483114 Coastal and Great Lakes Passenger Transportation

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing water transportation of passengers in coastal waters, the Great Lakes System, or deep seas between ports of the United States, Puerto Rico, and United States island possessions and protectorates. Marine transportation establishments using the facilities of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority Commission are considered to be using the Great Lakes Water Transportation System.

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 inland water transportation of passengers on lakes, rivers, or intracoastal waterways (except on the Great Lakes System) are classified in U.S. Industry 483212, Inland Water Passenger Transportation.
• Providing scenic and sightseeing water transportation, such as harbor cruises and charter fishing boat operations are classified in Industry 487210, Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water.
• Operating floating casinos (i.e., gambling cruises) are classified in Industry 713210, Casinos (except Casino Hotels).
• Renting yachts and pleasure boats, such as houseboats and sailboats, without crew are classified in U.S. Industry 532284, Recreational Goods Rental.
• Renting or leasing commercial boats (including vessel supply services), without crew are classified in U.S. Industry 532411, Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing.

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

Activities listed under 483114

The Census index assigns these 10 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Coastal passenger transportation to and from domestic ports
• Cruise lines (i.e., deep sea passenger transportation to and from domestic ports, including Puerto Rico)
• Deep sea passenger transportation to and from domestic ports (including Puerto Rico)
• Ferry passenger transportation, Great Lakes (including St. Lawrence Seaway)
• Great Lakes passenger transportation (including St. Lawrence Seaway)
• Intercoastal transportation of passengers to and from domestic ports
• Lake passenger transportation, Great Lakes (including St. Lawrence Seaway)
• Passenger transportation, coastal or Great Lakes (including St. Lawrence Seaway)
• Passenger transportation, deep sea, to and from domestic ports (including Puerto Rico)
• Ship chartering with crew, coastal or Great Lakes passenger transportation (including St. Lawrence Seaway)

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 483114

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 483114, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 550 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.

Similar codes to compare

• 483111Deep Sea Freight Transportation
• 483112Deep Sea Passenger Transportation
• 483113Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation