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national industry 493110

General Warehousing and Storage

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating merchandise warehousing and storage facilities. These establishments generally handle goods in containers, such as boxes, barrels, and/or drums, using equipment, such as forklifts, pallets, and racks. They are not specialized in handling bulk products of any particular type, size, or quantity of goods or products.

The immediate parent of national industry 493110 is international industry 49311: General Warehousing and Storage

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Renting or leasing space for self-storage--are classified in Industry 531130, Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units; and
  • Selling in combination with handling and/or distributing goods to other wholesale or retail establishments--are classified in Sector 42, Wholesale Trade.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 493110 - Bonded warehousing, general merchandise
  2. 493110 - General warehousing and storage
  3. 493110 - Private warehousing and storage, general merchandise
  4. 493110 - Public warehousing and storage (except self-storage), general merchandise
  5. 493110 - Warehousing (including foreign trade zones), general merchandise
  6. 493110 - Warehousing and storage, general merchandise

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 493110
2007 493110
2012 493110
2017 493110
2022 493110

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 4225 - General Warehousing and Storage
  2. 4226 - Special Warehousing and Storage, Not Elsewhere Classified

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 493110, General Warehousing and Storage:

  1. employment contractor temporary warehousing staff de pa
  2. general merchandise storage and moving handling packing no fibre oil petrochem rag firework match explosive lumber
  3. general merchandise storage and moving handling packing no fibre oil petrochemical rag firework match explosive warehousing
  4. general merchandise storage and moving handling packing with fibre oil petrochem rag firework match explosive lumber
  5. general merchandise storage and moving handling packing with fibre oil petrochemical rag firework match explosive warehousing
  6. general merchandise storage only no fibre oil petrochemical rag firework match explosive lumber
  7. general merchandise storage only no fibre oil petrochemical rag firework match explosive warehousing
  8. general merchandise storage only with fibre oil general merchandise storage only with fibre oil petrochemical rag firework match explosive warehousing
  9. general merchandise storage only with fibre oil petrochemical rag firework match explosive lumber
  10. general warehousing and storage
  11. household good public rental unit
  12. household good storage and moving handling packing
  13. household good storage only
  14. restaurant supply and equipment off premises storage
  15. self storage facility mini warehouse
  16. special warehousing and storage not otherwise classified
  17. storage or warehouse insured own stock all other
  18. storage warehouse furniture
  19. storage warehouse not otherwise classified
  20. storage warehouse not otherwise classified ex pod
  21. tire salvage and storage
  22. transportation and warehousing
  23. warehouse
  24. warehouse general merchandise
  25. warehouse general merchandise not otherwise classified
  26. warehouse not otherwise classified
  27. warehouse occupied by multiple interest
  28. warehouse occupied by single interest
  29. warehouse private
  30. warehouse private nfp
  31. warehouse private nonprofit
  32. warehouse self storage
  33. warehouse self storage property management supervisor
  34. warehousing and storage
  35. warehousing furniture
  36. warehousing not otherwise classified
  37. waterfront wharf property not otherwise classified
  38. wharf waterfront property not otherwise classified
  39. wharf waterfront property not otherwise classified warehousing

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