2022 NAICS national industry in sector 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
541430 Graphic Design Services
NAICS 541430 is the US industry code for graphic design services. It covers establishments primarily engaged in planning, designing, and managing the production of visual communication in order to convey specific messages or concepts, clarify complex information, or project visual identities.
- Code
- 541430 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Graphic Design Services
- Part of
- Specialized Design Services
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $9 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 74100 (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 industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in planning, designing, and managing the production of visual communication in order to convey specific messages or concepts, clarify complex information, or project visual identities. These services can include the design of printed materials, packaging, advertising, signage systems, and corporate identification (logos). This industry also includes commercial artists engaged exclusively in generating drawings and illustrations requiring technical accuracy or interpretative skills.
Examples Census gives
- Commercial art studios
- Corporate identification (i.e., logo) design services
- Independent commercial or graphic artists
- Medical art or illustration services
- Graphic design consulting services
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Establishments primarily engaged in creating and/or placing public display advertising material are classified in Industry 541850, Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising.
- Independent artists primarily engaged in creating and selling visual artwork for noncommercial use and independent cartoonists are classified in Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 541430
The Census index assigns these 22 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Art services, commercial
- Art services, graphic
- Art studios, commercial
- Artists, independent commercial
- Artists, independent graphic
- Artists, independent medical
- Commercial art services
- Commercial artists, independent
- Commercial illustration services
- Commercial illustrators, independent
- Communication design services, visual
- Corporate identification (i.e., logo) design services
- Graphic art and related design services
- Graphic artists, independent
- Graphic design services
- Illustrators, independent commercial
- Medical art services
- Medical artists, independent
- Medical illustration services
- Medical illustrators, independent
- Silk screen design services
- Studios, commercial art
SBA size standard for 541430
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 541430, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $9 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: 7410), 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.