Other professional, scientific and technical activities
What this code covers
Use this division for other professional, scientific and technical activities when the main activity includes Specialised design activities and Photographic activities. 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.
- This division includes the provision of professional, scientific and technical services (except legal and accounting activities; architecture and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis; management and management consultancy activities; research and development; and advertising activities).
- Activities primarily classified as legal and accounting activities
- Activities primarily classified as activities of head offices and management consultancy
- Activities primarily classified as architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
- Activities primarily classified as scientific research and development
- Compare with 69, 70, 71 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Check national equivalent caveats before using this code for local registration or filing workflows.
Use this guide as classification support, not legal, tax, filing, or regulatory advice.
- - This division includes the provision of professional, scientific and technical services (except legal and accounting activities; architecture and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis; management and management consultancy activities; research and development; and advertising activities).
- - Specialised design activities
- - Photographic activities
- - Translation and interpretation activities
- - Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
- - Activities primarily classified as legal and accounting activities
- - Activities primarily classified as activities of head offices and management consultancy
- - Activities primarily classified as architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
- - Activities primarily classified as scientific research and development
What is NACE 74 used for?
Use NACE 74 for other professional, scientific and technical activities when the main activity matches this scope: Use this division for other professional, scientific and technical activities when the main activity includes Specialised design activities and Photographic activities. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 74?
Typical examples include Specialised design activities, Photographic activities, and Translation and interpretation activities.
When might 74 not be the right code?
No separate exclusion examples are available for this record yet; compare nearby hierarchy records before final selection.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 74?
Compare 74 with 69 Legal and accounting activities, 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy, and 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this division for legal and accounting activities when the main activity includes The activities of this division may also be provided online. and It also includes the preparation of legal documents (for example, articles of incorporation, partnership agreements or similar documents in connection with company formation, patents and copyrights, preparation of deeds, wills, trusts, and so on) as well as other activities of public notaries, civil law notaries, bailiffs, arbitrators, examiners and referees.. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for activities of head offices and management consultancy when the main activity includes The overseeing and managing of other units of the same enterprise or group of enterprises, i.e. the activities of head offices. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis when the main activity includes Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy and Technical testing and analysis. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for scientific research and development when the main activity includes (1) basic research: experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts, without particular application or use in view; and (2) applied research: original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective; and. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of specialised design activities, including Industrial product and fashion design activities, Graphic design and visual communication activities, and Interior design activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
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.
Use this group for the broader activity area of translation and interpretation activities, including Translation and interpretation activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
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.
Use this section for pROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES when the main activity includes Legal and accounting activities and Activities of head offices and management consultancy. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Rev. 2 code 74 can map to more than one Rev. 2.1 class: 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media, 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities, 80 Investigation and security 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.