International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4 176 4311 Demolition This class includes: demolition or wrecking of buildings and other structures — — 4312 Site preparation This class includes the preparation of sites for subsequent construction activities. This class includes: clearing of building sites — — earth moving: excavation, landfill, levelling and grading of construction sites, trench — — digging, rock removal, blasting, etc. drilling, boring and core sampling for construction, geophysical, geological or similar — — purposes This class also includes: site preparation for mining: — — overburden removal and other development and preparation of mineral properties and sites, except oil and gas sites building site drainage — — drainage of agricultural or forestry land — — This class excludes: drilling of production oil or gas wells, see 0610, 0620 — — test drilling and test hole boring for mining operations (other than oil and gas extraction), — — see 0990 decontamination of soil, see 3900 — — water well drilling, see 4220 — — shaft sinking, see 4390 — — oil and gas field exploration, geophysical, geological and seismic surveying, see 7110 — — 432 Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities This group includes installation activities that support the functioning of a building as such, including installation of electrical systems, plumbing (water, gas and sewage sys- tems), heat and air-conditioning systems, elevators etc. 4321 Electrical installation This class includes the installation of electrical systems in all kinds of buildings and civil engineering structures. This class includes: installation of: — — electrical wiring and fittings telecommunications wiring computer network and cable television wiring, including fibre optic satellite dishes lighting systems fire alarms burglar alarm systems
Detailed structure and explanatory notes 177 street lighting and electrical signals airport runway lighting This class also includes: connecting of electric appliances and household equipment, including baseboard — — heating This class excludes: construction of communications and power transmission lines, see 4220 — — monitoring or remote monitoring of electronic security alarm systems, such as burglar and — — fire alarms, including their maintenance, see 8020 4322 Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation This class includes the installation of plumbing, heating and air-conditioning systems, including additions, alterations, maintenance and repair. This class includes: installation in buildings or other construction projects of: — — heating systems (electric, gas and oil) furnaces, cooling towers non-electric solar energy collectors plumbing and sanitary equipment ventilation, refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment and ducts gas fittings steam piping fire sprinkler systems lawn sprinkler systems duct work installation — — This class excludes: installation of electric baseboard heating, see 4321 — — 4329 Other construction installation This class includes the installation of equipment other than electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning systems or industrial machinery in buildings and civil engineering structures, including maintenance and repair. This class includes: installation in buildings or other construction projects of: — — elevators, escalators automated and revolving doors lightning conductors vacuum cleaning systems thermal, sound or vibration insulation This class excludes: installation of industrial machinery, see 3320 — — 433 Building completion and finishing See class 4330.
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4 178 4330 Building completion and finishing This class includes: application in buildings or other construction projects of interior and exterior plaster — — or stucco, including related lathing materials installation of doors (except automated and revolving), windows, door and window — — frames, of wood or other materials installation of fitted kitchens, staircases, shop fittings and the like — — installation of furniture — — interior completion such as ceilings, wooden wall coverings, movable partitions, etc. — — laying, tiling, hanging or fitting in buildings or other construction projects of: — — ceramic, concrete or cut stone wall or floor tiles, ceramic stove fitting parquet and other wooden floor coverings carpets and linoleum floor coverings, including of rubber or plastic terrazzo, marble, granite or slate floor or wall coverings wallpaper interior and exterior painting of buildings — — painting of civil engineering structures — — installation of glass, mirrors, etc. — — cleaning of new buildings after construction — — other building completion work n.e.c. — — This class also includes: interior installation of shops, mobile homes, boats etc. — — This class excludes: painting of roads, see 4210 — — installation of automated and revolving doors, see 4329 — — general interior cleaning of buildings and other structures, see 8121 — — specialized interior and exterior cleaning of buildings, see 8129 — — activities of interior decoration designers, see 7410 — — assembly of self-standing furniture, see 9524 — — 439 Other specialized construction activities See class 4390. 4390 Other specialized construction activities This class includes: construction activities specializing in one aspect common to different kind of struc- — — tures, requiring specialized skill or equipment: construction of foundations, including pile driving damp proofing and water proofing works de-humidification of buildings shaft sinking erection of non-self-manufactured steel elements steel bending bricklaying and stone setting roof covering for residential buildings scaffolds and work platform erecting and dismantling, excluding renting of scaffolds and work platforms
