Analysis Framework

Porter's Value Chain Analysis

A systematic tool used to disaggregate a firm's activities into primary (Logistics, Operations, Sales) and support (HR, Tech, Procurement) functions to identify sources of competitive advantage and customer value creation.

203 Industries Analysed
8.9/10 Avg Fit Score
4 GTIAS Pillars
24 Attributes

How to Apply This Framework

Use your industry's GTIAS scorecard data as the input for a Porter's Value Chain Analysis analysis.

  1. 1

    Open the industry scorecard

    Go to your target industry and open its full scorecard. Focus on the MD, PM, IN, CS pillars — these carry the primary signals for Porter's Value Chain Analysis.

  2. 2

    Identify the key signal pillars

    Read scores in:

    MD Market & Trade Dynamics
    PM Product Definition & Measurement
    IN Innovation & Development Potential
    CS Cultural & Social
  3. 3

    Review an industry application

    Open one of the industry analyses below to see a complete Porter's Value Chain Analysis output — structured from that industry's GTIAS attribute scores, not generic templates.

Industry Applications

203 industries have a full Porter's Value Chain Analysis analysis. Click any industry to read the detailed breakdown.

Best fit
Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities 10/10 Construction of utility projects 10/10 Courier activities 10/10
6202 Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4220 Construction of utility projects
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
5320 Courier activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
1101 Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
1071 Manufacture of bakery products
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
3250 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2910 Manufacture of motor vehicles
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2813 Manufacture of other pumps, compressors, taps and valves
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
5911 Motion picture, video and television programme production activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4690 Non-specialized wholesale trade
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
6619 Other activities auxiliary to financial service activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
5110 Passenger air transport
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
4742 Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialized stores
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
4721 Retail sale of food in specialized stores
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4663 Wholesale of construction materials, hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
55 Accommodation
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
9321 Activities of amusement parks and theme parks
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
8220 Activities of call centres
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
8291 Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
9412 Activities of professional membership organizations
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
3011 Building of ships and floating structures
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
5224 Cargo handling
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
8110 Combined facilities support activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4100 Construction of buildings
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
9000 Creative, arts and entertainment activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
6311 Data processing, hosting and related activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
8422 Defence activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4321 Electrical installation
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
0610 Extraction of crude petroleum
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Activities: 5 High diff: 1
2591 Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
4912 Freight rail transport
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
9603 Funeral and related activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
9200 Gambling and betting activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
8121 General cleaning of buildings
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
0111 Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
9602 Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
8530 Higher education
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
8610 Hospital activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
8130 Landscape care and maintenance service activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
6910 Legal activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
6511 Life insurance
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
7020 Management consultancy activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
2821 Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
3030 Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2395 Manufacture of articles of concrete, cement and plaster
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals
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Activities: 5 High diff: 1
2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel
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Activities: 5
2720 Manufacture of batteries and accumulators
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2814 Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
3092 Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
1073 Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2630 Manufacture of communication equipment
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2620 Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2640 Manufacture of consumer electronics
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2593 Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware
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Activities: 5
1050 Manufacture of dairy products
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2750 Manufacture of domestic appliances
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2740 Manufacture of electric lighting equipment
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2710 Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2811 Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2731 Manufacture of fibre optic cables
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2812 Manufacture of fluid power equipment
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
1520 Manufacture of footwear
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
3100 Manufacture of furniture
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
3240 Manufacture of games and toys
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2310 Manufacture of glass and glass products
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
1061 Manufacture of grain mill products
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Activities: 5 High diff: 1
3212 Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2660 Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2816 Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2825 Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2823 Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2824 Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2826 Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
1103 Manufacture of malt liquors and malt
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2030 Manufacture of man-made fibres
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2651 Manufacture of measuring, testing, navigating and control equipment
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
3220 Manufacture of musical instruments
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
2029 Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2790 Manufacture of other electrical equipment
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
2732 Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2599 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2819 Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2399 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2829 Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2815 Manufacture of ovens, furnaces and furnace burners
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2022 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2930 Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2021 Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2100 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2013 Manufacture of plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2818 Manufacture of power-driven hand tools
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
1075 Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
3020 Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2391 Manufacture of refractory products
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2211 Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2023 Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations
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Activities: 5 High diff: 1
3230 Manufacture of sports goods
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
1062 Manufacture of starches and starch products
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2513 Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2511 Manufacture of structural metal products
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
1040 Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
2520 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
1410 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
1102 Manufacture of wines
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2733 Manufacture of wiring devices
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
0311 Marine fishing
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
3830 Materials recovery
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
8620 Medical and dental practice activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
0891 Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
0150 Mixed farming
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
5913 Motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
9102 Museums activities and operation of historical sites and buildings
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
9311 Operation of sports facilities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
8230 Organization of conventions and trade shows
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
9329 Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
8299 Other business support service activities n.e.c.
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
5629 Other food service activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
8690 Other human health activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
6209 Other information technology and computer service activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
5819 Other publishing activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
4719 Other retail sale in non-specialized stores
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
4799 Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4773 Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
8292 Packaging activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
1811 Printing
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
8010 Private security activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
1010 Processing and preserving of meat
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Activities: 5 High diff: 1
5813 Publishing of newspapers, journals and periodicals
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
0810 Quarrying of stone, sand and clay
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Activities: 5 High diff: 1
6820 Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
7730 Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
9511 Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
7210 Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
8720 Residential care activities for mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
5610 Restaurants and mobile food service activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4711 Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4722 Retail sale of beverages in specialized stores
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4771 Retail sale of clothing, footwear and leather articles in specialized stores
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
4759 Retail sale of electrical household appliances, furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialized stores
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
4772 Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialized stores
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4774 Retail sale of second-hand goods
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4751 Retail sale of textiles in specialized stores
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
4530 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4510 Sale of motor vehicles
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
5012 Sea and coastal freight water transport
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
6612 Security and commodity contracts brokerage
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
8020 Security systems service activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
5222 Service activities incidental to water transportation
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
5920 Sound recording and music publishing activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
7410 Specialized design activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
0990 Support activities for other mining and quarrying
9/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
7120 Technical testing and analysis
9/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2592 Treatment and coating of metals; machining
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4921 Urban and suburban passenger land transport
9/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 2
7500 Veterinary activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
3600 Water collection, treatment and supply
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Activities: 5 High diff: 1
4653 Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies
9/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 2
4620 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals
9/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4651 Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software
9/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4652 Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts
9/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 5
4630 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
9/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 2
4649 Wholesale of other household goods
9/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4659 Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
9/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
6120 Wireless telecommunications activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
6920 Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
7310 Advertising
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
7110 Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
9103 Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
8211 Combined office administrative service activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
6201 Computer programming activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2396 Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone
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Activities: 5 High diff: 3
3510 Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 2
0893 Extraction of salt
8/10 View →
Activities: 5
0230 Gathering of non-wood forest products
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 2
9101 Library and archives activities
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Activities: 5 High diff: 4
4520 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
2392 Manufacture of clay building materials
8/10 View →
Activities: 5
2012 Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
3211 Manufacture of jewellery and related articles
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 4
1074 Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products
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Activities: 5 High diff: 1
2822 Manufacture of metal-forming machinery and machine tools
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
1072 Manufacture of sugar
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
7320 Market research and public opinion polling
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
0710 Mining of iron ores
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2
8549 Other education n.e.c.
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4390 Other specialized construction activities
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
7420 Photographic activities
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 4
0130 Plant propagation
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 2
3311 Repair of fabricated metal products
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
9523 Repair of footwear and leather goods
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 2
4764 Retail sale of games and toys in specialized stores
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
4791 Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 4
3700 Sewerage
8/10 View →
Activities: 5
5820 Software publishing
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
7912 Tour operator activities
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 3
7911 Travel agency activities
8/10 View →
Activities: 5 High diff: 4
3821 Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste
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Activities: 5 High diff: 2

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