256100 Treatment and coating of metals


This type includes:

  • plating, anodizing, etc. of metals
  • heat treatment of metals
  • deburring, sandblasting, tumbling, cleaning of metals
  • colouring, engraving of metals
  • non-metallic coating of metals:
  • plastifying, enamelling, lacquering, etc.
  • hardening, buffing of metals

This type excludes:

metals, anodisation, impression, anodizing, enameling, deburring; metals, coating; metals, corrosion protection; metals, galvanising, tinning; metals, impression, engraving, hardening, lacquering, colouring; metals, plastifying, enamelling, cleaning, buffing; metals, sand blasting; metals, thermal treatment; metals, tumbling

Codification rules

Priority in case of multiple activities

If production, repair and sales activities are carried out, the priority is as follows :

- if production and sale: production takes priority
- if production and repair: production takes priority
- if repair and sale: repair takes priority

Outsourced activities (outsourcing)

There are several types of outsourcing, the enterprise may outsource::
• Part of a production process, classification: production
• All of a production process
o & owner of commodities, classification: production
o & non-owner of commodities, classification: section G, M or N :

For a construction enterprise:
• Part of the construction activities, classification: construction - section F

Further information:
- Introduction to NOGA 2008

Corresponding NOGA2002 codes