493130 Farm Product Warehousing and Storage

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating bulk farm product warehousing and storage facilities (except refrigerated). Grain elevators primarily engaged in storage are included in this industry.

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:

• Operating refrigerated warehousing and storage facilities are classified in Industry 493120, Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage.
• Storing grains and field beans (i.e., grain elevators) as an incidental activity to sales are classified in Industry 424510, Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers.

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

Activities listed under 493130

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

• Bonded warehousing, farm products (except refrigerated)
• Farm product warehousing and storage (except refrigerated)
• Grain elevators, storage only
• Private warehousing and storage, farm products (except refrigerated)
• Public warehousing and storage, farm products (except refrigerated)
• Warehousing, farm products (except refrigerated)

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 493130

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 493130, 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

• 493110General Warehousing and Storage
• 493120Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
• 493190Other Warehousing and Storage