2022 NAICS national industry in sector 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)

811490 Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance

NAICS 811490 is the US industry code for other personal and household goods repair and maintenance. It covers establishments primarily engaged in repairing and servicing personal or household-type goods without retailing new personal or household-type goods (except home and garden equipment, appliances, furniture, and footwear and leather goods).

Code: 811490 (2022 NAICS)
Title: Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance
Part of: Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance
SBA small business limit: Average annual receipts up to $9 million
Closest UK SIC: 33110, 33120, 33150, 33190 and 3 more (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 repairing and servicing personal or household-type goods without retailing new personal or household-type goods (except home and garden equipment, appliances, furniture, and footwear and leather goods). Establishments in this industry repair items, such as garments; watches; jewelry; musical instruments; bicycles and motorcycles; and motorboats, canoes, sailboats, and other recreational boats.

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:

Repairing home and garden equipment are classified in U.S. Industry 811411, Home and Garden Equipment Repair and Maintenance.
Repairing appliances are classified in U.S. Industry 811412, Appliance Repair and Maintenance.
Reupholstering and repairing furniture are classified in Industry 811420, Reupholstery and Furniture Repair.
Repairing footwear and leather goods are classified in Industry 811430, Footwear and Leather Goods Repair.
Operating marinas and providing a range of other services including boat cleaning and repair are classified in Industry 713930, Marinas.
Drycleaning garments are classified in Industry Group 8123, Drycleaning and Laundry Services.

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

Businesses that use this code

Tailor or alterations shop

Activities listed under 811490

The Census index assigns these 24 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

Bicycle repair and maintenance shops without retailing new bicycles
Boat, pleasure, repair and maintenance services without retailing new boats
China repair services
Clock repair shops without retailing new clocks
Clothing repair shops, alterations only
Cutlery (e.g., knives, scissors) sharpening, household-type
Exercise and athletic equipment repair and maintenance services without retailing new exercise and athletic equipment
Fur garment repair shops without retailing new fur garments
Garment alteration and/or repair shops without retailing new garments
Gun repair and maintenance shops without retailing new guns
Gunsmith shops without retailing new guns
Jewelry repair shops without retailing new jewelry
Key duplicating shops
Motorboat (i.e., inboard and outboard) repair and maintenance services
Motorcycle repair shops without retailing new motorcycles
Musical instrument repair shops without retailing new musical instruments
Outboard motor repair shops
Pleasure boat maintenance services (e.g., cleaning, scaling, waxing)
Sporting equipment repair and maintenance without retailing new sports equipment
Tailor shops, alterations only
Tuning and repair of musical instruments
Venetian blind repair and maintenance shops without retailing new venetian blinds
Watch repair shops without retailing new watches
Window shade repair and maintenance shops

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 811490

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 811490, 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: 3311, 3312, 3315, 3319, 4540, 9522, 9529), 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.