NAICS code 512250: Record Production and Distribution
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in record production and/or releasing, promoting, and distributing sound recordings to wholesalers, retailers, or directly to the public. These establishments contract with artists, arrange and finance the production of original master recordings, and/or produce master recordings themselves, such as digital music and compact discs. Establishments in this industry hold the copyright to the master recording, or obtain reproduction and distribution rights to master recordings produced by others, and derive most of their revenues from the sales, leasing, licensing, or distribution of master recordings.
- SBA small-business size limit
- 900 staff
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The SBA limit is 900 employees average number of employees.
What 512250 covers
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- Promoting and authorizing the use of musical works in various media: Industry 512230, Music Publishers
- Providing facilities and technical expertise for recording musical performances: Industry 512240, Sound Recording Studios
- Operating radio broadcasting stations, that may acquire the right to distribute content and subsequently broadcast or distribute that content: Industry 516110, Radio Broadcasting Stations
- Operating radio broadcasting networks, including satellite radio networks, that may acquire the right to distribute content and subsequently broadcast or distribute that content: Industry 516210, Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers
- Mass duplication of recorded products: Industry 334610, Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media
- Merchant wholesale distribution of blank audio compact discs: Industry 423690, Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- Merchant wholesale distribution of prerecorded audio compact discs: Industry 423990, Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
- Retailing downloadable music files and compact discs without producing recordings: Sector 44-45, Retail Trade
- Managing the careers of artists: Industry 711410, Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures
- Producing albums on contract as independent producers: Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
- Producing live musical entertainment (except theatrical musical or opera productions) and independent (i.e., freelance) artists primarily engaged in providing live musical entertainment: Industry 711130, Musical Groups and Artists
Activities listed under 512250
- Integrated record companies (i.e., releasing, promoting, distributing)
- Integrated record production and distribution
- Master recording leasing and licensing
- Musical recording, releasing, promoting, and distributing
- Prerecorded audio tapes and compact discs integrated manufacture, release, and distribution
- Record producers (except independent)
- Record production (except independent record producers) without duplication or distribution
- Record releasing, promoting, and distributing combined with mass duplication
- Sound recording, integrated production, reproduction, release, and distribution
- Sound recording, releasing, promoting, and distributing
Questions
What is NAICS code 512250?
NAICS 512250 is “Record Production and Distribution”. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in record production and/or releasing, promoting, and distributing sound recordings to wholesalers, retailers, or directly to the public.
What businesses use NAICS code 512250?
Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Integrated record companies (i.e., releasing, promoting, distributing); Integrated record production and distribution; Master recording leasing and licensing; Musical recording, releasing, promoting, and distributing; Prerecorded audio tapes and compact discs integrated manufacture, release, and distribution; and Record producers (except independent).
What is not included in NAICS 512250?
Businesses mainly promoting and authorizing the use of musical works in various media are classified in Industry 512230, Music Publishers; providing facilities and technical expertise for recording musical performances are classified in Industry 512240, Sound Recording Studios; and operating radio broadcasting stations, that may acquire the right to distribute content and subsequently broadcast or distribute that content are classified in Industry 516110, Radio Broadcasting Stations.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 512250?
900 employees (average over the last 24 months), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.
What is the SIC code for NAICS 512250?
SIC codes 3652 (Phonograph Records and Prerecorded Audio Tapes and Disks, part) and 8999 (Services, NEC, part), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).
What is the IRS business code for NAICS 512250?
512200 (Sound recording industries) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes. The IRS code covers NAICS 512230–512290.
How do I find government contracts for NAICS 512250?
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS (public domain). PublicBeam is independent and not affiliated with the Census Bureau or any agency. Always check the NAICS code in the official notice before you bid.