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2012 Edition

national industry 813910

Business Associations

Overview

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.

The immediate parent of national industry 813910 is international industry 81391: Business Associations

Illustrative Examples

  • Agricultural organizations (except youth farming organizations, farm granges) Real estate boards
  • Chambers of commerce Trade associations Manufacturers' associations

2012 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • 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; and
  • Establishments primarily engaged in lobbying public officials (i.e., lobbyists) are classified in Industry 541820, Public Relations Agencies.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 813910 - Agricultural organizations (except youth farming organizations, farm granges)
  2. 813910 - Animal breeders' associations
  3. 813910 - Bankers' associations
  4. 813910 - Better business bureaus
  5. 813910 - Boards of trade
  6. 813910 - Business associations
  7. 813910 - Chambers of commerce
  8. 813910 - Construction associations
  9. 813910 - Contractors' associations
  10. 813910 - Distributors' associations
  11. 813910 - Farmers' associations
  12. 813910 - Farmers' unions
  13. 813910 - Growers' associations
  14. 813910 - Hospital associations
  15. 813910 - Industrial associations
  16. 813910 - Insurers' associations
  17. 813910 - Junior chambers of commerce
  18. 813910 - Manufacturers' associations
  19. 813910 - Merchants' associations
  20. 813910 - Mining associations
  21. 813910 - Producers' associations
  22. 813910 - Public utility associations
  23. 813910 - Real estate boards
  24. 813910 - Restaurant associations
  25. 813910 - Retailers' associations
  26. 813910 - Service industries associations
  27. 813910 - Shipping companies' associations
  28. 813910 - Trade associations
  29. 813910 - Warehousing associations
  30. 813910 - Wholesalers' associations

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 813910
2007 813910
2012 813910
2017 813910
2022 813910

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 8611 - Business Associations
  2. 8699 - Membership Organizations, Not Elsewhere Classified

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 813910, Business Associations:

  1. agricultural association breeder racing 4 h club etc office only
  2. agricultural association breeder racing grower 4 h club etc
  3. agricultural association other
  4. asae association headquarters
  5. association business
  6. association business non profit
  7. association insurance agent
  8. association insurance agent non profit
  9. association trade
  10. association trade non profit
  11. business and professional association
  12. business association
  13. business non profit
  14. business professional labor political and similar organization
  15. chamber of commerce
  16. insurance agent association
  17. membership organization not otherwise classified
  18. other service except public administration
  19. professional and business association
  20. religious grantmaking civic professional and similar organization
  21. trade association non profit

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