2022 NAICS national industry in sector 44-45 Retail Trade
456130 Optical Goods Retailers
NAICS 456130 is the US industry code for optical goods retailers. It covers establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) retailing and fitting prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses; (2) retailing prescription eyeglasses in combination with the grinding of lenses to order on the premises; and (3) retailing nonprescription eyeglasses.
- Code
- 456130 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Optical Goods Retailers
- Part of
- Health and Personal Care Retailers
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $29.5 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 47730, 47810, 47820, 47890 and 2 more (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 industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) retailing and fitting prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses; (2) retailing prescription eyeglasses in combination with the grinding of lenses to order on the premises; and (3) retailing nonprescription eyeglasses.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Grinding ophthalmic lenses without retailing lenses are classified in U.S. Industry 339115, Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing.
- The independent private or group practice of optometry or ophthalmology, with or without the sale of glasses and contact lenses are classified in Subsector 621, Ambulatory Health Care Services.
Activities listed under 456130
The Census index assigns these 3 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Lens grinding, ophthalmic, in retail stores
- Optical goods stores (except offices of optometrists, ophthalmologists)
- Sunglass stores
SBA size standard for 456130
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 456130, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $29.5 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: 4773, 4791, 4781, 4782, 4789, 4799), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 47730Dispensing chemist in specialised storesUK SIC
- 47810Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco productsUK SIC
- 47820Retail sale via stalls and markets of textiles, clothing and footwearUK SIC
- 47890Retail sale via stalls and markets of other goodsUK SIC
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via InternetUK SIC
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or marketsUK SIC
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.