456191 Food (Health) Supplement Retailers

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing food supplement products, such as vitamins, nutrition supplements, and body enhancing supplements.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Retailing prescription and nonprescription drugs and medicines are classified in Industry 456110, Pharmacies and Drug Retailers.
• Retailing naturally organic foods, such as fruits and vegetables, dairy products, and cereals and grains are classified in Subsector 445, Food and Beverage Retailers.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 456191

The Census index assigns these 3 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Herbal supplement stores
• Nutrition (i.e., food supplement) stores
• Vitamin stores

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 456191

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 456191, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $22.5 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: 4721, 4791, 4781, 4782, 4789, 4799), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 47210Retail sale of fruit and vegetables 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.

Similar codes to compare

• 456199All Other Health and Personal Care Retailers