NACE-BELDivision

NACE-BEL 33—Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment

Division · Nomenclature of Economic Activities (Belgium) (2025)

Where 33 sits

  1. C Manufacturing
  2. 33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment

Contains 2 narrower codes

What 33 includes

  • This division includes the specialized repair of manufactured goods to restore machinery, equipment, and other items to working order. It also includes general or routine maintenance (in other words, overhauls) of these items to ensure proper operation and prevent breakdowns and unnecessary interventions.
  • It encompasses only specialized maintenance and repair activities. A significant volume of repair work is also carried out by manufacturers of machinery, equipment, and other items. In such cases, the classification of units performing these repair and manufacturing activities is based on the value-added principle, which often results in these activities being combined with the manufacturing of the item in question. The same applies to combined trading and repair activities.
  • The rebuilding or remanufacturing of machinery and equipment is considered a manufacturing activity and falls under other divisions within this section.
  • Specialized machine installation also falls under this division.

What 33 excludes

  • The cleaning of industrial machinery, see 81.22
  • The installation of equipment that is an integral part of buildings or similar structures (e.g., the installation of electrical wiring, escalators, or air conditioning systems is classified as construction).
  • The repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment, see 95.10
  • The repair and maintenance of household goods, see 95.2
  • The repair and maintenance of items used as capital goods and consumer goods generally fall under the repair of personal and household goods (e.g., the repair of home or office furniture), see 95.24.
  • The repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and motorcycles, see 95.3

33 in other systems

SICUnited States (legacy)

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