2022 NAICS national industry in sector 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)
812199 Other Personal Care Services
NAICS 812199 is the US industry code for other personal care services. This U.S.
- Code
- 812199 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Other Personal Care Services
- Part of
- Other Personal Care Services
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $9 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 96090 (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 personal care services (except hair, nail, facial, nonpermanent makeup, or non-medical diet and weight reducing services).
Examples Census gives
- Day spas
- Depilatory or electrolysis (i.e., hair removal) salons
- Saunas
- Ear piercing services
- Steam baths
- Hair replacement (except by offices of physicians) or weaving services
- Tanning salons
- Tattoo parlors
- Permanent makeup salons
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Cutting, trimming, and styling men's and boys' hair (known as barber shops or men's hair stylist shops) are classified in U.S. Industry 812111, Barber Shops.
- Providing hair, facial, or nonpermanent makeup services (except establishments known as barber shops or men's hair stylist shops) are classified in U.S. Industry 812112, Beauty Salons.
- Nail care services are classified in U.S. Industry 812113, Nail Salons.
- Providing non-medical diet and weight reducing services are classified in U.S. Industry 812191, Diet and Weight Reducing Centers.
- Operating health resorts and spas that provide lodging are classified in Industry 721110, Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels.
- Providing medical or surgical hair replacement, weight reduction, or massage therapy services are classified in Sector 62, Health Care and Social Assistance.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 812199
The Census index assigns these 22 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Aqua therapy services, non-medical
- Baths, steam or turkish
- Color consulting services (i.e., personal care services)
- Day spas
- Depilatory (i.e., hair removal) salons
- Ear piercing services
- Electrolysis (i.e., hair removal) salons
- Eyebrow threading services
- Hair removal (i.e., depilatory, electrolysis, laser, waxing) services
- Hair replacement services (except by offices of physicians)
- Hair weaving services
- Makeup salons, permanent
- Massage wellness spas/centers
- Microblading tattoo services
- Saunas
- Scalp treating services
- Steam baths
- Sun tanning salons
- Tanning salons
- Tattoo parlors
- Turkish bathhouses
- Turkish baths
SBA size standard for 812199
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 812199, 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: 9609), 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.