NACE Codes Reference

This page provides a comprehensive reference for NACE (Nomenclature of Economic Activities) codes used for industry classification in the Rich Utilities API.

Overview

NACE is the European statistical classification of economic activities. The Rich Utilities API uses NACE Rev. 2 (2008) to classify companies into industries. The API supports filtering by NACE codes at various levels of the hierarchy.

NACE Code Structure

NACE codes follow a hierarchical structure with 5 levels:

Level	Code Format	Description	Count
Section	Single letter (A-U)	Broad economic sector	21
Division	2 digits	Major economic activity	88
Group	3 digits	Economic activity group	272
Class	4 digits	Specific activity class	615
Subclass	5 digits	Detailed activity (national extensions)	Variable

Sections (Top Level)

Code	Name	Description
A	Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
B	Mining and Quarrying	Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas, mining of metal ores, other mining and quarrying
C	Manufacturing	Manufacture of food products, beverages, textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, machinery, vehicles, etc.
D	Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply	Production, transmission and distribution of electricity; gas, steam and air conditioning supply
E	Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management	Water collection, treatment and supply; sewerage; waste collection, treatment and disposal
F	Construction	Construction of buildings; civil engineering; specialized construction activities
G	Wholesale and Retail Trade	Wholesale trade; retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
H	Transportation and Storage	Land, water and air transport; warehousing and support activities for transportation
I	Accommodation and Food Service Activities	Hotels and similar accommodation; restaurants and mobile food service activities
J	Information and Communication	Publishing, motion picture, programming and broadcasting, telecommunications, computer programming, information service
K	Financial and Insurance Activities	Financial service activities, insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, activities auxiliary to financial services
L	Real Estate Activities	Buying and selling of own real estate; renting and operating of own or leased real estate
M	Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities	Legal, accounting, management consultancy, architectural, engineering, technical testing, scientific research
N	Administrative and Support Service Activities	Rental and leasing, employment activities, travel agency, security, investigation, cleaning, call centers
O	Public Administration and Defence	Administration of the State, foreign affairs, defence, justice, public order and safety
P	Education	Pre-primary, primary, secondary, higher and other education
Q	Human Health and Social Work Activities	Hospital activities, medical and dental practice activities, residential care, social work
R	Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	Creative, arts and entertainment activities; libraries, museums, gambling, sports, amusement
S	Other Service Activities	Membership organizations, repair of computers and personal goods, other personal service activities
T	Activities of Households as Employers	Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households
U	Activities of Extraterritorial Organisations and Bodies	Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

Common High-Volume Divisions (2-Digit)

Manufacturing (Section C)

Code	Name
10	Manufacture of food products
11	Manufacture of beverages
13	Manufacture of textiles
14	Manufacture of wearing apparel
20	Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
21	Manufacture of pharmaceutical products
25	Manufacture of fabricated metal products
26	Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
27	Manufacture of electrical equipment
28	Manufacture of machinery and equipment
29	Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

Technology & Services

Code	Name	Section
46	Wholesale trade	G
47	Retail trade	G
49	Land transport and transport via pipelines	H
50	Water transport	H
51	Air transport	H
58	Publishing activities	J
62	Computer programming, consultancy and related activities	J
63	Information service activities	J
64	Financial service activities	K
65	Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding	K
69	Legal and accounting activities	M
70	Activities of head offices; management consultancy	M
71	Architectural and engineering activities	M
72	Scientific research and development	M

Using NACE Codes in the API

Filtering by Section

Use section codes to filter contacts by broad industry sector:

This returns contacts from companies in:

C: Manufacturing
J: Information and Communication
K: Financial and Insurance Activities

Filtering by Division

Use 2-digit codes for more specific industry filtering:

This returns contacts from companies in:

62: Computer programming and consultancy
63: Information service activities

Filtering by Industry ID

The API also supports filtering by internal industry IDs:

Combining Filters

You can combine NACE filters with other contact filters:

Industry Levels in the API

The /v1/industries endpoint returns all industries with their NACE codes and hierarchical information:

Response:

Contact Filter Parameters

The contacts endpoint (/v1/contacts) supports the following industry-related filters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`industry_id`	integer[]	Filter by internal industry IDs (comma-separated)
`industry_section`	string[]	Filter by NACE section codes (A-U, comma-separated)
`industry_level`	integer[]	Filter by NACE hierarchy level (1-5, comma-separated)
`country_code`	string[]	Filter by company country codes (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
`exclude_industry_id`	integer[]	Exclude specific industry IDs
`exclude_country_code`	string[]	Exclude specific countries

Examples

Find executives in European manufacturing

Find tech contacts in the UK and Ireland

Exclude certain industries

Additional Parameters

The contacts endpoint also supports these general filters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`q`	string	Search by name or email
`company_id`	integer	Filter by specific company
`department`	string	Filter by department (e.g., "Sales", "Engineering")
`job_title`	string	Search job titles
`seniority_level`	string	`executive`, `senior`, `manager`, `staff`
`email_status`	string	`valid`, `catch_all`, `pending`, `invalid`
`verified`	boolean	Only verified contacts
`has_email`	boolean	Contacts with email addresses
`has_phone`	boolean	Contacts with phone numbers
`exclude_stale`	boolean	Exclude outdated contacts (default: true)
`exclude_speculative`	boolean	Exclude speculative contacts (default: true)
`min_quality_score`	integer	Minimum quality score (0-100)
`max_quality_score`	integer	Maximum quality score (0-100)
`min_confidence`	float	Minimum confidence score (0.0-1.0)
`max_confidence`	float	Maximum confidence score (0.0-1.0)
`sort_by`	string	`quality_score`, `confidence`, `created_at`, `full_name`
`sort_order`	string	`asc`, `desc`
`limit`	integer	Results per page (1-100, default: 50)
`cursor`	string	Pagination cursor

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