclusions

02.2

Not stated separately in available source data

02.1

Not stated separately in available source data

02.3

Not stated separately in available source data

02.4

Not stated separately in available source data

02.20

- production of roundwood for forest-based manufacturing industries
- production of roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, fence posts, utility poles)
- gathering and production of forest harvesting residues (e.g. brushwood, stumps, wood chips from logging, other forest waste for energy)
- production of charcoal in the forest (using traditional methods)

Official exclusions

02.2

Not stated separately in available source data

02.1

Not stated separately in available source data

02.3

Not stated separately in available source data

02.4

Not stated separately in available source data

02.20

- growing of Christmas trees, see 01.29
- growing of standing timber: planting, replanting, transplanting, thinning and conserving of forests, and timber tracts, see 02.10
- gathering of wild growing non-wood forest products, see 02.30
- production of wood chips and particles, not associated with forestry activities, see 16.11
- production of charcoal through distillation of wood, see 20.14

Typical examples

02.2

- Logging

02.1

- Silviculture and other forestry activities

02.3

- Gathering of wild growing non-wood products

02.4

- Support services to forestry

02.20

- Production of roundwood for forest-based manufacturing industries
- Production of roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, fence posts, utility poles)
- Gathering and production of forest harvesting residues (e.g. brushwood, stumps, wood chips from logging, other forest waste for energy)
- Production of charcoal in the forest (using traditional methods)

Common reasons to choose this code

02.2

- Logging

02.1

- Silviculture and other forestry activities

02.3

- Gathering of wild growing non-wood products

02.4

- Support services to forestry

02.20

- production of roundwood for forest-based manufacturing industries
- production of roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, fence posts, utility poles)
- gathering and production of forest harvesting residues (e.g. brushwood, stumps, wood chips from logging, other forest waste for energy)
- production of charcoal in the forest (using traditional methods)

Common reasons not to choose this code

02.2

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

02.1

- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

02.3

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

02.4

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products

02.20

- growing of Christmas trees, see 01.29
- growing of standing timber: planting, replanting, transplanting, thinning and conserving of forests, and timber tracts, see 02.10
- gathering of wild growing non-wood forest products, see 02.30
- production of wood chips and particles, not associated with forestry activities, see 16.11

Usually not this code

02.2

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

02.1

- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

02.3

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

02.4

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products

02.20

- Growing of Christmas trees
- Growing of standing timber: planting, replanting, transplanting, thinning and conserving of forests, and timber tracts
- Gathering of wild growing non-wood forest products
- Production of wood chips and particles, not associated with forestry activities

Related codes

02.2

- 02.1 Silviculture and other forestry activities
- 02.3 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- 02.4 Support services to forestry
- 02.20 Logging
- 02 Forestry and logging

02.1

- 02.2 Logging
- 02.3 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- 02.4 Support services to forestry
- 02.10 Silviculture and other forestry activities
- 02 Forestry and logging

02.3

- 02.1 Silviculture and other forestry activities
- 02.2 Logging
- 02.4 Support services to forestry
- 02.30 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- 02 Forestry and logging

02.4

- 02.1 Silviculture and other forestry activities
- 02.2 Logging
- 02.3 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- 02.40 Support services to forestry
- 02 Forestry and logging

02.20

- 01.29 Growing of other perennial crops
- 02.10 Silviculture and other forestry activities
- 02.30 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- 16.11 Sawmilling and planing of wood
- 20.14 Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals
- 02.2 Logging

Parent hierarchy

02.2

A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.2 Logging

02.1

A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.1 Silviculture and other forestry activities

02.3

A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.3 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products

02.4

A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.4 Support services to forestry

02.20

A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.2 Logging > 02.20 Logging

Rev. 2 mapping

02.2

- 02.2 -> 02.2 (exact)

02.1

- 02.1 -> 02.1 (exact)

02.3

- 02.3 -> 02.3 (exact)

02.4

- 02.4 -> 02.4 (exact)

02.20

- 02.20 -> 02.20 (exact)

