NACE 71.12: Engineering activities and related technical consultancy

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 71.12. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 7110.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 71.12 is "Engineering activities and related technical consultancy". It sits in section N (PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES), then division 71 (Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis), then group 71.1 (Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 71.12 (Engineering activities and related technical consultancy).

What the class includes

This class includes: - engineering design (i.e. applying physical laws and principles of engineering in the design of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes and systems) and consulting activities for: • machinery, industrial processes and industrial plant • projects involving civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, traffic engineering • water management projects • nature-based infrastructure - design of building information systems (e.g. related to heating systems, fire extinguisher requirements) - elaboration and supervision of projects in relation to electrical and electronic, engineering, mining engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical, industrial and systems engineering - elaboration and supervision of projects using air conditioning, refrigeration, sanitary and pollution control, water supply, wastewater treatment, structural engineering, offshore and onshore marine engineering, health and safety engineering, acoustical engineering, etc. - geophysical, geologic and seismic surveying - geodetic surveying activities: • land and boundary surveying activities • hydrologic surveying activities • subsurface surveying activities - cartographic and spatial information activities - environmental engineering and related consulting activities - site engineering - noise abatement engineering - circular economy solutions engineering - design of computer plans for 3D printing

What it excludes

This class excludes: - test drilling in connection with mining operations, see 09.10, 09.90 - software publishing, see 58.2 - development and programming of software, see 62.10 - activities of computer consultants, see 62.20 - development of building projects for residential and non-residential buildings, for later sale, see 68.12 - technical testing, see 71.20 - periodic testing of motor vehicles for road safety and roadworthiness, see 71.20 - research and development activities related to engineering, see 72.10 - activities related to other design services, see 74.1 - aerial photography, see 74.20 - activities of quantity surveyors, see 74.99

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
71.12	Engineering activities and related technical consultancy	-

The label in 24 languages

bgИнженерни дейности и технически консултации
csInženýrské činnosti a související technické poradenství
daIngeniøraktiviteter og lignende teknisk rådgivning
deTätigkeiten von Ingenieurbüros
elΔραστηριότητες μηχανικών και συναφείς δραστηριότητες παροχής τεχνικών συμβουλών
enEngineering activities and related technical consultancy
esServicios técnicos de ingeniería y otras actividades relacionadas con el asesoramiento técnico
etInseneritegevused ning nendega seotud tehniline konsultatsioon
fiInsinööripalvelut ja niihin liittyvä tekninen konsultointi
frActivités d’ingénierie et de conseil technique connexe
gaGníomhaíochtaí innealtóireachta agus sainchomhairliúchán teicniúil gaolmhar
hrInženjerstvo i s njim povezano tehničko savjetovanje
huMérnöki tevékenység, műszaki tanácsadás
itAttività di ingegneria e altre consulenze tecniche connesse
ltInžinerijos veikla ir su ja susijusios techninės konsultacijos
lvInženierija un ar to saistītas tehniskas konsultācijas
mtAttivitajiet ta’ inġinerija u konsulenza teknika relatata
nlActiviteiten van ingenieurs en aanverwante technische adviseurs
plDziałalność w zakresie inżynierii i związane z nią doradztwo techniczne
ptAtividades de engenharia e técnicas afins
roActivități de inginerie și servicii de consultanță tehnică legate de acestea
skInžinierske činnosti a súvisiace technické poradenstvo
slInženirska dejavnost in s tem povezano svetovanje
svTeknisk konsultverksamhet o.d.

Neighbouring classes

71.11 Architectural activities

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.