Detailed structure and explanatory notes 179 erection of chimneys and industrial ovens work with specialist access requirements necessitating climbing skills and the use of related equipment, e.g. working at height on tall structures subsurface work — — construction of outdoor swimming pools — — steam cleaning, sand blasting and similar activities for building exteriors — — renting of cranes with operator — — This class excludes: renting of construction machinery and equipment without operator, see 7730 — — Section G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles This section includes wholesale and retail sale (i.e. sale without transformation) of any type of goods and the rendering of services incidental to the sale of these goods. Wholesaling and retail- ing are the final steps in the distribution of goods. Goods bought and sold are also referred to as merchandise. Also included in this section are the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. Sale without transformation is considered to include the usual operations (or manipulations) associated with trade, for example sorting, grading and assembling of goods, mixing (blending) of goods (for example sand), bottling (with or without preceding bottle cleaning), packing, break- ing bulk and repacking for distribution in smaller lots, storage (whether or not frozen or chilled), cleaning and drying of agricultural products, cutting out of wood fibreboards or metal sheets as secondary activities. Division 45 includes all activities related to the sale and repair of motor vehicles and motorcy- cles, while divisions 46 and 47 include all other sale activities. The distinction between division 46 (wholesale) and division 47 (retail sale) is based on the predominant type of customer. Wholesale is the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, to indus- trial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers, or involves acting as an agent or broker in buying goods for, or selling goods to, such persons or companies. The principal types of businesses included are merchant wholesalers, i.e. wholesalers who take title to the goods they sell, such as wholesale merchants or jobbers, industrial distributors, exporters, importers, and cooperative buying associations, sales branches and sales offices (but not retail stores) that are maintained by manufacturing or mining units apart from their plants or mines for the purpose of marketing their products and that do not merely take orders to be filled by direct shipments from the plants or mines. Also included are merchandise brokers, commission mer- chants and agents and assemblers, buyers and cooperative associations engaged in the market- ing of farm products. Wholesalers frequently physically assemble, sort and grade goods in large lots, break bulk, repack and redistribute in smaller lots, for example pharmaceuticals; store, refrig- erate, deliver and install goods, engage in sales promotion for their customers and label design. Retailing is the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods mainly to the general public for personal or household consumption or utilization, by shops, department stores, stalls, mail-order houses, door-to-door sales persons, hawkers and peddlers, consumer cooperatives, auction houses etc. Most retailers take title to the goods they sell, but some act as agents for a principal and sell either on consignment or on a commission basis. 45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles This division includes all activities (except manufacture and renting) related to motor vehicles and motorcycles, including lorries and trucks, such as the wholesale and retail sale of new and second-hand vehicles, the repair and maintenance of vehicles and the
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4 180 wholesale and retail sale of parts and accessories for motor vehicles and motorcycles. Also included are activities of commission agents involved in wholesale or retail sale of vehicles. This division also includes activities such as washing, polishing of vehicles etc. This division does not include the retail sale of automotive fuel and lubricating or cooling products or the renting of motor vehicles or motorcycles. 451 Sale of motor vehicles See class 4510. 4510 Sale of motor vehicles This class includes: wholesale and retail sale of new and used vehicles: — — passenger motor vehicles, including specialized passenger motor vehicles such as ambulances and minibuses, etc. lorries, trailers and semi-trailers camping vehicles such as caravans and motor homes This class also includes: wholesale and retail sale of off-road motor vehicles (jeeps, etc.) — — wholesale and retail sale by commission agents — — car auctions — — This class excludes: wholesale and retail sale of parts and accessories for motor vehicles, see 4530 — — renting of motor vehicles with driver, see 4922 — — renting of trucks with driver, see 4923 — — renting of motor vehicles and trucks without driver, see 7710 — — 452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles See class 4520. 4520 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles This class includes: maintenance and repair of motor vehicles: — — mechanical repairs electrical repairs electronic injection systems repair ordinary servicing bodywork repair repair of motor vehicle parts washing, polishing, etc. spraying and painting repair of screens and windows repair of motor vehicle seats tyre and tube repair, fitting or replacement — — anti-rust treatment — —
