2022 NAICS national industry in sector 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)
812210 Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
NAICS 812210 is the US industry code for funeral homes and funeral services. It covers establishments primarily engaged in preparing the dead for burial or interment and conducting funerals (i.e., providing facilities for wakes, arranging transportation for the dead, selling caskets and related merchandise).
- Code
- 812210 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
- Part of
- Death Care Services
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $12.5 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 96030 (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 preparing the dead for burial or interment and conducting funerals (i.e., providing facilities for wakes, arranging transportation for the dead, selling caskets and related merchandise). Funeral homes combined with crematories are included in this industry.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Establishments (except funeral homes) primarily engaged in cremating the dead are classified in Industry 812220, Cemeteries and Crematories.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 812210
The Census index assigns these 10 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Director services, funeral
- Embalming services
- Funeral director services
- Funeral homes
- Funeral homes combined with crematories
- Funeral parlors
- Human remains transportation services
- Mortician services
- Mortuaries
- Undertaker services
SBA size standard for 812210
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 812210, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $12.5 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: 9603), 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.