Business and other management consultancy activities
What this code covers
Use this code for advisory work on business strategy, management, operations, and organization where consultancy is the main service.
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 the provision of advice, guidance and operational assistance to businesses and other organisations on management issues (for example, corporate strategic and organisational planning, business process re-engineering, change management, cost reduction and other financial issues; marketing objectives and policies; human resources policies, practices and planning; compensation and retirement strategies; production scheduling and control planning).
- This provision of business services may include advice, guidance or operational assistance to businesses and the public service regarding:
- design of accounting methods or procedures
- cost accounting programmes
- design of computer software for accounting systems, see 62.10
- legal advice and representation, see 69.10
- accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities, tax consulting, see 69.20
- supervisory activities and management of other units of the enterprise or enterprise group, see 70.10
- Compare with 62.20, 73.11, 62.10 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 the provision of advice, guidance and operational assistance to businesses and other organisations on management issues (for example, corporate strategic and organisational planning, business process re-engineering, change management, cost reduction and other financial issues; marketing objectives and policies; human resources policies, practices and planning; compensation and retirement strategies; production scheduling and control planning).
- - This provision of business services may include advice, guidance or operational assistance to businesses and the public service regarding:
- - design of accounting methods or procedures
- - cost accounting programmes
- - budgetary control procedures
- - public procurement procedures
- - business start-up service activities
- - planning, organisation, efficiency and control
- - management information, etc.
- - certification of management (e.g. by management audits)
- - activities of a management company, exercising the mandate of a director or a manager
- - design of computer software for accounting systems, see 62.10
- - legal advice and representation, see 69.10
- - accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities, tax consulting, see 69.20
- - supervisory activities and management of other units of the enterprise or enterprise group, see 70.10
- - architectural and engineering advisory activities, see 71.11, 71.12
- - provision of advice, guidance and operational assistance on public relations and communication, see 73.30
- - environmental, agronomy and similar consulting activities, see 74.99
- - consulting activities for executive search and placement, see 78.10
- - activities of casting agents, see 78.10
- - staff selection activities, see 78.10
- - educational consulting activities, see 85.69
- - Management consultancy
- - Operations advisor
- - Startup strategy consultant
- - Software agency
- - Advertising agency
- - Law firm
What is NACE 70.20 used for?
Use NACE 70.20 for business and other management consultancy activities when the main activity matches this scope: Use this code for advisory work on business strategy, management, operations, and organization where consultancy is the main service.
What are typical examples for 70.20?
Typical examples include Management consultancy, Operations advisor, and Startup strategy consultant.
When might 70.20 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to design of computer software for accounting systems, see 62.10 and legal advice and representation, see 69.10.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 70.20?
Compare 70.20 with 62.20 Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities, 73.11 Activities of advertising agencies, and 62.10 Computer programming activities when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this code when the main activity is advising on IT systems, managing computer facilities, or operating client technology environments.
Use this code when the main activity is planning, creating, or managing advertising campaigns for clients.
Use this code when the main activity is writing, modifying, testing, or supporting software for clients or internal systems.
Use this class for legal activities when the main activity includes Legal representation of one party’s interest against another party, whether or not before courts or other judicial bodies by, or under the supervision of, persons who are members of the bar: and Advice and representation in civil cases. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
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 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.
Use this class for architectural activities when the main activity includes Architectural consulting activities: and Building design and drafting. 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 public relations and communication activities when the main activity includes Activities of sales representatives, for promotion purposes. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
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.
Use this class for activities of employment placement agencies when the main activity includes Personnel search, selection referral and placement activities, including executive search and placement activities and Activities of casting agencies and bureaux (e.g. theatrical casting and model agencies). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for educational support activities n.e.c. when the main activity includes Provision of non-instructional activities that support educational processes or systems: and Educational consulting. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of business and other management consultancy activities, including Business and other management consultancy activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Rev. 2 code 70.22 maps to 70.20 Business and other management consultancy activities, but the relationship is scope-aligned rather than a simple unchanged code.
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.