561622 Locksmiths

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) selling mechanical or electronic locking devices, safes, and security vaults, along with installation, repair, rebuilding, or adjusting services or (2) installing, repairing, rebuilding, and adjusting mechanical or electronic locking devices, safes, and security vaults.

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:

• Selling security systems, such as locking devices, safes, and vaults, without installation or maintenance services are classified in Sector 42, Wholesale Trade, or Sector 44-45, Retail Trade.
• Providing key duplication services are classified in Industry 811490, Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance.

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

Activities listed under 561622

The Census index assigns these 4 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Lock rekeying services
• Locksmith services
• Locksmith services with or without sales of locking devices, safes, and security vaults
• Locksmith shops

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 561622

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 561622, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $25 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: 8020), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 80200Security systems service activitiesUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

• 561621Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)