Types of economic activity OKVED. New OKVED - provisions and features

Each entrepreneur, when registering an individual entrepreneur or legal entity, is faced with such a concept as OKVED codes. In our today's publication, we will consider this concept, offer the reader the OKVED codes of 2019 with a breakdown by type of activity, talk about the changes that have taken place in this area, and offer an algorithm for self-selection of economic activity codes.

By order of the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology dated January 31, 2014 No. 14-st, the All-Russian Classification of Economic Activities (OKVED 2) OK 029-2014 (NACE rev. 2) was adopted. OKVED is a list of codes related to a certain type of activity in the field of trade, provision of services, production, extraction of natural resources, etc.

On July 1, 2016, the previously valid OKVED ceased to be valid, giving way to the new classifier OKVED 2014 (OK 029-2014), which Rosstandart approved by its order No. 14-ST on January 31, 2014. But at that time, until December 31, 2015, the OKVED classifier of 2001 was in effect. All individuals who registered individual entrepreneurs and legal entities before 07/11/2016 should choose from this directory.

When registering an individual entrepreneur or legal entity from 07/11/2016, it is necessary to use OKVED 2. You can download OKVED 2019 codes with a breakdown by type of activity at this link:

The introduction of the new OKVED directory is dictated by the fact that business development goes beyond the types of activities indicated in the previous directory. The new OKVED 2 provides more precise and capacious names for types of business activities.

What to do with IP with OKVED from the old directory?

Tax services independently recode your OKVED codes specified during registration of an individual entrepreneur or when making changes. Further, organizations and individual entrepreneurs will only have to request an extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (for legal entities) or from the EGRIP (for individual entrepreneurs). The extracts will already contain codes in accordance with the OKVED reference book OK 029-2014 (NACE rev. 2).

You will need to check the consistency of the new codes with the economic activities carried out.

How to determine the OKVED code for your activities in 2019?

If you want to independently determine which OKVED code from the new OKVED reference book OK 029-2014 (NACE rev. 2) corresponds to your previously valid code, you need to go to the website of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation at this link.

Then go to the “activity” section, select the subsection “All-Russian classifiers assigned to the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia”, and at the bottom of the page you will see transition keys.

Another option to find out the new OKVED code is to order an extract from the USRIP through the website of the Federal Tax Service. The received extract will indicate the new OKVED codes of 2019. This option has been in place since January 2017.

What is the OKVED classifier for?

OKVED codes solve the following tasks:

simplify the classification of activities and encode data about them;
allow collecting and structuring statistical information for each type of business activity for further analysis;
allow you to determine the possibility of an individual entrepreneur or legal entity working on a particular tax regime, to identify the need for him to obtain additional permits, pay various fees.

The 2019 OKVED classifier consists of sections divided into classes containing detailed transcripts of each type of activity
Sections have alphabetic codes of the Latin alphabet. Classifier entries may include explanations: what section - grouping - activity, what is included and what is not included.

The OKVED classifier for 2019 contains records of all groupings of types of economic activity, presented hierarchically. To identify groupings, each classifier entry has a code designation consisting of numbers (from two to six) with a sequential coding method. Between the second and third, between the fourth and fifth digits, dots are placed, indicating nesting levels and added to match the code entries.

The classifier structure looks like this:

XX - class;
XX.X - subclass;
XX.XX - group;
XX.XX.X - subgroup;
XX.XX.XX - view.

Obtaining OKVED codes

An individual entrepreneur or legal entity independently chooses the appropriate OKVED code from the classifier during the state registration process. The number of codes is not limited. Moreover, at any time of further activity, you can add new codes.

In the process of registering a legal entity or individual entrepreneur, it is necessary to indicate the type of activity, indicated by at least 4 code characters. That is, it is allowed to specify only a group of activities. Specifying only a class or subclass of activities is not allowed.

