812320 Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) providing drycleaning services (except coin- or card-operated); (2) providing laundering services (except linen and uniform supply or coin- or card-operated); (3) providing drop-off and pick-up sites for laundries and/or drycleaners; and (4) providing specialty cleaning services for specific types of garments and other textile items (except carpets and upholstery), such as fur, leather, or suede garments; wedding gowns; hats; draperies; and pillows. These establishments may provide all, a combination of, or none of the cleaning services on the premises.

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:

• Supplying laundered linens and uniforms on a rental or contract basis are classified in Industry 81233, Linen and Uniform Supply.
• Operating coin- or card-operated or similar self-service laundry or drycleaning facilities are classified in Industry 812310, Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners.
• Cleaning used carpets and upholstery are classified in Industry 561740, Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services.

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

Businesses that use this code

• Laundromat or launderette
• Dry cleaner

Activities listed under 812320

The Census index assigns these 26 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Agents, laundry and drycleaning
• Apparel pressing services
• Bobtailers, laundry and drycleaning
• Cleaners, drycleaning and laundry service (except coin-operated)
• Cleaning and dyeing plants (except rug cleaning plants)
• Collecting and distributing agents, laundry and drycleaning
• Curtain cleaning services
• Drapery cleaning services
• Drop-off and pick-up sites for laundries and drycleaners
• Drycleaner drop-off and pick-up sites
• Drycleaners (except coin-operated)
• Drycleaning plants (except rug cleaning plants)
• Drycleaning services (except coin-operated)
• Fur garment cleaning services
• Garment cleaning (e.g., fur, leather, suede) services
• Hand laundries
• Hat cleaning services
• Laundries (except coin-operated, linen supply, uniform supply)
• Laundry and drycleaning agents
• Laundry drop-off and pick-up sites
• Laundry services (except coin-operated, linen supply, uniform supply)
• Leather garment cleaning services
• Pick-up and drop-off sites for drycleaners and laundries
• Pillow cleaning services
• Power laundries, family
• Suede garment cleaning services

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 812320

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 812320, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $8 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: 9601), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 96010Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur productsUK SIC

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

Similar codes to compare

• 812310Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners