ISIC Class

Creative, arts and entertainment activities

ISIC Code 9000 — Class

Part of Group 900
Also classified as:
ISIC Rev. 4 9000 NACE Rev. 2.1 90.20 ≈ NACE Rev. 2.1 90.39 ≈ NACE Rev. 2.1 90.03 ≈ NACE Rev. 2.1 90.31 ≈
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≈ Partial correspondence — this ISIC code spans multiple NACE classes. In NACE Rev. 2.1 the activity is subdivided at a finer level than in ISIC Rev. 4.

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Classification Equivalents

ISIC 9000 corresponds to NACE 90.20 ≈, NACE 90.39 ≈, NACE 90.03 ≈ and NACE 90.31 ≈ in the European NACE Rev. 2.1 classification. This ISIC class maps to multiple NACE classes because NACE subdivides the activity at a finer level.

About partial correspondence: A “≈” symbol indicates an imperfect mapping. The ISIC and NACE codes do not share identical boundaries — activities covered here may partially overlap with adjacent classes in the other system.

Explanatory Notes

This class includes the operation of facilities and provision of services to meet the cultural and entertainment interests of their customers. This includes the production and promotion of, and participation in, live performances, events or exhibits intended for public viewing; the provision of artistic, creative or technical skills for the production of artistic products and live performances.

This class includes:

  • production of live theatrical presentations, concerts and opera or dance productions and other stage productions:
  • activities of groups, circuses or companies, orchestras or bands
  • activities of individual artists such as authors, actors, directors, musicians, lecturers or speakers, stage-set designers and builders etc.
  • operation of concert and theatre halls and other arts facilities
  • activities of sculptors, painters, cartoonists, engravers, etchers etc.
  • activities of individual writers, for all subjects including fictional writing, technical writing etc.
  • activities of independent journalists
  • restoring of works of art such as paintings etc.

This class also includes:

  • activities of producers or entrepreneurs of arts live events, with or without facilities