488991 Packing and Crating

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in packing, crating, and otherwise preparing goods for transportation.

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 packaging and labeling services (except warehousing) are classified in Industry 561910, Packaging and Labeling Services.
• Providing warehousing services are classified in Industry Group 4931, Warehousing and Storage.
• Providing packing and crating services for agricultural products are classified in U.S. Industry 115114, Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning).

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

Activities listed under 488991

The Census index assigns these 3 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Crating goods for shipping
• Packing and preparing goods for shipping
• Preparing goods for transportation (i.e., crating, packing)

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 488991

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 488991, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $34 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: 5229), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 52290Other transportation support activitiesUK SIC

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

Similar codes to compare

• 488999All Other Support Activities for Transportation