In the event of a change in the type of activity, it is necessary to change the OKVED codes. To do this, you must submit an application to the Federal Tax Service. We hope that the information presented on this page and the OKVED 2019 codes with a breakdown by type of activity will be useful to you.

The material has been edited in accordance with the changes in legislation relevant as of 12/02/2019

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One of the most popular areas of activity in Russia is consulting. OKVED in this case offers quite a lot of codes to choose from. We analyze which of them are suitable for consulting on business, finance, taxes and law.

What to be guided by

With regard to various consulting services, OKVED 2017-2019 offers several codes, which are divided according to the principle of the subject of consulting. To find and select the appropriate code, you must refer to the All-Russian classifier of types of economic activity. Its abbreviated name is OK 029-2014 (NACE Rev. 2). It was approved by the order of Rosstandart dated January 31, 2014 No. 14-st.

Since mid-2016, for the purposes of state registration (EGRLE, EGRIP) and tax registration, a new OKVED has been used. Consulting should take codes from the second edition of this guide.

commercial activity

According to the current OKVED, advising on commercial activities has the code 70.22. It covers:

provision of consulting services;
advice and operational assistance in the field of management (corporate strategic and operational planning, restructuring of production processes, management optimization, cost reduction and other financial issues, marketing goals and policies, HR practices and planning, compensation and retirement strategies, production planning and management) .

Based on the provisions of OKVED, consulting on commercial activities may include direct consulting, as well as giving recommendations or providing assistance on the following issues:

development of accounting procedures and methods, cost accounting programs, budgeting;
consulting and assistance in the field of planning, organization, efficiency and control of management information, etc.

By virtue of the direct indication of OKVED 2017-2019, advising on commercial activities does not include:

development of accounting software systems (this is code 62.01);
legal advice and mediation (this is code 69.10);
accounting and auditing, tax consulting (this is code 69.20);
consulting on construction and architecture (these are codes 71.11, 71.12);
consulting in the field of ecology, agronomy, safety and other similar consulting activities (this is code 74.90);
advising on the placement or recruitment of personnel (this is code 78.10);
educational counseling (this is code 85.60).

Financial advisory

Financial consulting is not directly mentioned in the current OKVED. Therefore, the owners of such a business, as a rule, declare 2 main codes:

69.20 - services in the field of accounting, financial auditing, tax consulting;
70.22 - advising on commercial activities.

As you can see, OKVED codes on consulting on commercial activities partially cover financial consulting.

Financial consulting according to OKVED also falls under the following codes:

66.19 - other auxiliary activities in the field of financial services (in particular - investment advice, activities of mortgage consultants and brokers), except for insurance and pensions;
66.19.4 - consultations on financial intermediation;
69.20.1 - financial audit;
74.90 - other professional, scientific and technical activities, not included in other groups;
82.99 - provision of other business support services, not included in other groups.

OKVED is the all-Russian classifier of types of economic activity, which is used by government agencies and businessmen. In fact, this is a collection that codes the areas of production, provision of services and, in general, all entrepreneurial activity.

The codes presented in it are the same for all business entities, regardless of their organizational and legal form. That is, for both LLC and individual entrepreneurs, the numbers from the directory will be the same.

On February 1, 2014, a new OKVED OK 029-2014 (NACE Rev. 2) was put into effect. Since then, changes have been constantly made to it: the new OKVED 2019 with a breakdown by type of activity was updated in July 2019, the changes were made by Orders of Rosstandart dated July 10, 2018 N 404-st and 405-st.

If you are looking for information about what OKVED 2019 is with decryption, there is no official website for posting such information, but you can use the OKVED code table on our portal.

