Principal Business Activity Codes

From TaxAlmanac

Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing

Crop production

111100 - Oilseed & grain farming

111210 - Vegetable and melon farming

111300 - Fruit & tree nut farming

111400 - Greenhouse, nursery, & floriculture production

111900 - Other crop farming (tobacco, cotton, etc.)

Animal production

112111 - Beef cattle ranching & farming

112112 - Cattle feedlots

112120 - Dairy cattle and milk production

112210 - Hog & pig farming

112300 - Poultry & egg production

112400 - Sheep & goat farming

112510 - Animal aquaculture

112900 - Other animal production

Forestry and logging

113110 - Timber tract operations

113210 - Forest nurseries & gathering of forest products

113310 - Logging

Fishing, hunting and trapping

114110 - Fishing

114210 - Hunting & trapping

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

115110 - Support activities for crop production

115210 - Support activities for animal production

115310 - Support activities for forestry

Mining

211110 - Oil and gas extraction

212110 - Coal mining

212200 - Metal ore mining

212310 - Stone mining & quarrying

212320 - Sand, gravel, clay, etc., mining & quarrying

212390 - Other nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying

213110 - Support activities for mining

Utilities

221100 - Electric power generation, transmission, & distr.

221210 - Natual gas distribution

221300 - Water, sewage, & other systems

Construction

Construction of buildings

236110 - Residential building construction

236200 - Nonresidential building construction

Heavy and civil engineering construction

237100 - Utility system construction

237210 - Land subdivision

237310 - Highway, street, & bridge construction

237990 - Other heavy & civil engineering construction

Specialty trade contractors

238100 - Foundation, structure, & building exterior contractors

238210 - Electical contractors

238220 - Plumbing, heating, & air-conditioning contractors

238290 - Other building equipment contractors

238300 - Building finishing contractors

238900 - Other specialty trade contractors

Manufacturing

Food manufacturing

311110 - Animal food mfg

311200 - Grain & oilseed milling

311300 - Sugar & confectionery product mfg

311400 - Fruit & veg. preserving & specialty mfg

311500 - Dairy product mfg

311610 - Animal slaughtering & processing

311710 - Seafood product prep. & packaging

311800 - Bakeries & tortilla mfg

311900 - Other food mfg (coffee, tea, etc.)

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

312110 - Soft drink & ice mfg

312120 - Breweries

312130 - Wineries

312140 - Distilleries

312200 - Tobacco mfg

Textile mills and textile product mills

313000 - Textile mills

314000 - Textile product mills

Apparel manufacturing

315100 - Apparel knitting mills

315210 - Cut & sew apparel contractors

315220 - Men's & boy's cut & sew apparel mfg

315230 - Women's & girl's cut & sew apparel mfg

315290 - Other cut & sew apparel mfg

315990 - Apparel accessories & other apparel mfg

Leather & allied product manufacturing

316110 - Leather & hide tanning & finishing

316210 - Footwear mfg

316990 - Other leather & allied product mfg

Wood product manufacturing

321110 - Sawmills & wood preservation

321210 - Veneer, plywood, & eng. wood products

321900 - Other wood product mfg

Paper manufacturing

322100 - Pulp, paper, paperboard mills

322200 - Converted paper product mfg

Printing & related support activities

323100 - Printing & related support activities

Petroleum & coal products manufacturing

324110 - Petroleum refineries

324120 - Asphalt paving, roofing, saturated materials

324190 - Other petroleum & coal products mfg

Chemical manufacturing

325100 - Basic chemical mfg

325200 - Resin, synthetic rubber, etc., mfg

325300 - Pesticide, fertilizer, other agric. chemicals mfg

325410 - Pharmaceuticals & medicine mfg

325500 - Paint, coating, adhesive mfg

325600 - Soap, cleaning compound, toilet prep. mfg

325900 - Other chemical product & prep. mfg

Plastics & rubber products manufacturing

326100 - Plastics product mfg

326200 - Rubber product mfg

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

327100 - Clay product & refractory mfg

327210 - Glass & glass product mfg

327300 - Cement & concreate product mfg

327400 - Lime & gypsum product mfg

327900 - Other nonmetallic mineral product mfg

Primary metal manufacturing

331110 - Iron & steel mills & ferroalloy mfg

331200 - Steel product mfg from purchased steel

331310 - Alumina & aluminum production & processing

331400 - Nonferrous metals (exept aluminum)

331500 - Foundries

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332110 - Forging & stamping

332210 - Cutlery & handtool mfg

332300 - Architectural & structural metals mfg

332400 - Boiler, tank, shipping container mfg

332510 - Hardware mfg

332610 - Spring & wire product mfg

332700 - Machine shops, turned prod, screws, nuts, etc.

