Class · NACE Rev. 2.1

86.96 Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine activities

active

Includes

provision of traditional medicine services that comprise a range of long-standing and still-evolving practices, developed within various societies before or during the development of modern medicine (e.g. traditional Chinese therapies such as acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicines, Unani, and traditional African medicines)
provision of complementary therapeutic services (e.g. Alexander therapy, aromatherapy, Bach therapy and other flower therapies, body therapy, Ayurvedic, herbal medicine, naturopathy, nutritional therapy)
provision of alternative therapeutic services (e.g. homeopathy, chiropractic treatments, osteopathy, crystal therapy, iridology, kinesiology, radionics)

body treatment techniques (e.g. shiatsu, Thai massage, Watsu, tui na qigong), see 86.99

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

NACE Rev. 2 origin	Heading (Rev. 2)	Mapping	Type
86.90	Other human health activities	NACE Rev. 2 class 86.90 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 classes 86.91, 86.92, 86.93, 86.94, 86.95, 86.96, 86.99	1:7

Content moved from 86.90 includes:

provision of preventive, curative, or rehabilitative health care services by health professionals. The health benefits of these services are not based on scientific data for diagnosing and treating diseases and have so far not been fully assessed in ways that can be universally accepted as being evidence-based.
provision of traditional medicine services that comprise a range of long-standing and still-evolving practices, developed within various societies before or during the development of modern medicine, e.g. traditional Chinese therapies, e.g. acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicines, Unani, traditional African medicines
provision of complementary therapeutic services, e.g. Alexander therapy, aromatherapy, Bach therapy and other flower therapies, body therapy, Ayurvedic, herbal medicine, naturopathy, nutritional therapy
provision of alternative therapeutic services, e.g. homeopathy, chiropractics, osteopathy, crystal therapy, iridology, kinesiology, radionics
activities of healers
hypnotherapy
reflexo therapy activities
remedial therapists Cesar and Mensendieck
naprapathy

Code	86.96
Level	Class
Parent	86.9
Classification	NACE Rev. 2.1
Legal basis	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137
Source	Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform)
Data checked	2026-07-20