Principal Business or Professional Activity Codes for Schedule C (Form 1040 or 1040-SR)

Codes for the Principal Business or Professional Activity classify sole proprietorships by the type of activity they are engaged in to facilitate the administration of the Internal Revenue Code. These six-digit codes are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Select the category that best describes your primary business activity (for example, Real Estate). Then select the activity that best identifies the principal source of your sales or receipts (for example, real estate agent). Now find the six-digit code assigned to this activity (for example, 531210, the code for offices of real estate agents and brokers) and enter it on Schedule C, line B.Note. If your principal source of income is from farming activities, you should file Schedule F.

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Accommodation, Food Services, & Drinking Places

Accommodation

721310 – Rooming & boarding houses, dormitories, & workers’ camps
721210 – RV (recreational vehicle) parks & recreational camps
721100 – Traveler accommodation (including hotels, motels, & bed & breakfast inns)

Food Services & Drinking Places

722514 – Cafeterias, grill buffets, & buffets
722410 – Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)
722511 – Full-service restaurants
722513 – Limited-service restaurants
722515 – Snack & non-alcoholic beverage bars
722300 – Special food services (including food service contractors & caterers)

Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation Services

Administrative & Support Services

561430 – Business service centers (including private mail centers & copy shops)
561740 – Carpet & upholstery cleaning services
561440 – Collection agencies
561450 – Credit bureaus
561410 – Document preparation services
561300 – Employment services
561710 – Exterminating & pest control services
561210 – Facilities support (management) services
561600 – Investigation & security services
561720 – Janitorial services
561730 – Landscaping services
561110 – Office administrative services
561420 – Telephone call centers (including telephone answering services & telemarketing bureaus)
561500 – Travel arrangement & reservation services
561490 – Other business support services (including repossession services, court reporting, & stenotype services)
561790 – Other services to buildings & dwellings
561900 – Other support services (including packaging & labeling services, & convention & trade show organizers)

Waste Management & Remediation Services

562000 – Waste management & remediation services

Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting, & Fishing

112900 – Animal production (including breeding of cats and dogs)
114110 – Fishing
113000 – Forestry & logging (including forest nurseries & timber tracts)
114210 – Hunting & trapping

Support Activities for Agriculture & Forestry

115210 – Support activities for animal production (including farriers)
115110 – Support activities for crop production (including cotton ginning, soil preparation, planting, & cultivating)
115310 – Support activities for forestry

Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation

Amusement, Gambling, & Recreation Industries

713100 – Amusement parks & arcades
713200 – Gambling industries
713900 – Other amusement & recreation services (including golf courses, skiing facilities, marinas, fitness centers, bowling centers, skating rinks, miniature golf courses)

Museums, Historical Sites, & Similar Institutions

712100 – Museums, historical sites, & similar institutions

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, & Related Industries

711410 – Agents & managers for artists, athletes, entertainers, & other public figures
711510 – Independent artists, writers, & performers
711100 – Performing arts companies
711300 – Promoters of performing arts, sports, & similar events
711210 – Spectator sports (including professional sports clubs & racetrack operations)

Construction of Buildings

236200 – Nonresidential building construction
236100 – Residential building construction

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

237310 – Highway, street, & bridge construction
237210 – Land subdivision
237100 – Utility system construction
237990 – Other heavy & civil engineering construction

Specialty Trade Contractors

238310 – Drywall & insulation contractors
238210 – Electrical contractors
238350 – Finish carpentry contractors
238330 – Flooring contractors
238130 – Framing carpentry contractors
238150 – Glass & glazing contractors
238140 – Masonry contractors
238320 – Painting & wall covering contractors
238220 – Plumbing, heating & air- conditioning contractors
238110 – Poured concrete foundation & structure contractors
238160 – Roofing contractors
238170 – Siding contractors
238910 – Site preparation contractors
238120 – Structural steel & precast concrete construction contractors
238340 – Tile & terrazzo contractors
238290 – Other building equipment contractors
238390 – Other building finishing contractors
238190 – Other foundation, structure, & building exterior contractors
238990 – All other specialty trade contractors

Educational Services

611000 – Educational services (including schools, colleges, & universities)

Finance & Insurance

Credit Intermediation & Related Activities

522100 – Depository credit intermediation (including commercial banking, savings institutions, & credit unions)
522200 – Nondepository credit intermediation (including sales financing & consumer lending)
522300 – Activities related to credit intermediation (including loan brokers)

Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Related Activities

524210 – Insurance agencies & brokerages
524290 – Other insurance related activities

Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities

523160 – Commodity contracts intermediation
523150 – Investment banking & securities intermediation
523210 – Securities & commodity exchanges
523900 – Other financial investment activities (including investment advice)

Health Care & Social Assistance

Ambulatory Health Care Services

621610 – Home health care services
621510 – Medical & diagnostic laboratories
621310 – Offices of chiropractors
621210 – Offices of dentists
621330 – Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians)
621320 – Offices of optometrists
621340 – Offices of physical, occupational & speech therapists, & audiologists
621111 – Offices of physicians (except mental health specialists)
621112 – Offices of physicians, mental health specialists
621391 – Offices of podiatrists
621399 – Offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners
621400 – Outpatient care centers
621900 – Other ambulatory health care services (including ambulance services, blood, & organ banks)

Hospitals

622000 – Hospitals

Nursing & Residential Care Facilities

623000 – Nursing & residential care facilities

Social Assistance

624410 – Childcare services
624200 – Community food & housing, & emergency & other relief services
624100 – Individual & family services
624310 – Vocational rehabilitation services

Information

Publishing Industries

513000 – Publishing industries

Broadcasting & Content Providers & Telecommunications

516000 – Broadcasting & content providers
517000 – Telecommunications (including Wired, Wireless, Satellite, Cable & Other Program Distribution, Resellers, Agents, Other Telecommunications, & Internet service providers)

Data Processing, Web Search Portals, & Other Information Services

518210 – Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, & related services
519200 – Web search portals, libraries, archives, & other info. services

Motion Picture & Sound Recording

512100 – Motion picture & video industries (except video rental)
512200 – Sound recording industries

Manufacturing

315000 – Apparel mfg.
312000 – Beverage & tobacco product mfg.
334000 – Computer & electronic product mfg.
335000 – Electrical equipment, appliance, & component mfg.
332000 – Fabricated metal product mfg.
337000 – Furniture & related product mfg.
333000 – Machinery mfg.
339110 – Medical equipment & supplies mfg.
322000 – Paper mfg.
324100 – Petroleum & coal products mfg.
326000 – Plastics & rubber products mfg.
331000 – Primary metal mfg.
323100 – Printing & related support activities
313000 – Textile mills
314000 – Textile product mills
336000 – Transportation equipment mfg.
321000 – Wood product mfg.
339900 – Other miscellaneous mfg.

Chemical Manufacturing

325100 – Basic chemical mfg.
325500 – Paint, coating, & adhesive mfg.
325300 – Pesticide, fertilizer, & other agricultural chemical mfg.
325410 – Pharmaceutical & medicine mfg.
325200 – Resin, synthetic rubber, & artificial & synthetic fibers & filaments mfg.
325600 – Soap, cleaning compound, & toilet preparation mfg.
325900 – Other chemical product & preparation mfg.

Food Manufacturing

311110 – Animal food mfg.
311800 – Bakeries, tortilla, & dry pasta mfg.
311500 – Dairy product mfg.
311400 – Fruit & vegetable preserving & speciality food mfg.
311200 – Grain & oilseed milling
311610 – Animal slaughtering & processing
311710 – Seafood product preparation & packaging
311300 – Sugar & confectionery product mfg.
311900 – Other food mfg. (including coffee, tea, flavorings, & seasonings)

Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing

316210 – Footwear mfg. (including leather, rubber, & plastics)
316110 – Leather & hide tanning & finishing
316990 – Other leather & allied product mfg.