332810 - Coating, engraving, heat treating, etc.

332900 - Other fabricated metal product mfg

Machinery manufacturing

333100 - Agricult., constr, & mining machinery

333200 - Industrial machinery

333310 - Commercial & service industry machinery

333410 - Ventilation, heating, air-cond., etc. machinery

333510 - Metalworking machinery

333610 - Engine, turbine, power transm. equipment

333900 - Other general purpose machinery

Computer & electronic product manufacturing

334110 - Computer & peripheral equipment

334200 - Communications equipment

334310 - Audio & video equipment

334410 - Semiconductor & other electronic comp. equip.

334500 - Naviagational, measuing, etc. instruments

334610 - Manufact. & reproducing magnetic & optical media

Electical equipment, appliance, component manufacturing

335100 - Electric lighting equipment mfg

335200 - Household appliance mfg

335310 - Electical equipment mfg

335900 - Other electical equip. & component mfg

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336100 - Motor vehicle mfg

336210 - Motor vehicle body & trailer mfg

336300 - Motor vehicle parts mfg

336410 - Aerospace product & parts mfg

336510 - Railroad rolling stock mfg

336610 - Ship & boat building

336990 - Other transporation equimpment mfg

Furniture and related product manufacturing

337000 - Furniture and related product mfg

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339110 - Medical equipment & supplies mfg

339900 - Other miscellaneous manufacturing

Wholesale Trade

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

423100 - Motor vehicle & parts & supplies

423200 - Furniture & home furnishing

423300 - Lumber & other construction materials

423400 - Professional & commercial equipment & supplies

423500 - Metal & mineral (except petroleum)

423600 - Electrical & electronic goods

423700 - Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment

423800 - Machinery, equipment, & supplies

423910 - Sporting & recreational goods & supplies

423920 - Toy & hobby goods & supplies

423930 - Recyclable material

423940 - Jewelry, watch, precious stone & precious metal

423990 - Other miscellaneous durable goods

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

424100 - Paper & paper product

424210 - Drugs & druggists' sundries

424300 - Apparel, piece goods, & notions

424400 - Grocery & related product

424500 - Farm product raw material

424600 - Chemical & allied products

424700 - Petroleum & petroleum products

424800 - Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage

424910 - Farm supplies

424920 - Book, periodical, & newspaper

424930 - Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies

424940 - Tobacco & tobacco product

424950 - Paint, varnish, & supplies

424990 - Other miscellaneous nondurable goods

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

425110 - Business to business electronic markets

425120 - Wholesale trade agents & brokers

Retail Trade

Motor vehicle & parts dealers

441110 - New car dealers

441120 - Used car dealers

441210 - Recreational vehicle dealers

441221 - Motorcycle dealers

441222 - Boat dealers

441229 - All other motor vehicle dealers

441300 - Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores

Furniture & home furnishings stores

442110 - Furniture stores

442210 - Floor covering stores

442291 - Window treatment stores

442299 - All other home furnishings stores

Electronics & appliance stores

443111 - Household appliance stores

443112 - Radio, television, & other electronics stores

443120 - Computer & software stores

443130 - Camera & photographic supplies stores

Building material & garden equip. & supplies dealers

444110 - Home centers

444120 - Paint & wallpaper stores

444130 - Hardware stores

444190 - Other building material dealers

444200 - Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores

Food & beverage stores

445110 - Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience)

445120 - Convenience stores

445210 - Meat markets

445220 - Fish & seafood markets

445230 - Fruit & vegetable markets

445291 - Baked goods stores

445292 - Confectionery & nut stores

445299 - All other speciality food stores

445310 - Beer, wine, liquor stores

Health & personal care stores

446110 - Pharmacies & drug stores

446120 - Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores

446130 - Optical goods stores

446190 - Other health & personal care stores

Gasoline stations

447100 - Gasoline stations (incl convenience stores w/gas)

