One of the ways to inform the consumer about what exactly one or another enterprise is doing is OKPO code . The interpretation of this abbreviation is “All-Russian Classifier of Enterprises and Organizations”. It is a set of encoded information about the activities of individuals and companies that provide the population or other enterprises with certain services.
General concepts
Classifier is a systematic list of objects, each of which is assigned a specific code. There are both Russian and international vaults. Separately, departmental classifiers can also be distinguished. International are developed by the UN, EU or IMF. In our country, VNIIKI (Institute for Classification, Terminology and Information) is responsible for classifiers. The overall leadership and coordination is carried out by the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation of the Russian Federation. The totality of all domestic classifiers forms the Unified Classification and Coding System (ESKK).
OKPO, the decoding of which speaks for itself, is a classifier included in the list of OK social and economic information, which includes information about goods and products. The use of international codes in our country is carried out by attaching their codes completely to the Russian ones or through “transition keys”.
OKPO classification objects
The objects of OKPO classification are:
- Legal entities (as well as representative offices and branches).
- Individual entrepreneurs.
- Organizations engaged in any activity related to the provision of services to the population without forming a legal entity.
What are the OKPO codes for?
To compile lists of business entities in all bases of the Russian Federation, OKPO codes are used (the decoding is given above). In addition, this code is necessary for more convenient statistics and the establishment of the nature of relations between legal entities. Also, this classifier allows various departments to exchange information more easily. OKPO codes are statistical and have nothing to do with tax codes (TIN, PSRN). They should not be confused. This code is necessary primarily in order to identify enterprises.
OKPO. Decoding Codes
In the event that a number is assigned to an individual, it consists of 8 digits. Individual entrepreneurs are given a 10-digit code. The first 9 digits are the serial number. The latter is calculated by special methods and is a control number.
Obtaining the OKPO code is the most important condition for legalizing the activities of an individual or legal entity in the market. The choice of the correct value must be approached with all responsibility. The digital code assigned to the company should fully reflect the type of its activity. Otherwise, the company will face constant penalties from inspection bodies. If a company, for whatever reason, changes its line of business, it will be necessary to change the code.
How to get OKPO code
In order to register your company in the OKPO-classifier, you need to contact Rosstat.
After that, an informational letter with all the necessary information will be sent to the entrepreneur or legal entity. Getting the code for the first time, that is, immediately after opening the company, is not at all difficult. In this case, the principle of "one window". This means that the entire package of necessary documents, including paper with the assigned code, is issued in one place.
If you do not want to do this yourself, you can also contact the intermediaries. Today, there are companies specializing specifically in obtaining codes for entrepreneurs and companies. Their services are very inexpensive, and therefore quite in demand in the market.
To find out the code of a legal entity or an entrepreneur is completely simple. It is indicated in the upper right corner of the reporting forms. Also, if necessary, you can request information about a company in Rosstat or the Federal Tax Service. In addition, information is easy to obtain on the OKPO website. This classifier in terms of identifying the activities of third-party companies is a very convenient code. In any case, it is not difficult to find out these codes, since they have their own distinctive distinctive features.
How OKOG stands for
Of course, in our country statistics are conducted not only in relation to individual entrepreneurs and legal entities. At the moment, the Federal Agency has adopted about 20 codes, the number of which is constantly increasing. For example, the OKOGU classifier is used to account for government bodies. The abbreviation is “All-Russian Classifier of Bodies of State Power and Administration”. As in the previous case, this code is necessary primarily for conducting statistics and streamlining information about governing bodies.
OKOGU classification objects
This code has a hierarchical structure. Government bodies are assigned five-digit codes. So, OKOGU (decryption of codes):
- At the federal level - 10,000.
- At the level of constituent entities of the Russian Federation - 20,000.
- Local governments are assigned numbers starting at 30,000.
- Associations of organizations and enterprises - 40,000.
This classifier also has a second section, the codes of which begin with 50,000. They are assigned to various kinds of associations of economic interaction between constituent entities of the Russian Federation, religious organizations, public associations and interstate governing bodies. Thus, in order to understand at what hierarchical level this or that government structure is located, you can look at the OKOGU code. Deciphering it gives the most accurate information.
The importance of the codes approved by the Federal Agency is in fact difficult to overestimate. Individual entrepreneurs, as well as legal entities, are required to get their number. This will not only avoid sanctions, but also conduct business with great convenience. Indeed, such designations, given the fact that they are identified as simply as possible, can immediately determine the type of activity of a company. In addition to OKPO and OKOGU, there are other classifiers that are no less useful in terms of information.