2022 NAICS national industry in sector 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing
483212 Inland Water Passenger Transportation
NAICS 483212 is the US industry code for inland water passenger transportation. This U.S.
- Code
- 483212 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Inland Water Passenger Transportation
- Part of
- Inland Water Transportation
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 550 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 50200 (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 inland water transportation of passengers on lakes, rivers, or intracoastal waterways (except on the Great Lakes System).
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 foreign ports are classified in U.S. Industry 483112, Deep Sea Passenger Transportation.
- Operating floating casinos (i.e., gambling cruises, riverboat gambling casinos) are classified in Industry 713210, Casinos (except Casino Hotels).
- Operating cruise ships or ferries in coastal waters or on the Great Lakes System are classified in U.S. Industry 483114, Coastal and Great Lakes 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.
- 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.
Activities listed under 483212
The Census index assigns these 9 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Canal passenger transportation
- Car lighters (i.e., ferries), inland waters (except on Great Lakes system)
- Intracoastal transportation of passengers
- Lake passenger transportation (except on Great Lakes system)
- Passenger transportation, inland waters (except on Great Lakes system)
- River passenger transportation
- Ship chartering with crew, passenger transportation, inland waters (except on Great Lakes system)
- Water shuttle services
- Water taxi services
SBA size standard for 483212
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 483212, 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: 5021), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
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.