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Swiss federal authorities

581900 Other publishing activities, except software publishing

Information: This code has a codification rule

This type includes:

  • publishing in any format, including print, digital or on the internet, e.g.:
  • directories and mailing lists
  • compilations (e.g. case law, pharmaceutical compendia)
  • catalogues
  • photographs, engravings and postcards
  • calendars
  • greeting cards
  • forms
  • posters
  • reproductions of works of art
  • non-bound leaflets and advertising material
  • statistics and other information
  • datasets/databases without associated data processing services

This type excludes:

  • retail sale of software on physical media, see 474000

  • publishing of advertising newspapers, see 581200

  • publishing of software, see 582

  • production of video content, see 591100

  • operation of content distribution (sharing) platforms, including blog and wiki sites, social network sites, and online gaming/video game sites, not associated with publishing of the content, see 603900

  • application hosting, see 631000

  • operation of web search portals, see 639100

  • compiling of information or directories on a fee or contract basis, see 639200

For licensing activities, choose Section 58 if the business licenses copyrighted works (such as books, software, music, or games), typically involving content they created or published. Choose Section 77 if the business licenses industrial property (such as patents, trademarks, or franchise rights) without being involved in publishing or content creation.