2022 NAICS national industry in sector 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)
811121 Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance
NAICS 811121 is the US industry code for automotive body, paint, and interior repair and maintenance. This U.S.
- Code
- 811121 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance
- Part of
- Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $9 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 29201, 29202, 29203, 45200 (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 repairing or customizing automotive vehicle and trailer bodies and interiors; and/or painting automotive vehicles and trailer bodies.
Examples Census gives
- Automotive body shops
- Automotive body conversion services
- Restoration shops, antique and classic automotive
- Automotive paint shops
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Automotive glass replacement, repair, and/or tinting are classified in U.S. Industry 811122, Automotive Glass Replacement Shops.
- Automotive rustproofing and undercoating services are classified in U.S. Industry 811198, All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance.
- Manufacturing automotive vehicles and trailers or customizing these vehicles on an assembly line basis are classified in Subsector 336, Transportation Equipment Manufacturing.
- Motorcycle repair and maintenance services are classified in Industry 811490, Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 811121
The Census index assigns these 13 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Antique and classic automotive restoration
- Automotive body shops
- Automotive paint shops
- Automotive upholstery shops
- Body conversion services, automotive
- Body shops, automotive
- Interior repair shops, automotive
- Paint shops, automotive
- Restoration shops, antique and classic automotive
- Truck trailer body shops
- Truck trailer paint and body repair
- Upholstery shops, automotive
- Van conversion shops (except on assembly line or factory basis)
SBA size standard for 811121
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 811121, 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: 2920, 4520), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 29201Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)UK SIC
- 29202Manufacture of trailers and semi-trailersUK SIC
- 29203Manufacture of caravansUK SIC
- 45200Maintenance and repair of motor vehiclesUK 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.