2022 NAICS national industry in sector 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing

483112 Deep Sea Passenger Transportation

NAICS 483112 is the US industry code for deep sea passenger transportation. This U.S.

Code: 483112 (2022 NAICS)
Title: Deep Sea Passenger Transportation
Part of: Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation
SBA small business limit: Up to 1,500 employees
Closest UK SIC: 50100 (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 providing deep sea transportation of passengers to or from foreign ports.

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:

Providing deep sea transportation of passengers to and from domestic ports are classified in U.S. Industry 483114, Coastal and Great Lakes Passenger Transportation.
Operating floating casinos (i.e., gambling cruises) are classified in Industry 713210, Casinos (except Casino Hotels).

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

Activities listed under 483112

The Census index assigns these 5 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

Cruise lines (i.e., deep sea passenger transportation to or from foreign ports)
Deep sea passenger transportation to or from foreign ports
Passenger transportation, deep sea, to or from foreign ports
Ship chartering with crew, deep sea passenger transportation to or from foreign ports
Transporting passengers to or from foreign ports, deep sea

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 483112

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 483112, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,500 employees. 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: 5011), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

50100Sea and coastal passenger water transportUK 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.