Detailed structure and explanatory notes 181 installation of parts and accessories not as part of the manufacturing process — — This class excludes: retreading and rebuilding of tyres, see 2211 — — 453 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories See class 4530. 4530 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories This class includes: wholesale and retail sale of all kinds of parts, components, supplies, tools and acces- — — sories for motor vehicles, such as: rubber tires and inner tubes for tires spark plugs, batteries, lighting equipment and electrical parts This class excludes: retail sale of automotive fuel, see 4730 — — 454 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories See class 4540. 4540 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories This class includes: wholesale and retail sale of motorcycles, including mopeds — — wholesale and retail sale of parts and accessories for motorcycles (including by com- — — mission agents and mail order houses) maintenance and repair of motorcycles — — This class excludes: wholesale of bicycles and related parts and accessories, see 4649 — — retail sale of bicycles and related parts and accessories, see 4763 — — renting of motorcycles, see 7730 — — repair and maintenance of bicycles, see 9529 — — 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles This division includes wholesale trade on own account or on a fee or contract basis (com- mission trade) related to domestic wholesale trade as well as international wholesale trade (import/export). Wholesale is the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retail- ers, business-to-business trade, such as to industrial, commercial, institutional or profes- sional users, or resale to other wholesalers, or involves acting as an agent or broker in buying goods for, or selling goods to, such persons or companies. The principal types of businesses included are merchant wholesalers, i.e. wholesalers who take title to the goods they sell, such as wholesale merchants or jobbers, industrial distributors, export- ers, importers, and cooperative buying associations, sales branches and sales offices (but not retail stores) that are maintained by manufacturing or mining units apart from their plants or mines for the purpose of marketing their products and that do not merely take orders to be filled by direct shipments from the plants or mines. Also included are mer-
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4 182 chandise brokers, commission merchants and agents and assemblers, buyers and coop- erative associations engaged in the marketing of farm products. Wholesalers frequently physically assemble, sort and grade goods in large lots, break bulk, repack and redistribute in smaller lots, for example pharmaceuticals; store, refriger- ate, deliver and install goods, engage in sales promotion for their customers and label design. This division excludes the wholesale of motor vehicles, caravans and motorcycles, as well as motor vehicle accessories (see division 45), the renting and leasing of goods (see divi- sion 77) and the packing of solid goods and bottling of liquid or gaseous goods, including blending and filtering, for third parties (see class 8292). 461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis See class 4610. 4610 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis This class includes: activities of commission agents and all other wholesalers who trade on behalf and on — — the account of others activities of those involved in bringing sellers and buyers together or undertaking — — commercial transactions on behalf of a principal, including on the internet such agents involved in the sale of: — — agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals, including fertilizers food, beverages and tobacco textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods timber and building materials machinery, including office machinery and computers, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft furniture, household goods and hardware This class also includes: activities of wholesale auctioneering houses — — This class excludes: wholesale trade in own name, see groups 462 to 469 — — activities of commission agents for motor vehicles, see 4510 — — auctions of motor vehicles, see 4510 — — retail sale by non-store commission agents, see 4799 — — activities of insurance agents, see 6622 — — activities of real estate agents, see 6820 — — 462 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals See class 4620. 4620 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals This class includes: wholesale of grains and seeds — —