What are economic activity codes

The All-Russian classifier of types of economic activity is designed to systematize and simplify the accounting of business entities. Thanks to digital encoding, any government agency or business partner can understand what a particular legal entity or individual entrepreneur is doing. Classifier codes are usually indicated in reporting forms and other official documents, information about them is contained in the Unified State Registers of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs (EGRLE and EGRIP). Economic entities choose the types of activities at the time of state registration. The legislation does not limit their number, nor does it force businessmen to do everything that is provided for by its documents. Moreover, many types of activities are licensed and require special permission from the authorized bodies. One of the chosen occupations is the main one, it is by it that the tax authorities and other services, including Rosstat, will judge which economic sphere this enterprise or individual entrepreneur belongs to. The rest of the views, and hence the codes, are optional.

OKVED codes are at least four digits separated by a dot into two pairs. However, there may be five or six of them. The first of them designate the general sphere, and the subsequent ones specify and concretize the type of activity. In total, there are more than three thousand such values, so the directories are quite voluminous. At the same time, there are much more new values in the second edition of the directory than there were in the old one, because legislators have clarified and specified many types of activities in such a way that up to five existing ones account for one former one.

How are OKVED codes formed?

The codes themselves consist of two to six characters, the exact number of which depends on the specific type of company activity. One entrepreneur may have several codes that most accurately describe the scope of his activities.

Schematically, the structure of the classifier looks like this: XX.XX.XX.

It is deciphered simply:

XX. - defines a class;

XX.X. - shows the class and subclass;

XX.XX. - defines a class, subclass and group;

XX.XX.X. - demonstrates a class, subclass, group and subgroup;

XX.XX.XX - shows the class, subclass, group, subgroup and type of activity.

An example of the formation of the OKVED code

Suppose a company is engaged in the production of frozen meat, as well as its retail sale. In OKVED, we first find a code denoting the production of meat. This activity is contained in division C (Manufacturing), division 10 (Production of food products), in class 10.1 (Processing and preserving meat and meat products) and division 10.11 (Processing and preserving meat), 10.11.1 - Manufacture of meat in chilled. So the first code for such a company will be 10.11.1 .

Now in the same way we find OKVED codes for the sale of meat. In the classifier, this business is coded in section G (Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles), in class 47 (Retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles), in subclass 47.2 (Retail trade of food, beverages and tobacco products in specialized stores), in group 47.22 (Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialized stores), subgroup 47.22.1. Thus, our company has a second meaning.

When submitting an application for registration to the tax authority, applicants will have to indicate not one code for the type of economic activity according to the OKVED 2019 classifier, but two: 10.11.1 and 47.22.1.

How to use

How to use the classifier is described in detail in the Order of Rosstandart dated January 31, 2014 N 14-st "On the adoption and implementation of the All-Russian classifier OKVED2 OK 029-2014 (NACE Rev. 2) and the All-Russian classifier OKPD2 OK 034-2014 (KPES 2008)" . Let us recall once again that both the document itself and OKVED-2 2019 with a breakdown by type of activity described in the Order came into force in February 2014.

Until July 10, 2016, when carrying out state registration of legal entities, the Federal Tax Service used the OK 029-2001 classifier (NACE Rev. 1), but already from July 11, 2016, they switched to the new edition of the OKVED-2 classifier (version OK 029-2014) during registration (NACE Rev. 2)). At the same time, the old classifier continued to be valid for all entities registered before this date. In all their reports, they continued to indicate the previous values. On January 1, 2017, the transition period ended, therefore, it became mandatory for all legal entities and individual entrepreneurs to use the new OKVED2.

A convenient tool has been prepared on our portal: OKVED codes for 2019 with decoding (classifier) and search. In order to find the necessary values, enter the keyword of the type of activity in the field and click the "Search" button. As a result, you will see one or more options and will be able to decide which one is suitable for your field of activity.

03 May

Hello! In this article you will find the new OKVED 2 codes and we will tell you how to choose the right codes for your activities.

Today you will learn:

List of current OKVED-2;
How does OKVED depend on;
What difficulties may arise as a result of choosing one or another code.

New OKVED-2 codes for 2018

Download OKVED 2 in different formats:

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The differences between the new and old OKVED are significant. Therefore, to register a business, use only new codes!

