Sales of goods by manufacturing industries (ProdCom)
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What is your data used for?
Each year, approximately 3,000 enterprises in all industrial sectors report their annual sales of goods and services as well as their total turnover. Your reported data is necessary for the monitoring of scope and developments in the manufacturing sector's sales of goods and services. The statistics are used by trade organisations, market analysts, and policymakers, as well as by the EU, the UN, and other national and international organisations. The statistics also serve as an important input for Denmark's national accounts. For Danish.
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Guidance and preparation
NB: The questionnaire and draft are only available in Danish for the reporting year 2025.
Here you can download an overview of all questions in the survey as a draft or as preparation for your report (the draft is in Danish).
Please note that the draft may contain questions that are not shown to all companies in the digital reporting solution.
The typical time required per report is approximately 30 minutes.
See all questions: Sales of goods by manufacturing industries (PDF - draft in Danish)
The report's parts
The report has two parts: 1) Sales of goods and services and 2) Total turnover
1) Sales of goods and services
- Types of production: Sales of goods and services includes four types of production: 1) Production on own production account, 2) Production outsourced to others, 3) Production as a subcontractor, 4) Industrial services.
Read more about types of productions (PDF)
Note: New definition of factoryless goods production affects reporting of production type 2) Production outsourced to others. Read more.
- Commodity and service codes: Sales of goods and services must be distributed on commodity codes. The codes are searchable within the reporting solution. If you have reported before, previously used coded will be prefilled. If not, codes related to your industry will be prefilled. Read more about commodity codes and service codes here (all sites are in Danish):
Search commodity codes and service codes (in Danish)
More about commodity codes and quantity (in Danish)
More about service codes (in Danish)
- Quantity and value: For each commodity code, quantity and value must be reported (excl. VAT). For each service code, value must be reported (excl. VAT).
2) Total turnover
Total turnover includes the sum of sales of goods and services and the discounts, added charges, sale of trading goods and other turnover. If your company has not sold goods or services during the year, you only need to report the total turnover data.
If you haven't sold any goods or services
If the company has not sold any goods or services within the reference year, you only need to report total turnover.
Read more about the content and concepts of the survey (PDF)
The new classification of economic activities concerning Danish companies - Dansk Branchekode 2025 (DB25) - became effective as of 1 January 2025. At Statistics Denmark the new DB25 classifications will be gradually implemented in the data collection processes for all our business statistics over the course of the year 2026.
The new classification contains a new definition of factoryless goods production. This definition may have an effect on the way companies are asked to report in the following ways:
- Some businesses that have not previously been classified as manufacturing businesses will be classified as manufacturing businesses in the new DB25 classification. Companies placed in this category may - going forward - be included in the sample of manufacturing businesses that have to report to Statistics Denmark.
- Some goods, previously designated as purchased goods, must – going forward – be reported as self-produced goods manufactured by a subcontractor (factoryless goods production).
The expanded definition of manufacturing reflects an increasing globalisation across manufacturing companies. Given this new situation, it is no longer solely ownership of raw materials or the means of production that determines if a company is classified as a goods producer.
In DB25 a factoryless goods producer (FGP) is defined as a contracting entity that:
- controls the production of goods by performing the initiating activities and delivering the technical specifications (intangible assets and rights) necessary to produce these goods, BUT outsources the entire - or parts of the - material transformation necessary to produce the goods.
The new definition of FGPs in DB25 has an impact on the definition of manufacturing methods:
Regular production - unchanged definition:
- The company owns the factory, raw materials and finished goods.
Turnover from regular production is reported as turnover from own production (unchanged).
- The company has its products manufactured at an external factory, but owns the raw materials and finished goods. The company rents the labour at the external factory.
and/or
- The company has its products manufactured at an external factory. The company provides the design, owns the intangible assets and has, otherwise, control over the production process.
Please note that the external factory that manufactures the goods may be a sister or subsidiary company located in or outside Denmark.
- The company has its products manufactured at an external factory, but owns the raw materials and finished goods. The company rents the labour at the external factory.
Please note that the external factory that manufactures the goods may be a sister or subsidiary company located in or outside Denmark.
Impact on reporting to Sales of goods by manufacturing industries (ProdCom)
Starting with the report regarding the year 2025, your report must be aligned with the new definition of factoryless production.
Going forward: Turnover from factoryless goods production, where the company owns the design, rights, etc. of externally manufactured goods, must (regardless of ownership of raw materials) be included under: Turnover from production outsourced to others (type 2). .
Turnover must be allocated to goods codes (CN8), and quantities must be stated.
Previously: Turnover from factoryless goods production, where the company was the owner of designs, rights, etc., of externally manufactured goods - but not the owner of the raw materials - had to be included under: Turnover from sales of trading goods. .
This turnover was not allocated to goods codes (CN8).
Additional information and guidance
We are aware that changes in definitions and the classification of goods may require additional time for declaring - especially during the transition phase. We are here to help make the transition as easy as possible for you. If you have any questions, please contact us for guidance on the individual reports and the new classification of economic activities, DB25:
Questions regarding DB25 (Dansk Branchekode 2025):
- Please contact our classification of economic activities team at: branche@dst.dk.
For general questions about the declaration:
- Contact Statistics Denmark through our support form www.dst.dk/help.
Report digitally with MitID Erhverv. Owners of sole proprietorships can also report using their private MitID for business.
Report via manual data entry in digital questionnaire
Select ‘Start reporting’ above and report using MitID Erhverv.
- Once you have logged in, you can report for multiple statistics and for multiple periods.
- If your report is interrupted, you can save a draft.
- You can reopen and correct submitted reports with MitID Erhverv.
Report via upload of information in statistics-specific spreadsheet
- Download statistics-specific spreadsheet (Excel) - the spreadsheet is in Danish.
- Fill in the information in the spreadsheet and save the file on your PC or tablet.
- Select ‘Start reporting’ above and report using MitID Erhverv.
- Select the journal number and period and click the "
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- Update contact information.
- Select the file and press ‘Upload’.
Detailed instructions for uploading statistics-specific spreadsheets (in Danish)
Deadlines
| Period | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Year of 2025 | 26 January 2026 |
| Year of 2026 | 25 January 2027 |
Frequently asked questions
Reporting is mandatory by law
EU legislation obliges Denmark to produce a number of business statistics. Act on Statistics Denmark, Section 8-12a obliges businesses to report information for statistics.
How many companies are required to report?
Statistics Denmark requests around 3.000 companies each year to submit a mandatory annual reporting for this statistic.
How are the companies selected?
All kind-of-activity units with main industry in manufacturing and raw material extraction with at least 10 full-time employees or with an annual turnover of more than DKK 100 million are required to report to this statistics. The statistical population is chosen once a year based on the industry data at the start of the reference year and employment medio the year before.
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