NACE 81.21: General cleaning of buildings

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 81.21. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 8121.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 81.21 is "General cleaning of buildings". It sits in section O (ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES), then division 81 (Services to buildings and landscape activities), then group 81.2 (Cleaning activities). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 81.21 (General cleaning of buildings).

What the class includes

This class includes: - general (non-specialised) cleaning of all types of buildings, e.g.: • offices • private dwellings (e.g. houses or apartments) • factories • shops • institutions - general (non-specialised) cleaning of other business and professional premises and multi-unit residential buildings These general cleaning activities are mostly interior cleaning although they may include the cleaning of associated exterior areas (for example, windows, passageways).

What it excludes

This class excludes: - specialised cleaning activities (e.g. cleaning of windows, chimneys, fireplaces, boilers, exhaust units), see 81.22

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
81.21	General cleaning of buildings	1

The label in 24 languages

bgНеспециализирано вътрешно почистване на сгради
csVšeobecný úklid budov
daAlmindelig rengøring i bygninger
deAllgemeine Gebäudereinigung
elΓενικός καθαρισμός κτιρίων
enGeneral cleaning of buildings
esLimpieza general de edificios
etHoonete üldpuhastus
fiKiinteistöjen siivous
frNettoyage courant des bâtiments
gaGlantachán ginearálta foirgneamh
hrOsnovno čišćenje zgrada
huÁltalános épülettakarítás
itAttività di pulizia generale di edifici
ltPaprastasis pastatų valymas
lvVispārīgi ēku tīrīšanas pakalpojumi
mtTindif ġenerali tal-bini
nlAlgemene reiniging van gebouwen
plNiespecjalistyczne sprzątanie budynków
ptLimpeza geral de edifícios
roActivități generale de curățenie a clădirilor
skGenerálne čistenie budov
slSplošno čiščenje stavb
svLokalvård

Neighbouring classes

81.22 Other building and industrial cleaning activities · 81.23 Other cleaning 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.