CNAE codes are numbers by which an economic activity is recognised.. It is a classification carried out at national level and mainly for statistical purposes, which is known as CNAE 2009.
Through CNAE codes, different entities and statistical units can be identified, depending on the economic activity under which they have been registered. CNAE codes are coded numerical sets that allow information to be classified and facilitate the implementation of statistics requiring segmentation by activity.
The entire CNAE 2009 system is governed by the Regulation approving NACE Rev. 2, a version that updates and replaces CNAE-93 Rev.1, whose articles can be consulted via the website of the National Statistics Institute (INE).
Although its format is often misleading, In reality, CNAE codes are neither equivalent nor substitutes for IAE registrations.. Although, in both cases, the object from which categories are established and hierarchical classification proceeds, are economic activities, In the case of CNAE codes, a statistical purpose is pursued, while in that of the IAE the purpose is fiscal and related to the payment of taxes.
The CNAE codes are necessary from the moment a company is incorporated and, in fact, form part of its founding deed., as well as its statutes. Therefore, among the first steps of entrepreneurship, the obligation to find out the CNAE codes already arises.
The way to obtain it is simple, and it is enough to review the twenty existing groups of activities, identified with letters from A to U, to continue breaking down each group into subgroups of activity until the four digits that make up the code have been obtained.
The moment of carrying out the procedures for opening a company is not the only time it may be necessary to look for CNAE codes, as each time the business changes its company object or economic activity, it will also be necessary to obtain the new one that corresponds..
Nowadays, most of the administrative procedures and formalities required to start a business can be done online. And precisely All queries about CNAE codes are resolved via telematic channels.
The internet user has access to a number of different seekers of CNAE codes free of charge, such as the following:
This INE document can solve all the doubts you may have or the questions you have not found answers to regarding the CNAE codes. And finally, when looking for the one that best fits your activity, don't forget that it may happen that you don't find the code that exactly defines what your company does and, in that case, you can settle for the best approximation.
