2022 NAICS industry in sector 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
53241 Construction, Transportation, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
NAICS 53241 is the US industry code for construction, transportation, mining, and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing. It covers establishments primarily engaged in renting or leasing one or more of the following without operators: heavy construction, off-highway transportation, mining, and forestry machinery and equipment.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in renting or leasing one or more of the following without operators: heavy construction, off-highway transportation, mining, and forestry machinery and equipment. Establishments in this industry may rent or lease products, such as aircraft, railroad cars, steamships, tugboats, bulldozers, earthmoving equipment, well drilling machinery and equipment, or cranes.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Renting or leasing automobiles or trucks without operators are classified in Industry Group 5321, Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing.
- Renting or leasing air, rail, highway, and water transportation equipment with operators are classified in Sector 48-49, Transportation and Warehousing, based on their primary activity.
- Renting or leasing heavy construction equipment with operators are classified in Industry Group 2389, Other Specialty Trade Contractors.
- Renting or leasing heavy equipment for mining with operators are classified in Industry 21311, Support Activities for Mining.
- Renting or leasing heavy equipment for forestry with operators are classified in Industry 11531, Support Activities for Forestry.
- Leasing heavy equipment in combination with providing loans to buyers of such equipment are classified in Sector 52, Finance and Insurance.
Codes in 53241
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