Classification - ITO
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Short description
The Hungarian Classification of Industrial Products (ITO) is a hierarchical classification containing products and services. ITO is the domestic version of PRODCOM list issued by Eurostat. ITO is used for observing industrial products and services.
ITO short description (pdf, 74 KB)
Structure
Code numbers and descriptions of the items of classification
- The structure of the 12-digit codes:
- 1-4th digits identical with the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE Rev.2.)
- 1-6th digits identical with the Classification of Products by Activity (CPA)
- 1-8th digits corresponding to PRODCOM, in case of “HU” items codes are formed by HCSO
- 9th digit is a possibility for further demolition in case of “HU” item codes, if 7th and 8th digits are reserved for PRODCOM codes
- 10-12th digits indicate the unit of measurement
ITO’25 structure (xlsx, 355 KB)
Explanatory notes
The explanatory notes determine the contents of the classification items. They help to find the appropriate category in the classification.
Search engine
It supports the quick search in the classification. After searching by code number or text, it displays those items of the classification that contain the relevant code number or text.
Methodology
Principles and rules of classification to be applied
Methodology (pdf, 44 KB)
Correspondence tables
Conversion key between the items of the current version of classification and those of the previous version
- ITO’22–ITO’25 correspondence table (xlsx, 317 KB)
- ITO’25–ITO’22 correspondence table (xlsx, 317 KB)
- ITO’25–CN’25 correspondence table (xlsx, 642 KB)
- CN’25–ITO’25 correspondence table (xlsx, 645 KB)
Legal basis
Legislation ordering the use of the classification:
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/665 of 4 March 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2552 as regards the technical specifications of data requirements for the detailed topic industrial production statistics establishing the industrial products classification breakdown
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3103 of 2 September 2024 amending Regulation (EC) No 451/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards updating the classification of products by activity (CPA) (pdf, 1 918 KB)
- Commission delegated regulation (EU) 2023/137 of 10 October 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2
- Commission implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2552 of 12 December 2022 laving down the technical specifications of data requirements for the detailed topic industrial production statistics establishing the industrial products classification breakdown, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197, as regards the coverage of the product classification (pdf, 3 964 KB)
- Commission implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197 of 30 July 2020 laying down technical specifications and arrangements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (pdf, 1 617 KB)
- Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (pdf, 780 KB)
Predecessor classification (Old versions)
Previous versions of the classification can be found here.
ITO’22 structure (xlsx, 346 KB)