Comparison field	02.2	02.1	02.3	02.4	02.20
Official title	Logging	Silviculture and other forestry activities	Gathering of wild growing non-wood products	Support services to forestry	Logging
Plain-language summary	Use this group for the broader activity area of logging, including Logging. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.	Use this group for the broader activity area of silviculture and other forestry activities, including Silviculture and other forestry activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.	Use this group for the broader activity area of gathering of wild growing non-wood products, including Gathering of wild growing non-wood products. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.	Use this group for the broader activity area of support services to forestry, including Support services to forestry. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.	Use this class for logging when the main activity includes Production of roundwood for forest-based manufacturing industries and Production of roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, fence posts, utility poles). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Official inclusions	Not stated separately in available source data	Not stated separately in available source data	Not stated separately in available source data	Not stated separately in available source data	- production of roundwood for forest-based manufacturing industries - production of roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, fence posts, utility poles) - gathering and production of forest harvesting residues (e.g. brushwood, stumps, wood chips from logging, other forest waste for energy) - production of charcoal in the forest (using traditional methods)
Official exclusions	Not stated separately in available source data	Not stated separately in available source data	Not stated separately in available source data	Not stated separately in available source data	- growing of Christmas trees, see 01.29 - growing of standing timber: planting, replanting, transplanting, thinning and conserving of forests, and timber tracts, see 02.10 - gathering of wild growing non-wood forest products, see 02.30 - production of wood chips and particles, not associated with forestry activities, see 16.11 - production of charcoal through distillation of wood, see 20.14
Typical examples	- Logging	- Silviculture and other forestry activities	- Gathering of wild growing non-wood products	- Support services to forestry	- Production of roundwood for forest-based manufacturing industries - Production of roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, fence posts, utility poles) - Gathering and production of forest harvesting residues (e.g. brushwood, stumps, wood chips from logging, other forest waste for energy) - Production of charcoal in the forest (using traditional methods)
Common reasons to choose this code	- Logging	- Silviculture and other forestry activities	- Gathering of wild growing non-wood products	- Support services to forestry	- production of roundwood for forest-based manufacturing industries - production of roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, fence posts, utility poles) - gathering and production of forest harvesting residues (e.g. brushwood, stumps, wood chips from logging, other forest waste for energy) - production of charcoal in the forest (using traditional methods)
Common reasons not to choose this code	- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities - Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products - Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry	- Activities primarily classified as logging - Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products - Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry	- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities - Activities primarily classified as logging - Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry	- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities - Activities primarily classified as logging - Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products	- growing of Christmas trees, see 01.29 - growing of standing timber: planting, replanting, transplanting, thinning and conserving of forests, and timber tracts, see 02.10 - gathering of wild growing non-wood forest products, see 02.30 - production of wood chips and particles, not associated with forestry activities, see 16.11
Usually not this code	- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities - Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products - Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry	- Activities primarily classified as logging - Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products - Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry	- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities - Activities primarily classified as logging - Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry	- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities - Activities primarily classified as logging - Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products	- Growing of Christmas trees - Growing of standing timber: planting, replanting, transplanting, thinning and conserving of forests, and timber tracts - Gathering of wild growing non-wood forest products - Production of wood chips and particles, not associated with forestry activities
Related codes	- 02.1 Silviculture and other forestry activities - 02.3 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products - 02.4 Support services to forestry - 02.20 Logging - 02 Forestry and logging	- 02.2 Logging - 02.3 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products - 02.4 Support services to forestry - 02.10 Silviculture and other forestry activities - 02 Forestry and logging	- 02.1 Silviculture and other forestry activities - 02.2 Logging - 02.4 Support services to forestry - 02.30 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products - 02 Forestry and logging	- 02.1 Silviculture and other forestry activities - 02.2 Logging - 02.3 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products - 02.40 Support services to forestry - 02 Forestry and logging	- 01.29 Growing of other perennial crops - 02.10 Silviculture and other forestry activities - 02.30 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products - 16.11 Sawmilling and planing of wood - 20.14 Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals - 02.2 Logging
Parent hierarchy	A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.2 Logging	A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.1 Silviculture and other forestry activities	A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.3 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products	A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.4 Support services to forestry	A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.2 Logging > 02.20 Logging
Rev. 2 mapping	- 02.2 -> 02.2 (exact)	- 02.1 -> 02.1 (exact)	- 02.3 -> 02.3 (exact)	- 02.4 -> 02.4 (exact)	- 02.20 -> 02.20 (exact)

02.2

Choose when

- Logging

Avoid when

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

02.1

Choose when

- Silviculture and other forestry activities

Avoid when

- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

02.3

Choose when

- Gathering of wild growing non-wood products

Avoid when

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

02.4

Choose when

- Support services to forestry

Avoid when

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products

02.20

Choose when

- production of roundwood for forest-based manufacturing industries
- production of roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, fence posts, utility poles)
- gathering and production of forest harvesting residues (e.g. brushwood, stumps, wood chips from logging, other forest waste for energy)
- production of charcoal in the forest (using traditional methods)

