2022 NAICS national industry in sector 92 Public Administration
928120 International Affairs
NAICS 928120 is the US industry code for international affairs. It covers establishments of U.S.
- Code
- 928120 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- International Affairs
- Part of
- National Security and International Affairs
- SBA small business limit
- No SBA size standard is listed for this code.
- Closest UK SIC
- 84210, 84230, 99000 (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 of U.S. and foreign governments primarily engaged in international affairs and programs relating to other nations and peoples.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Establishments primarily engaged in providing international trade financing, such as lending funds to foreign buyers of U.S. goods or lending funds to domestic buyers of imported goods, are classified in U.S. Industry 522299, International, Secondary Market, and All Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation.
- Private establishments primarily engaged in providing refugee settlement services are classified in Industry 624230, Emergency and Other Relief Services.
- Human rights organizations, peace advocacy organizations, and trade associations and councils are classified in Subsector 813, Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations.
- Government establishments administering international trade, such as trade commissions and councils, are classified in Industry 926110, Administration of General Economic Programs.
Activities listed under 928120
The Census index assigns these 16 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Consulates
- Diplomatic services
- Economic development assistance (i.e., international), government
- Embassies
- Foreign economic and social development services, government
- Foreign government service
- Foreign missions
- Immigration services
- International Monetary Fund
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Organization of American States
- Passport issuing services
- Peace Corps
- State Department
- United Nations
- World Bank
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: 8421, 8423, 9900), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 84210Foreign affairsUK SIC
- 84230Justice and judicial activitiesUK SIC
- 99000Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodiesUK SIC
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.