493110 General Warehousing and Storage

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating merchandise warehousing and storage facilities. These establishments generally handle goods in containers, such as boxes, barrels, and/or drums, using equipment, such as forklifts, pallets, and racks. They are not specialized in handling bulk products of any particular type, size, or quantity of goods or products.

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:

• Renting or leasing space for self-storage are classified in Industry 531130, Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units.
• Wholesale or retail sales in combination with handling and/or distributing goods are classified in Sector 42, Wholesale Trade, or in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade.

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

Businesses that use this code

• Moving company
• Warehouse or fulfilment centre
• Self-storage business

Activities listed under 493110

The Census index assigns these 6 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Bonded warehousing, general merchandise
• General warehousing and storage
• Private warehousing and storage, general merchandise
• Public warehousing and storage (except self-storage), general merchandise
• Warehousing (including foreign trade zones), general merchandise
• Warehousing and storage, general merchandise

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 493110

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 493110, 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: 5210), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 52101Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activitiesUK SIC
• 52102Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for air transport activitiesUK SIC
• 52103Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activitiesUK SIC

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

Similar codes to compare

• 493120Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
• 493130Farm Product Warehousing and Storage
• 493190Other Warehousing and Storage