2022 NAICS national industry in sector 44-45 Retail Trade
445132 Vending Machine Operators
NAICS 445132 is the US industry code for vending machine operators. This U.S.
- Code
- 445132 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Vending Machine Operators
- Part of
- Convenience Retailers and Vending Machine Operators
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $21 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 47990 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing merchandise through vending machines that they service.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Supplying and servicing coin- or card-operated personal service machines, such as photobooths and lockers are classified in Industry 812990, All Other Personal Services.
- Supplying and servicing coin- or card-operated amusement and gambling devices in places of business operated by others are classified in Subsector 713, Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries.
- Renting prerecorded digital video discs (DVDs) through vending machines are classified in U.S. Industry 532282, Video Tape and Disc Rental.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 445132
The Census index assigns these 2 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Automatic merchandising machine operators
- Vending machine merchandisers, sale of products
SBA size standard for 445132
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 445132, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $21 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 4799), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.