Avoid when

- growing of Christmas trees, see 01.29
- growing of standing timber: planting, replanting, transplanting, thinning and conserving of forests, and timber tracts, see 02.10
- gathering of wild growing non-wood forest products, see 02.30
- production of wood chips and particles, not associated with forestry activities, see 16.11

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class

Comparison field

Official title

Logging

Silviculture and other forestry activities

Gathering of wild growing non-wood products

Support services to forestry

Logging

Plain-language summary

Use this group for the broader activity area of logging, including Logging. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.

Use this group for the broader activity area of support services to forestry, including Support services to forestry. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.

Official inclusions

Not stated separately in available source data

- production of roundwood for forest-based manufacturing industries
- production of roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, fence posts, utility poles)
- gathering and production of forest harvesting residues (e.g. brushwood, stumps, wood chips from logging, other forest waste for energy)
- production of charcoal in the forest (using traditional methods)

Official exclusions

Not stated separately in available source data

- growing of Christmas trees, see 01.29
- growing of standing timber: planting, replanting, transplanting, thinning and conserving of forests, and timber tracts, see 02.10
- gathering of wild growing non-wood forest products, see 02.30
- production of wood chips and particles, not associated with forestry activities, see 16.11
- production of charcoal through distillation of wood, see 20.14

Typical examples

- Logging

- Silviculture and other forestry activities

- Gathering of wild growing non-wood products

- Support services to forestry

- Production of roundwood for forest-based manufacturing industries
- Production of roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, fence posts, utility poles)
- Gathering and production of forest harvesting residues (e.g. brushwood, stumps, wood chips from logging, other forest waste for energy)
- Production of charcoal in the forest (using traditional methods)

Common reasons to choose this code

- Logging

- Silviculture and other forestry activities

- Gathering of wild growing non-wood products

- Support services to forestry

- production of roundwood for forest-based manufacturing industries
- production of roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, fence posts, utility poles)
- gathering and production of forest harvesting residues (e.g. brushwood, stumps, wood chips from logging, other forest waste for energy)
- production of charcoal in the forest (using traditional methods)

Common reasons not to choose this code

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products

- growing of Christmas trees, see 01.29
- growing of standing timber: planting, replanting, transplanting, thinning and conserving of forests, and timber tracts, see 02.10
- gathering of wild growing non-wood forest products, see 02.30
- production of wood chips and particles, not associated with forestry activities, see 16.11

Usually not this code

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as support services to forestry

- Activities primarily classified as silviculture and other forestry activities
- Activities primarily classified as logging
- Activities primarily classified as gathering of wild growing non-wood products

- Growing of Christmas trees
- Growing of standing timber: planting, replanting, transplanting, thinning and conserving of forests, and timber tracts
- Gathering of wild growing non-wood forest products
- Production of wood chips and particles, not associated with forestry activities

Related codes

- 02.1 Silviculture and other forestry activities
- 02.3 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- 02.4 Support services to forestry
- 02.20 Logging
- 02 Forestry and logging

- 02.2 Logging
- 02.3 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- 02.4 Support services to forestry
- 02.10 Silviculture and other forestry activities
- 02 Forestry and logging

- 02.1 Silviculture and other forestry activities
- 02.2 Logging
- 02.4 Support services to forestry
- 02.30 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- 02 Forestry and logging

- 02.1 Silviculture and other forestry activities
- 02.2 Logging
- 02.3 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- 02.40 Support services to forestry
- 02 Forestry and logging

- 01.29 Growing of other perennial crops
- 02.10 Silviculture and other forestry activities
- 02.30 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products
- 16.11 Sawmilling and planing of wood
- 20.14 Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals
- 02.2 Logging

Parent hierarchy

A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.2 Logging

A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.1 Silviculture and other forestry activities

A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.3 Gathering of wild growing non-wood products

A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.4 Support services to forestry

A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING > 02 Forestry and logging > 02.2 Logging > 02.20 Logging

Rev. 2 mapping

- 02.2 -> 02.2 (exact)

- 02.1 -> 02.1 (exact)

- 02.3 -> 02.3 (exact)

- 02.4 -> 02.4 (exact)

- 02.20 -> 02.20 (exact)