2022 NAICS national industry in sector 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)
813910 Business Associations
NAICS 813910 is the US industry code for business associations. It covers establishments primarily engaged in promoting the business interests of their members.
- Code
- 813910 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Business Associations
- Part of
- Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $15.5 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 94110 (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 promoting the business interests of their members. These establishments may conduct research on new products and services; develop market statistics; sponsor quality and certification standards; lobby public officials; or publish newsletters, books, or periodicals for distribution to their members.
Examples Census gives
- Agricultural organizations (except youth farming organizations, farm granges)
- Real estate boards
- Chambers of commerce
- Trade associations
- Manufacturers' associations
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Establishments owned by their members but organized to perform a specific business function, such as common marketing of crops, joint advertising, or buying cooperatives, are classified according to their primary activity.
- Establishments primarily engaged in promoting the professional interests of their members and the profession as a whole are classified in Industry 813920, Professional Organizations.
- Establishments primarily engaged in promoting the interests of organized labor and union employees, such as trade unions, are classified in Industry 813930, Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations.
- Establishments primarily engaged in lobbying public officials (i.e., lobbyists) are classified in Industry 541820, Public Relations Agencies.
Activities listed under 813910
The Census index assigns these 30 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Agricultural organizations (except youth farming organizations, farm granges)
- Animal breeders' associations
- Bankers' associations
- Better business bureaus
- Boards of trade
- Business associations
- Chambers of commerce
- Construction associations
- Contractors' associations
- Distributors' associations
- Farmers' associations
- Farmers' unions
- Growers' associations
- Hospital associations
- Industrial associations
- Insurers' associations
- Junior chambers of commerce
- Manufacturers' associations
- Merchants' associations
- Mining associations
- Producers' associations
- Public utility associations
- Real estate boards
- Restaurant associations
- Retailers' associations
- Service industries associations
- Shipping companies' associations
- Trade associations
- Warehousing associations
- Wholesalers' associations
SBA size standard for 813910
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 813910, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $15.5 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: 9411), 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.