Class · NACE Rev. 2.1

47.81 Retail sale of motor vehicles

active

Includes

retail sale of new and used motor vehicles, including electric vehicles:
- passenger motor vehicles
- camping vehicles (e.g. caravans, motorhomes)

retail sale of bicycles and electric bicycles etc., see 47.63
retail sale of parts and accessories for motor vehicles, see 47.82
retail sale of motorcycles, motorcycle parts and accessories, see 47.83
activities of agents for the retail sale of motor vehicles, see 47.9
on-demand passenger transport service activities by vehicle with a driver, see 49.33
rental and leasing of motor vehicles without a driver, see 77.1
maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, see 95.3

Per the official Eurostat correspondence table (NACE Rev. 2 → NACE Rev. 2.1):

NACE Rev. 2 origin	Heading (Rev. 2)	Mapping	Type
45.11	Sale of cars and light motor vehicles	NACE Rev. 2 class 45.11 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 classes 46.18, 46.71, 47.81, 47.92	65:78
45.19	Sale of other motor vehicles	NACE Rev. 2 class 45.19 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 classes 46.18, 46.71, 47.81, 47.92	65:78

Content moved from 45.11 includes:

retail sale of new and used motor vehicles, including electrical vehicles: â€¢ passenger motor vehicles
retail sale of off-road motor vehicles

Content moved from 45.19 includes:

retail sale of new and used motor vehicles including electrical vehicles: â€¢ camping vehicles, e.g. caravans, motorhomes
retail sale of trailers for motor vehicles

Code	47.81
Level	Class
Parent	47.8
Classification	NACE Rev. 2.1
Legal basis	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137
Source	Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform)
Data checked	2026-07-20