2022 NAICS national industry in sector 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing
486210 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
NAICS 486210 is the US industry code for pipeline transportation of natural gas. It covers establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas from processing plants to local distribution systems.
- Code
- 486210 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
- Part of
- Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $41.5 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 49311, 49319, 49320, 49390 (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 industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of natural gas from processing plants to local distribution systems. This industry includes the storage of natural gas because the storage is usually done by the pipeline establishment and because a pipeline is inherently a network in which all the nodes are interdependent.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Operating oil and gas field gathering lines are classified in Sector 21, Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction.
- Providing natural gas to the end consumer are classified in Industry 221210, Natural Gas Distribution.
Activities listed under 486210
The Census index assigns these 7 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Booster pumping station, natural gas transportation
- Gas, natural, pipeline operation
- Natural gas pipeline transportation
- Natural gas transmission (i.e., processing plants to local distribution systems)
- Pipeline transportation, natural gas
- Storage of natural gas
- Transmission of natural gas via pipeline (i.e., processing plants to local distribution systems)
SBA size standard for 486210
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 486210, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $41.5 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: 4930), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 49311Urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systemsUK SIC
- 49319Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)UK SIC
- 49320Taxi operationUK SIC
- 49390Other passenger land transportUK SIC
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.