Clothing & clothing accessories stores

448110 - Men's clothing stores

448120 - Women's clothing stores

448130 - Children's & infant's clothing stores

448140 - Family clothing stores

448150 - Clothing accessories stores

448190 - Other clothing stores

448210 - Shoe stores

448310 - Jewelry stores

448320 - Luggage & leather goods stores

Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores

451110 - Sporting goods stores

451120 - Hobby, toy, & game stores

451130 - Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores

451140 - Musical instrument & supplies stores

451211 - Book stores

451212 - News dealers & newsstands

451220 - Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores

General merchandise stores

452110 - Department stores

452900 - Other general merchandise stores

Miscellaneous store retailers

453110 - Florists

453210 - Office supplies & stationery stores

453220 - Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores

453310 - Used merchandise stores

453910 - Pet & pet supplies stores

453920 - Art dealers

453930 - Manufactured (mobile) home dealers

453990 - All other miscellaneous store retailers

Nonstore retailers

454110 - Electronic shopping & mail-order houses

454210 - Vending machine operators

454311 - Heating oil dealers

454312 - Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers

454319 - Other fuel dealers

454390 - Other direct selling establishments

Transportation & warehousing

Air, rail, & water transportation

481000 - Air transportation

482110 - Rail transportation

483000 - Water transportation

Truck transportation

484110 - General freight trucking, local

484120 - General freight trucking, long-distance

484200 - Specialized freight trucking

Transit & ground passenger transportation

485110 - Urban transit systems

485210 - Interurban & rural bus transportation

485310 - Taxi service

485320 - Limousine service

485410 - School & employee bus transportation

485510 - Charter bus industry

485990 - Other transit & ground passenger transportation

Pipeline transportation

486000 - Pipeline transportation

Scenic & sightseeing transportation

487000 - Scenic & sightseeing transportation

Support activities for transportation

488100 - Support activities for air transportation

488210 - Support activities for rail transportation

488300 - Support activities for water transportation

488410 - Motor vehicle towing

488490 - Other support activities for road transportation

488510 - Freight transportation arrangement

488990 - Other support activities for transportation

Couriers & messengers

492110 - Couriers

492210 - Local messengers & local delivery

Warehousing & storage

493100 - Warehousing & storage (except self storage,etc.)

Information

Publishing industries (except internet)

511110 - Newspaper publishers

511120 - Periodical publishers

511130 - Book publishers

511140 - Database & directory publishers

511190 - Other publishers

511210 - Software publishers

Motion picture & sound recording industries

512100 - Motion picture & video industries (except rental)

512200 - Sound recording industries

Broadcasting (except internet)

515100 - Radio & television broadcasting

515210 - Cable & other subscription programming

Internet publishing and broadcasting

516110 - Internet publishing & broadcasting

Telecommunications

517000 - Telecommunications

Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing

518111 - Internet service providers

518112 - Web search portals

518210 - Data processing, hosting, & related services

Other information services

519100 - Information (news syndicates, on-line services)

Finance & insurance

Depository credit intermediation

522110 - Commercial banking

522120 - Savings institutions

522130 - Credit unions

522190 - Other depository credit intermediation

Nondepository credit intermediation

522210 - Credit card issuing

522220 - Sales financing

522291 - Consumer lending

522292 - Real estate credit (including mortgage bankers)

522293 - International trade financing

522294 - Secondary market financing

522298 - All other nondepository credit intermediation

Activities related to credit intermediation

522300 - Activities related to credit intermediation

Securities, commodity contracts, & related activities

523110 - Investment banking & securities dealing

523120 - Securities brokerage

523130 - Commodity contracts dealing

523140 - Commodity contracts brokerage

523210 - Securities & commodity exchanges

523900 - Other financial investment activities

Insurance carriers & related activities

524140 - Direct life, health, & medical & reinsurance

524150 - Direct, & reinsurance (not life/health/medical)

524210 - Insurance agencies & brokerages

524290 - Other insurance related activities

Funds, trusts, & other financial vehicles

525100 - Insurance & employee benefit funds

525910 - Open-end investment funds (Form 1120-RIC)

525920 - Trusts, estates, & agency accounts

525930 - Real estate investment trusts (Form 1120-REIT)

525990 - Other financial vehicles

Real estate & rental & leasing

Real estate

531110 - Lessors of residential buildings & dwellings

531120 - Lessors of nonresidential buildings

531130 - Lessors of miniwarehouses & self-storage units

531190 - Lessors of other real estate property

531210 - Offices of real estate agents & brokers

531310 - Real estate property managers

531320 - Offices of real estate appraisers

531390 - Other activities related to real estate

Rental & leasing services

532100 - Automotive equipment rental & leasing

532210 - Consumer electronics & appliances rental

532220 - Formal wear & costume rental

532230 - Video tape & disc rental

532290 - Other consumer goods rental

532310 - General rental centers

532400 - Commercial/industrial machinery/equip rental/lease

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets

533110 - Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets

Professional, scientific, & technical services

Legal services

541110 - Offices of lawyers

541190 - Other legal services

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll

541211 - Offices of certified public accountants

541213 - Tax preparation services

541214 - Payroll services

541219 - Other accounting services

Architectural, engineering, & related services

541310 - Architectural services

541320 - Landscape architecture services

541330 - Engineering services

541340 - Drafting services

541350 - Building inspection services

541360 - Geophysical surveying & mapping services

541370 - Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services

541380 - Testing laboratories

Specialized design services

541400 - Specialized design services (interior/fashion)