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing

327300 – Cement & concrete product mfg.
327100 – Clay product & refractory mfg.
327210 – Glass & glass product mfg.
327400 – Lime & gypsum product mfg.
327900 – Other nonmetallic mineral product mfg.

Mining

212110 – Coal mining
211120 – Crude petroleum extraction
212200 – Metal ore mining
211130 – Natural gas extraction
212300 – Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying
213110 – Support activities for mining

Other Services

Personal & Laundry Services

812111 – Barber shops
812112 – Beauty salons
812220 – Cemeteries & crematories
812310 – Coin-operated laundries & drycleaners
812320 – Drycleaning & laundry services (except coin-operated) (including laundry & drycleaning drop-off & pickup sites)
812210 – Funeral homes & funeral services
812330 – Linen & uniform supply
812113 – Nail salons
812930 – Parking lots & garages
812910 – Pet care (except veterinary) services
812920 – Photofinishing
812190 – Other personal care services (including diet & weight reducing centers)
812990 – All other personal services

Repair & Maintenance

811120 – Automotive body, paint, interior, & glass repair
811110 – Automotive mechanical & electrical repair & maintenance
811190 – Other automotive repair & maintenance (including oil change & lubrication shops & car washes)
811310 – Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment (except automotive & electronic) repair & maintenance
811210 – Electronic & precision equipment repair & maintenance
811430 – Footwear & leather goods repair
811410 – Home & garden equipment & appliance repair & maintenance
811420 – Reupholstery & furniture repair
811490 – Other personal & household goods repair & maintenance

Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services

541100 – Legal services
541211 – Offices of certified public accountants
541214 – Payroll services
541213 – Tax preparation services
541219 – Other accounting services

Architectural, Engineering, & Related Services

541310 – Architectural services
541350 – Building inspection services
541340 – Drafting services
541330 – Engineering services
541360 – Geophysical surveying & mapping services
541320 – Landscape architecture services
541370 – Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services
541380 – Testing laboratories & services

Computer Systems Design & Related Services

541510 – Computer systems design & related services

Specialized Design Services

541400 – Specialized design services (including interior, industrial, graphic, & fashion design)

Other Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services

541800 – Advertising, public relations, & related services
541600 – Management, scientific, & technical consulting services
541910 – Market research & public opinion polling
541920 – Photographic services
541700 – Scientific research & development services
541930 – Translation & interpretation services
541940 – Veterinary services
541990 – All other professional, scientific, & technical services

Real Estate & Rental & Leasing

Real Estate

531100 – Lessors of real estate (including miniwarehouses & self-storage units)
531210 – Offices of real estate agents & brokers
531320 – Offices of real estate appraisers
531310 – Real estate property managers
531390 – Other activities related to real estate

Rental & Leasing Services

532100 – Automotive equipment rental & leasing
532400 – Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment rental & leasing
532210 – Consumer electronics & appliances rental
532281 – Formal wear & costume rental
532310 – General rental centers
532283 – Home health equipment rental
532284 – Recreational goods rental
532282 – Video tape & disc rental
532289 – Other consumer goods rental

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, & Similar Organizations

813000 – Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, & similar organizations

Retail Trade

Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers

444140 – Hardware retailers
444110 – Home centers
444200 – Lawn & garden equipment & supplies retailers
444120 – Paint & wallpaper retailers
444180 – Other building materials dealers

Clothing & Accessories Retailers

458110 – Clothing & clothing accessories retailers
458310 – Jewelry retailers
458320 – Luggage & leather goods retailers
458210 – Shoe retailers

Electronic & Appliance Retailers

449210 – Electronics & appliance retailers (including computers)

Food & Beverage Retailers

445320 – Beer, wine, & liquor retailers
445250 – Fish & seafood retailers
445230 – Fruit & vegetable retailers
445100 – Grocery & convenience retailers
445240 – Meat retailers
445290 – Other specialty food retailers
445132 – Vending machine operators