For what purposes are OKVED codes required?

The area that you eventually choose will be directly related to OKVED codes. The latter represent a generally accepted classification of activities and IP.

OKVED performs the following functions:

Separation of types of permitted activities;
Encoding the names of the sphere (this is necessary for convenience: you do not need to write / print long sentences every time, you can use a set of numbers);
The specifics of the components of each area (you can choose the main area - trade, and sell shoes or, for example, hats).

Having studied the classifier, you can determine:

In what form does the company exist (IP, etc.);
Type of ownership;
The structure of business entities (in terms of subordination to higher departments).

At the same time, OKVED does not let you know whether this company is commercial or not, whether it is engaged in domestic or foreign trade. The entire database of available codes is contained in the edition of the classifier with the name OKVED-2. Sometimes it is also called OKVED-2014 or OK 029-2014.

These names are valid from January 1, 2017. The document will answer the frequent question: “How to find out OKVED for individual entrepreneurs”, because it contains all the information on encodings.

Where can I meet OKVED

OKVED codes can often be seen in everyday life.

They are found in:

Various regulations;
Register of all legal entities and individual entrepreneurs (the database of existing firms in the country is maintained here);
Documents of international format;
The founding documents of the company;
Documents accompanying the activities of the company (with and OKVED will be required for the database of the register of companies, it is also necessary when changing or deleting codes associated with a change in activity).

What is OKVED

The code consists of a sequence of 6 digits, each subsequent of which specifies the previous one. The numbers in the OKVED classifier are separated by dots.

The code structure can be represented as follows:

XX - class or section (the broadest concept, including all other activities);
XX.X - a subcategory of a class or a subclass (a narrower concept);
XX.XX – activity type group;
XX.XX.X - subgroup;
XX.XX.XX - type (the narrowest value in the code, which designates one specific type of permitted activity).

In total, there are 21 sections and 99 clarifying classes and types with a detailed description of the type of economic activity. In the tax it is enough to indicate only the first four digits, that is, XX.XX. This will be enough for the normal functioning of the company. In other words, you will be able to work in narrower areas of the selected section.

If you choose the narrowest type (the sixth digit of the classifier), then in the future you may encounter trips to the tax office to make changes to the register. After all, the business is developing, and at some point you will want to expand its boundaries.

The tax application contains a form for adding OKVED. An individual entrepreneur can indicate 57 codes on one sheet. If the versatility of your business requires more classes, you can take an additional form and indicate the missing types on it.

The most common OKVED-2 codes among individual entrepreneurs

An individual entrepreneur has the right to choose the types of OKVED for his IP from a wide list.

Most IPs are registered in the following industries:

Providing advice (for example, providing services in the field of commerce - OKVED 70.22);
Designer services on the Internet (code 62.01 gives the right to develop the site infrastructure);
Translation of texts (code 74.30 will allow you to do both written and oral translation);
Advertising (using OKVED 73.11 you can develop an advertising agency);
(class 68.20.1 is required for those who rent their own apartment);
Real estate services (coding 68.31 is intended for real estate agencies);
Programming (OKVED 62.02.1 is used by computer system designers);
Repair of computers (class 95.11 is associated with the repair of computers, ATMs, automatic machines);
(OKVED 2 with coding 63.11 allows you to provide services for posting information);
(class 52.63 allows trading outside the store);
(OKVED 51.61.2 opens up opportunities for trading via the Internet);
Astrology (code 96.09).

Basic OKVED and their classes

When choosing codes, it is important to decide on the main and additional ones. The choice of the main OKVED determines all further activities of your company. If you indicate the section that actually does not correspond to the direction of the enterprise, then tax checks and the imposition of large fines are possible.

The choice of the main section largely determines the system of insurance premiums, and must also comply with the applicable taxation system. You can specify in the registration documents only the main section without specifying classes. However, this can lead to difficulties in the future.