Computer systems design & related services

541511 - Custom computer programming services

541512 - Computer systems design services

541513 - Computer facilities management services

541519 - Other computer related services

Other professional, scientific, & technical services

541600 - Management, scientific, & technical consulting

541700 - Scientific research & development services

541800 - Advertising & related services

541910 - Marketing research & public opinion polling

541920 - Photographic services

541930 - Translation & interpretation services

541940 - Veterinary services

541990 - All other professional, scientific, & technical

Management of companies (holding companies)

551111 - Offices of bank holding companies

551112 - Offices of other holding companies

Administrative & support & waste management & remediation

Administrative & support services

561110 - Office administrative services

561210 - Facilities support services

561300 - Employment services

561410 - Document preparation services

561420 - Telephone call centers

561430 - Business service centers

561440 - Collection agencies

561450 - Credit bureaus

561490 - Other business support services

561500 - Travel arrangement & reservation services

561600 - Investigation & security services

561710 - Exterminating & pest control services

561720 - Janitorial services

561730 - Landscaping services

561740 - Carpet & upholstery cleaning

561790 - Other services to buildings & dwellings

561900 - Other support services

Waste management & remediation services

562000 - Waste management & remediation services

Educational services

611000 - Educational services (schools, colleges, & univ.)

Health care & social assistance

Offices of physicians & dentists

621111 - Physicians (except mental health specialists)

621112 - Physicians, mental health specialists

621210 - Dentists

Offices of other health practitioners

621310 - Chiropractors

621320 - Optometrists

621330 - Mental health practitioners (except physicians)

621340 - Physical, occupational & speech & audiologists

621391 - Podiatrists

621399 - All other miscellaneous health practitioners

Outpatient care centers

621410 - Family planning

621420 - Outpatient mental health & substance abuse

621491 - HMO medical

621492 - Kidney dialysis

621493 - Freestanding ambulatory surgical & emergency

621498 - All other outpatient care

Medical & diagnostic laboratories

621510 - Medical & diagnostic laboratories

Home health care services

621610 - Home health care services

Other ambulatory health care services

621900 - Other ambulatory health care services

Hospitals

622000 - Hospitals

Nursing & residential care facilities

623000 - Nursing & residential care facilities

Social assistance

624100 - Individual & family services

624200 - Community food & housing & emergency & other

624310 - Vocational rehabilitation services

624410 - Child day care services

Arts, entertainment, & recreation

Performing arts/spectator sports/related industries

711100 - Performing arts companies

711210 - Spectator sports (sports clubs & racetracks)

711300 - Promoters of performing arts/sports/related events

711410 - Agents & managers for artists/athletes/entertainer

711510 - Independent artists, writers, & performers

Museums, historical sites, & similar institutions

712100 - Museums, historical sites, & similar institutions

Amusement, gambling, & recreation industries

713100 - Amusement parks & arcades

713200 - Gambling industries

713900 - Other amusement (golf courses/skiing/marinas etc.)

Accomodation & food services

Accomodations

721110 - Hotels (except casino hotels) & motels

721120 - Casino hotels

721191 - Bed & breakfast inns

721199 - All other travel accomodation

721210 - RV (recreational vehicle) parks & RV camps

721310 - Rooming & boarding houses

Food services & drinking places

722110 - Full-service restaurants

722210 - Limited-service eating places

722300 - Special food services (contractors & caterers)

722410 - Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)

Other services

Repair & maintenance

811110 - Automotive mechanical & electrical

811120 - Automotive, body, paint, interior, & glass

811190 - Other (incl. oil change/lube shops & car washes)

811210 - Electronic & precision equipment

811310 - Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment

811410 - Home & garden equipment & applicance

811420 - Reupholstery & furniture

811430 - Footwear & leather goods

811490 - Other personal & household goods

Personal & laundry services

812111 - Barber shops

812112 - Beauty salons

812113 - Nail salons

812190 - Other personal care services (diet/weight centers)

812210 - Funeral homes & funeral services

812220 - Cemetaries & crematories

812310 - Coin-operated laundries & drycleaners

812320 - Drycleaning & laundry services (except coin-op.)

812330 - Linen & uniform supply

812910 - Pet care (except veterinary) services

812920 - Photofinishing

812930 - Parking lots & garages

812990 - All other personal services

Religious/grantmaking/civic/professional/similar orgs.

813000 - Religious/grantmaking/civic/professional orgs.