493190 Other Warehousing and Storage

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating warehousing and storage facilities (except general merchandise, refrigerated, and farm product warehousing and storage).

Examples Census gives

• Bulk petroleum storage
• Lumber storage terminals
• Document storage and warehousing
• Whiskey warehousing

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.
• Storing hazardous materials for treatment and disposal are classified in U.S. Industry 562211, Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal.
• Operating general warehousing and storage facilities are classified in Industry 493110, General Warehousing and Storage.
• Wholesaling crude petroleum and petroleum products from bulk liquid storage facilities are classified in Industry 424710, Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals.
• Operating refrigerated warehousing and storage facilities are classified in Industry 493120, Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage.
• Operating farm product warehousing and storage facilities (except refrigerated) are classified in Industry 493130, Farm Product Warehousing and Storage.
• Pipeline transportation and storage of natural gas are classified in Industry 486210, Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas.
• Operating docking and/or storage facilities for pleasure craft owners are classified in Industry 713930, Marinas.
• Renting or leasing vacant lots for storage are classified in Industry 531190, Lessors of Other Real Estate Property.

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

Activities listed under 493190

The Census index assigns these 9 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Automobile dead storage
• Bonded warehousing (except farm products, general merchandise, refrigerated)
• Bulk petroleum storage
• Document storage and warehousing
• Lumber storage terminals
• Private warehousing and storage (except farm products, general merchandise, refrigerated)
• Public warehousing and storage (except farm products, general merchandise, refrigerated, self-storage)
• Warehousing (except farm products, general merchandise, refrigerated)
• Whiskey warehousing

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 493190

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 493190, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $36.5 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: 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
• 493130Farm Product Warehousing and Storage