2022 NAICS national industry in sector 51 Information
512191 Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services
NAICS 512191 is the US industry code for teleproduction and other postproduction services. This U.S.
- Code
- 512191 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services
- Part of
- Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $39 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 59120 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized motion picture or video postproduction services, such as editing, film/tape transfers, subtitling, credits, closed captioning, and animation and special effects.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Mass duplicating video discs, tapes, and film are classified in Industry 334610, Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media.
- Developing and processing motion picture film are classified in U.S. Industry 512199, Other Motion Picture and Video Industries.
- Providing audio services for film, television, and video productions are classified in Industry 512240, Sound Recording Studios.
- Acquiring distribution rights and distributing film and video productions to motion picture theaters, television networks and stations, other media broadcast and streaming outlets, and exhibitors are classified in Industry 512120, Motion Picture and Video Distribution.
- Formatting content, provided by a customer, for streaming and providing hosting and infrastructure support on behalf of the content owner, generally on a contract or fee basis are classified in Industry 518210, Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 512191
The Census index assigns these 19 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Closed captioning services, taped material
- Film or tape closed captioning
- Film or video transfer services
- Motion picture animation, postproduction
- Motion picture or video editing services
- Motion picture or video postproduction services
- Motion picture or video titling
- Motion picture production special effects, postproduction
- Postproduction facilities, motion picture or video
- Post-synchronization sound dubbing
- Sound dubbing services, motion picture
- Special effects for motion picture production, postproduction
- Subtitling of motion picture film or video
- Tape transfer service
- Teleproduction services
- Titling of motion picture film or video
- Video conversion services (i.e., between formats, except technical streaming support services)
- Video postproduction services
- Video tape and film stock digitization services (except technical streaming support services)
SBA size standard for 512191
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 512191, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $39 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: 5912), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.