2022 Edition

national industry 488991

Packing and Crating

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in packing, crating, and otherwise preparing goods for transportation.

The immediate parent of national industry 488991 is international industry 48899: Other Support Activities for Transportation

2022 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Providing packaging and labeling services (except warehousing)--are classified in Industry 561910, Packaging and Labeling Services;
  • Providing warehousing services--are classified in Industry Group 4931, Warehousing and Storage; and
  • Providing packing and crating services for agricultural products--are classified in U.S. Industry 115114, Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning).

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 488991 - Crating goods for shipping
  2. 488991 - Packing and preparing goods for shipping
  3. 488991 - Preparing goods for transportation (i.e., crating, packing)

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 488991
2007 488991
2012 488991
2017 488991
2022 488991

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 4783 - Packing and Crating

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 488991, Packing and Crating:

  1. freight forwarder or handler not otherwise classified
  2. freight forwarder or handler oth than pkng or handling or shipping explosive
  3. freight forwarder or handler other than packing handling or shipping explosive or ammunition under contract
  4. freight forwarder or handler packing handling or shipping explosive or ammunition under contract
  5. freight forwarder or handler packing handling or shipping explosivesor ammunition under contract
  6. freight forwarder or handler pkng or handling or shipping explosive
  7. freight handling not otherwise classified state act only
  8. freight handling not otherwise classified u act f code
  9. freight handling packing handling or shipping explosive or ammunition under contract state act only
  10. freight handling packing handling or shipping explosive or ammunition under contract u act f code
  11. general merchandise storage and moving handling packing no fibre oil petrochem rag firework match explosive lumber
  12. general merchandise storage and moving handling packing no fibre oil petrochemical rag firework match explosive warehousing
  13. general merchandise storage and moving handling packing with fibre oil petrochem rag firework match explosive lumber
  14. general merchandise storage and moving handling packing with fibre oil petrochemical rag firework match explosive warehousing
  15. household good storage and moving handling packing
  16. mail box or packaging store packing and preparing good for shipping
  17. nut cleaning grading shelling and packing
  18. nut roasting and packaging
  19. other support activity for transportation
  20. packing and crating
  21. steamship line or agency port employee tallier checking clerk and employee engaged in mending or repacking of damaged container u act f code
  22. support activity for transportation
  23. transportation and warehousing

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