Class · NACE Rev. 2.1
43.12 Site preparation
active
Includes
- clearing of building sites
- earth moving (e.g. excavation, landfill, levelling, trench digging, blasting)
Also includes
- site preparation for mining, e.g.:
- overburden removal and other development and preparation of mineral properties and sites, except oil and gas sites
- building site drainage
- drainage of agricultural or forestry land
- site preparation for archaeological excavation
Excludes
- drilling of production oil or gas wells, see 06.10, 06.20
- test drilling, associated with extraction of petroleum or gas, see 09.10
- test drilling and boring support services (e.g. associated with mining activities), see 09.90
- decontamination of soil, see 39.00
- water well drilling, see 42.21
- shaft sinking, see 43.50
What changed from NACE Rev. 2
Unchanged: NACE Rev. 2 class 43.12 maps 1:1 to NACE Rev. 2.1 43.12 with the same heading.
Related codes
Reference data
| Code | 43.12 |
|---|---|
| Level | Class |
| Parent | 43.1 |
| Classification | NACE Rev. 2.1 |
| Legal basis | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137 |
| Source | Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform) |
| Data checked | 2026-07-20 |