If you want to expand the boundaries of your business and engage in additional activities, then this will need to be pre-agreed with the tax service. You will need to draw up an application for the addition of existing codes.

Taxation and OKVED

Preferential tax regimes ( , or ) have restrictions on the type of economic activity. This means that not every type of business line is suitable for all types of taxation.

By choosing a section of codes that is not comparable with your activity, you risk your own business, since there will be no tax concessions in your direction.

In this case, you will either have to change the current tax system, or abandon the chosen activity and take up another one. For example, the simplified tax system does not allow the opening of an insurance company, mining or the production of excisable goods.

Applying the ESHN, you cannot engage in activities that are not related to agriculture and fishing. The list of directions for the patent system and the simplified one is very limited.

Allows you to engage in all types of activities. True, deductions to the budget in this case will be the largest.

For example, a patent (PSN) allows you to choose one of the following activities included in OKVED 2:

Installation of windows and others.

USN gives the right to operate:

OKVED codes for UTII include the following areas:

plumbing activities;
Transport services;
Commission shop;
OKVED for food retail.

Insurance premiums and OKVED

The choice of one or another section of OKVED affects the amount of contributions to insurance funds. The amount itself is not taken into account when calculating the amount of the contribution. But the view is important.

There are certain degrees of risks that the insurance fund uses in relation to a particular type of activity. The higher the risk, the more you will have to pay. That is, if the chosen line of business can bring some kind of danger to your employees, then in accordance with the likelihood of accidents, the fund assigns the amount of the contribution.

In total, 32 sections of economic activity have been developed by types of risk for employees. The higher the level of possible injury, the higher the fee payment rate. The minimum rate that you can pay is 0.2%, and the maximum is 8.5%.

You need to report to the insurance fund on the activities that you carried out in the previous year. This information must be submitted no later than April 15.

Such a process is connected with the choice of tariff and the appointment of the amount of contributions. This rule applies only to legal entities. Individual entrepreneurs need to confirm the codes only if the main section is changed.

If you do not send the information in a timely manner, the tax office will do it for you. It will indicate the maximum tariff that is possible for your OKVED. If you have a large number of code sections registered in the IP registry, then in this case this may not affect the tariff for the better.

Features of some activities

When specifying OKVED codes, keep in mind that some activities have their own nuances. For example, if you specify the provision of services by a security company as an additional class, then you must have a license for this type of activity. Otherwise, you have no right to engage in it.

Since a license costs money and will cause additional trouble, it makes no sense to indicate the licensed type in OKVED. This, of course, applies only to those entrepreneurs who are not going to engage in security, but would like to indicate it as an additional direction just in case.

There are also activities that require additional information from you.

The OKVED 2 classifier contains the following areas that you are not entitled to open if you have a criminal record:

Companies associated with ;
Departments for the social protection of citizens;
Sports sections for children;
Agencies that somehow affect the participation of minors.

To engage in the above activities, you will need to provide a certificate of no criminal record. That is why it is so important to choose the right OKVED codes.

How to choose a code

To choose the most suitable OKVED options for your activities when registering an individual entrepreneur, adhere to the principles:

First, decide on the line of business that will generate the main income (this is the main code or section, it must be indicated);
Next, decide on those types of activities that you will rarely deal with (if the income from them is minimal, then you can not take such OKVED into account);
For yourself, choose those codes that are a priority for your business. It is not necessary to indicate OKVED for courier services if the main income is, and in rare cases you provide goods delivery services.

Considering the main and additional codes, consider the following:

Choose from the presented sections the one that fits the description for your activity;
In the section, read the list of subsections corresponding to it and select the necessary ones;
When filling out an application for opening an IP and changing the type of activity, it is not allowed to indicate codes that have two or three digits. You must select the most detailed OKVED. Only the first 4 digits are allowed;
You are not limited in the choice of encodings. You can specify at least everything from the list. But the main one you need to choose one. Income on it must be at least 60% of the company's revenue.