Furniture & Home Furnishings Retailers

449110 – Furniture retailers
449120 – Home furnishings retailers

Gasoline Stations & Fuel dealers

457100 – Gasoline stations (including convenience stores with gas)
457210 – Fuel dealers (including heating oil & liquefied petroleum)

General Merchandise Retailers

455000 – General merchandise retailers

Health & Personal Care Retailers

456120 – Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume retailers
456130 – Optical goods retailers
456110 – Pharmacies & drug retailers
456190 – Other health & personal care retailers

Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers

441300 – Automotive parts, accessories, & tire retailers
441222 – Boat dealers
441227 – Motorcycle, ATV, & all other motor vehicle dealers
441110 – New car dealers
441210 – Recreational vehicle dealers (including motor home & travel trailer dealers)
441120 – Used car dealers

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, Musical Instrument & Miscellaneous Retailers

459210 – Book retailers & news dealers (including newsstands)
459120 – Hobby, toy, & game retailers
459140 – Musical instrument & supplies retailers
459130 – Sewing, needlework, & piece goods retailers
459110 – Sporting goods retailers
459920 – Art dealers
459310 – Florists
459420 – Gift, novelty, & souvenir retailers
459930 – Manufactured (mobile) home dealers
459410 – Office supplies & stationery retailers
459910 – Pet & pet supplies retailers
459510 – Used merchandise retailers
459990 – All other miscellaneous retailers (including tobacco, candle, & trophy retailers)

Nonstore Retailers

xx – Nonstore retailers sell all types of merchandise using such methods as Internet, mail-order catalogs, interactive television, or direct sales. These types of Retailers should select the PBA associated with their primary line of products sold.
xx – For example, establishments primarily selling prescription and non-prescription drugs, select PBA code 456110 Pharmacies & Drug Retailers.

Transportation & Warehousing

481000 – Air transportation
485510 – Charter bus industry
484110 – General freight trucking, local
484120 – General freight trucking, long distance
485210 – Interurban & rural bus transportation
486000 – Pipeline transportation
482110 – Rail transportation
487000 – Scenic & sightseeing transportation
485410 – School & employee bus transportation
484200 – Specialized freight trucking (including household moving vans)
485300 – Taxi, limousine, & ridesharing service
485110 – Urban transit systems
483000 – Water transportation
485990 – Other transit & ground passenger transportation
488000 – Support activities for transportation (including motor vehicle towing)

Couriers & Messengers

492000 – Couriers & messengers

Warehousing & Storage Facilities

493100 – Warehousing & storage (except leases of miniwarehouses & self-storage units)

Utilities

221000 – Utilities

Wholesale Trade

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

423200 – Furniture & home furnishing
423700 – Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies
423600 – Household appliances & electrical & electronic goods
423940 – Jewelry, watch, precious stone, & precious metals
423300 – Lumber & other construction materials
423800 – Machinery, equipment, & supplies
423500 – Metal & mineral (except petroleum)
423100 – Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies
423400 – Professional & commercial equipment & supplies
423930 – Recyclable materials
423910 – Sporting & recreational goods & supplies
423920 – Toy & hobby goods & supplies
423990 – Other miscellaneous durable goods

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

424300 – Apparel, piece goods, & notions
424800 – Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverages
424920 – Books, periodicals, & newspapers
424600 – Chemical & allied products
424210 – Drugs & druggists’ sundries
424500 – Farm product raw materials
424910 – Farm supplies
424930 – Flower, nursery stock, & florists’ supplies
424400 – Grocery & related products
424950 – Paint, varnish, & supplies
424100 – Paper & paper products
424700 – Petroleum & petroleum products
424940 – Tobacco products & electronic cigarettes
424990 – Other miscellaneous nondurable goods

Wholesale Trade Agents & Brokers

425120 – Wholesale trade agents & brokers

999000 Unclassified establishments (unable to classify)

From IRS Instructions