488330 Navigational Services to Shipping

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing navigational services to shipping. Marine salvage establishments are included in this industry.

Examples Census gives

• Docking and undocking marine vessel services
• Piloting services, water transportation
• Marine vessel traffic reporting services
• Tugboat services, harbor operation

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 barge transportation and towing services on inland waters are classified in U.S. Industry 483211, Inland Water Freight Transportation.
• Providing coastal and/or Great Lakes barge transportation services are classified in U.S. Industry 483113, Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation.

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

Activities listed under 488330

The Census index assigns these 8 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Cargo salvaging, marine
• Docking and undocking marine vessel services
• Harbor tugboat services
• Marine salvaging services
• Marine vessel traffic reporting services
• Piloting services, water transportation
• Radio beacon (i.e., ship navigation) services
• Tugboat services, harbor operation

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 488330

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 488330, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $47 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: 5222), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 52220Service activities incidental to water transportationUK SIC

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

Similar codes to compare

• 488310Port and Harbor Operations
• 488320Marine Cargo Handling
• 488390Other Support Activities for Water Transportation