How to change OKVED

If you decide to change the type of activity or add a new one to your business, then first go to the tax office. Here you will need to draw up an application to change the list of codes in the registry. This must be done within three days, otherwise you will be fined.

The process of changing the OKVED code looks like this:

In the tax office, fill out an application and indicate the types of activities (this can be done at home by downloading the application form for adding a code from the inspection website);
On the form, you must indicate those OKVED that you will no longer use, and those that will become new to you (in some regions, this application must first be notarized);
When applying in person, you will be issued a certificate of final registration of codes within 5 working days;
If a representative prepared the form for you, the tax authority will send a letter to your address within 10 days;
Initially, when submitting documents using mail services, you need to certify them with a notary;
Once you have received an extract from the register, your new activity is legally binding.

It is necessary to make changes to OKVED for the company once a year. This is usually done in the first month. For this process is more difficult than for IP.

The society needs to add new codes in the event that they were not indicated in the . At the same time, the addition of a new OKVED code entails changes in the Charter, which also need to be recorded in the tax office. For LLC, when introducing new classes of activity, a state fee is provided.

To change OKVED, be sure to follow the following information:

Only one main code can be specified. If you want to indicate them in larger numbers, then the law does not prohibit this;
Don't write code just because you might be doing it sometime in the future. This affects tax deductions, insurance premiums, and may require a license or additional certificates;
If you have chosen a preferential taxation system, find out if you can choose one or another code with it. The discrepancy between the OKVED section and the tax system will not allow you to engage in the chosen direction;
Do not forget to report on the changes to the insurance fund if your business has hired employees.

What is the penalty for

If you have not made changes to the sections, then there may be the following consequences:

The tax authority has the right to refuse you a VAT refund;
If you violate the deadline for making changes (more than three days), you can earn a fine of up to 5,000 rubles.

If you have several areas of activity in OKVED, and you do not report on all of them in the declaration, the tax service will have a very logical question related to the lack of reporting in other areas.

Therefore, do not abuse the number of codes in the registry. A fine of 5,000 rubles will also apply if your type of activity does not comply with the chosen taxation system.

Difficulties with OKVED

It also happens that an entrepreneur cannot find his line of business among the types of OKVED. This means that you want to specify the niche of your business.

This is not required. You can choose any class that includes several types, which will not conflict with your type of activity, and if you expand your business, you will already have the existing codes.

The legislation does not directly prohibit engaging in those areas that are not confirmed in the register for your company.

But the absence of OKVED can cause problems when:

Desire to engage in an activity requiring a license. In this case, you will definitely need to introduce a new class;
Switching to another tax regime. It should be noted that the new tax payment system may not allow you to engage in the chosen direction;
Expansion of business outside the country. Then you need to urgently make changes to the registry;
Lending. The bank will not issue in the absence of the required types of OKVED.

Controversial points in the tax

Tax representatives often do not recognize the right to apply for an enterprise. They also seek to increase the tax base by any means.

The result of their efforts may be a refusal to account for the costs of a transaction in which a counterparty with an unregistered OKVED participated. In other words, the tax authority recognizes the agreement with him as insignificant and will not count your expenses as such.

This is due to income tax and. In such cases, you can go to court. In most of these situations, the decision is made in favor of the entrepreneur. But for your own peace of mind and in order to avoid unpleasant consequences, we recommend that you check with your business partner for the availability of OKVED.

If an entrepreneur has received income according to a code not indicated in the register and at the same time is on the simplified tax system, difficulties may also await him. In this case, the tax authority will require you to pay not 6% of the profit, as required under the simplified tax system, but all 13%, as it is necessary to pay an individual for income.

must correspond to the digital codes of the OKVED classifier and have at least four characters.

