483211 Inland Water Freight Transportation

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing inland water transportation of cargo on lakes, rivers, or intracoastal waterways (except on the Great Lakes 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 deep sea transportation of cargo to and from foreign ports are classified in U.S. Industry 483111, Deep Sea Freight Transportation.
• Providing water transportation of cargo in coastal waters or on the Great Lakes System are classified in U.S. Industry 483113, Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation.
• 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 483211

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

• Barge transportation, canal (freight)
• Canal barge transportation (freight)
• Freight transportation, inland waters (except on Great Lakes system)
• Intracoastal transportation of freight
• Lake freight transportation (except on Great Lakes system)
• Lighterage (i.e., freight transportation except vessel supply services)
• River freight transportation
• Ship chartering with crew, freight transportation, inland waters (except on Great Lakes system)
• Shipping freight, inland waters (except on Great Lakes system)
• Towing service, inland waters (except on Great Lakes system)

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 483211

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 483211, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,050 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: 5022), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 50200Sea and coastal freight water transportUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

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