2022 NAICS national industry in sector 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
541614 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services
NAICS 541614 is the US industry code for process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services. This U.S.
- Code
- 541614 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services
- Part of
- Management Consulting Services
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $20 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 74901, 74902, 74909 (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 operating advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations in: (1) manufacturing operations improvement; (2) productivity improvement; (3) production planning and control; (4) quality assurance and quality control; (5) inventory management; (6) distribution networks; (7) warehouse use, operations, and utilization; (8) transportation and shipment of goods and materials; and (9) materials management and handling.
Examples Census gives
- Freight rate or tariff rate consulting services
- Productivity improvement consulting services
- Manufacturing management consulting services
- Inventory planning and control management consulting services
- Transportation management consulting services
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Planning and designing industrial processes and systems are classified in Industry 541330, Engineering Services.
- Providing computer systems integration design services are classified in U.S. Industry 541512, Computer Systems Design Services.
- Arranging transportation of freight between shippers and carriers are classified in Industry 488510, Freight Transportation Arrangement.
- Operating warehousing and storage facilities and providing related logistics services are classified in Industry Group 4931, Warehousing and Storage.
Activities listed under 541614
The Census index assigns these 18 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Customs consulting services
- Efficiency management (i.e., efficiency expert) consulting services
- Freight rate auditor services
- Freight rate consulting services
- Freight traffic consulting services
- Inventory planning and control management consulting services
- Logistics and integrated supply chain management consulting services
- Logistics management consulting services
- Manufacturing management consulting services
- Manufacturing operations improvement consulting services
- Materials management consulting services
- Operations research consulting services
- Physical distribution consulting services
- Production planning and control consulting services
- Productivity improvement consulting services
- Tariff rate consulting services
- Tariff rate information services
- Transportation management consulting services
SBA size standard for 541614
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 541614, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $20 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: 7020, 7490), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 74901Environmental consulting activitiesUK SIC
- 74902Quantity surveying activitiesUK SIC
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.UK SIC
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.