Classifier OKVED-2

The OKVED classifier or reference book is a special document developed by Rosstandart. Until 2017, three editions of the classifier were in force at once, which sometimes led to errors in the selection of OKVED codes and denial of state registration of individual entrepreneurs. Since mid-2016, for the registration of individual entrepreneurs and legal entities, the OKVED-2 or OK 029-2014 classifier (NACE rev. 2), approved by Order of Rosstandart dated 31.01.2014 N 14-st., has been used.

Use only the current edition of the classifier from reliable sources! If you indicate the type of activity according to OKVED from the inactive version of OKVED, you will receive a refusal to register an individual entrepreneur.

OKVED-2 consists of 21 sections with a letter designation of the Latin alphabet. Each section is subdivided into a class, subclass, group, subgroup, and species. In the application for registration of an individual entrepreneur, the digital code according to OKVED must be four-, five- or six-digit. Consider, for example, how to choose an IP type of activity.

Suppose a future entrepreneur wants to set up a stall for the manufacture and sale of fast food. In the classifier, this line of business has a group code of 56.10 and the characteristic “Restaurant activities and food delivery services”.

The group with OKVED code 56.10 includes a subgroup with code 56.10.2 (Activities for the preparation and / or sale of food ready for direct consumption on the spot, from vehicles or mobile shops), and it, in turn, includes a code of the form 56.10 .24 "Activities of market stalls and food preparation stalls".

If you indicate in the application the OKVED code for individual entrepreneurs of four characters (56.10), then it will be possible to deal with other types included in this group:

56.10.1: Operations of full service restaurants and cafés, cafeterias, fast food and self-service restaurants
56.10.3: Activities of restaurants and bars to provide meals in railway dining cars and on ships.

If you enter in the P21001 application only the type of activity with the code 10/56/24, then you will not be able to open a summer cafe or restaurant using it until you report the new code to the tax office. Excessive detail is not needed here, therefore, we recommend that the type of activity of the individual entrepreneur be indicated in the format of a four-digit code.

Please note that some areas of business are not available to an individual entrepreneur. For example, in order to sell strong alcohol, open a pawnshop, engage in microfinance or insurance activities, it is necessary to register a commercial organization (LLC or JSC).

How many OKVED codes can be selected

When registering an individual entrepreneur, the types of activities that are included in the application P21001 are not limited. Sheet "A" fits 57 codes, but if this is not enough for you, then you can fill out the second and third sheets "A". Typically, applicants indicate 10-20 codes to describe related lines of business.

By itself, indicating a set of codes when registering an IP does not affect anything. It is not necessary in reality to carry out all the chosen directions, submit separate reports or pay more taxes. But just in case, trying to enter as many OKVED codes as possible also does not make much sense. Later, an individual entrepreneur can always add activities by submitting a special form P24001.

One of the OKVED codes, according to which the maximum income is supposed to be received, must be selected as the main one. The main code is important when choosing a tariff for employee injury insurance. The higher the risk of injury at work or an occupational disease, the higher the rate of contributions established by law.

Certain types of activities must be licensed, i.e. obtain a mandatory permit to engage in them. If the licensed type of activity is in the codes you have chosen, this does not mean that you need to immediately issue a license. You will need it only when you really start this business.

How to choose an OKVED code

When ordering IP registration services, professional registrars will select the codes for you. But if you are willing to spend a little time and effort, then it is not necessary to contact lawyers.

Application P21001 is an easy-to-fill document, it only needs to indicate the passport details of the future entrepreneur and business line. The OKVED classifier is freely available in legal reference systems, in free services for the preparation of registration documents, and other sources. The main thing is to pay attention to the fact that the OKVED reference book you found is approved by the order of Rosstandart dated January 31, 2014 N 14-st.

Some sources have a built-in classifier search form, but you can also use the regular page search. Enter the word you are interested in in the search box and study the search results.

For example, you want to open a store, so you need to enter a request. Then, from the options provided, choose only those that are suitable for your activity. And you can do it differently - open section G (Wholesale and retail trade) and already inside it go to the groups of codes that interest you.

Collections of codes by type of business

We analyzed which types of activities are most often chosen by novice entrepreneurs. Usually it is retail trade, transportation, various kinds of services, agency activities, beauty salons. It is also popular with individual entrepreneurs and activities on the Internet: infobusiness, website development, e-commerce. All these areas of business do not require significant financial costs at the start and attract more employees.

To help you choose codes, we have compiled a selection of the most popular types of activities for entrepreneurs. The codes are indicated in accordance with the OKVED-2 classifier.

OKVED code	Kind of activity
Activities on the Internet
47.99	Other retail trade outside shops, stalls, markets
47.91.1	Retail mail order
47.91.2	Retail trade carried out directly with the help of the Internet information and communication network
47.91.3	Retail trade via Internet auctions
62.02	Advisory activities and work in the field of computer technology
62.01	Computer software development
63.11	Data processing activities, provision of information hosting services and related activities
63.91	Activities of news agencies
58.13.2	Publishing of newspapers on electronic media
58.11.2	Publication of books, brochures, advertising booklets and similar publications, including the publication of dictionaries and encyclopedias on electronic media
58.11.4	Publication of atlases, maps and tables on electronic media
85.41
62.09	Activities related to the use of computers and information technologies, other
Retail trade
47.11	Retail sale predominantly of food products, including beverages, and tobacco products in non-specialized stores
47.19	Other retail trade in non-specialized stores
47.25	Retail sale of beverages in specialized stores
47.41	Retail sale of computers, their peripherals and software in specialized stores
47.43	Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialized stores
47.52	Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialized stores
47.42	Retail sale of telecommunications equipment, including retail sale of mobile phones, in specialized stores
47.59	Retail sale of furniture, lighting fixtures and other household articles in specialized stores
47.71	Retail sale of clothing in specialized stores
47.21	Retail sale of fruits and vegetables in specialized stores
47.22	Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialized stores
47.23	Retail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs in specialized stores
47.24	Retail sale of bread and bakery products and confectionery in specialized stores
47.29	Retail sale of other foodstuffs in specialized stores
47.54	Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialized stores
47.73	Retail sale of medicines in specialized stores (pharmacies)
47.75	Retail sale of cosmetics and personal care products in specialized stores
47.72	Retail sale of footwear and leather goods in specialized stores
47.61	Retail sale of books in specialized stores
47.62	Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialized stores
47.79	Retail sale of used goods in stores
Transportation
49.32	Taxi activity
52.21	Ancillary activities related to land transport
52.29	Other auxiliary activities related to transportation
49.41.1	Transportation of goods by specialized vehicles
49.41.2	Transportation of goods by non-specialized vehicles
49.41.3	Car rental with a driver
Catering and hotels
56.10	Restaurant activities and food delivery services
56.21	Activities of public catering establishments serving festive events
56.29	Activities of catering establishments for other types of catering
56.30	Serving drinks
55.10	Activities of hotels and other places for temporary accommodation
55.20	Activities for the provision of places for short-term accommodation
55.30	Accommodation activities in campsites, caravans and caravans
Beauty Salons
96.02	Provision of services by hairdressers and beauty salons
96.04	Sports and recreation activities
96.09	Provision of other personal services not included in other groups
Services
68.31	Activities of real estate agencies on a fee or contract basis
69.10	Activities in the field of law
69.20	Activities for the provision of services in the field of accounting, financial auditing, tax consulting
70.22	Business and management consulting
79.11	Activities of travel agencies
79.90	Other booking services and related activities
95.21	Repair of electronic household appliances
95.22	Repair of household appliances, home and garden tools
95.23	Repair of shoes and other leather goods
95.24	Repair of furniture and household items
95.25	Watch and jewelry repair
81.22	Other cleaning and cleaning activities of residential buildings and non-residential premises
97.00	Household activities with employees
74.20	Photography activities
74.30	Translation and interpretation activities
85.41	Additional education for children and adults