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Get the 2022 NAICS codes that fit your business, with the Census lines that matched.

3 NAICS codes for “sound recording studios record production”

512240

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Sound Recording Studios

SBA small-business limit $11 million

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Businesses primarily engaged in providing the facilities and technical expertise for sound recording in a studio.

Matched in the Census NAICS:

  • Sound recording studios (except integrated record companies)
  • Recording studios, sound, operating on a contract or fee basis
  • Audio recording postproduction services
512250

Record Production and Distribution

SBA small-business limit 900 employees

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Businesses primarily engaged in record production and/or releasing, promoting, and distributing sound recordings to wholesalers, retailers, or directly to the public.

Matched in the Census NAICS:

  • Sound recording, integrated production, reproduction, release, and distribution
  • Sound recording, releasing, promoting, and distributing
  • Integrated record production and distribution
512290

Other Sound Recording Industries

SBA small-business limit $22.5 million

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Businesses primarily engaged in providing sound recording services (except record production, distribution, music publishing, and sound recording in a studio).

Matched in the Census NAICS:

  • Radio program recording production (except independent producers)
  • Stock sound library (e.g., general background sounds, stock music)
  • Audio recording of meetings or conferences

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How to use the NAICS code lookup

  1. Describe what you doUse the words a customer would: “commercial lawn mowing”, not “green services company”.
  2. Compare the best matchesEach code shows the Census lines that matched and its SBA size limit. Open a code page to read its full definition.
  3. Pick a primary codeChoose the code for the work that brings in most of your revenue, then list the others in SAM.gov.

Example: a roofing company. “commercial roofing” → 238160 Roofing Contractors, SBA limit $19 million in average annual revenue.

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Good to know

What is a NAICS code?

The North American Industry Classification System gives every type of business a six-digit code. Federal agencies put one NAICS code on each solicitation, and SAM.gov registration asks for yours.

Why your NAICS code matters for bids

The code on a solicitation sets the SBA size standard for that bid, so it decides whether you can compete for small-business set-asides.

Questions

How do I find my NAICS code?

Describe your main activity in a few words (what you do, not what you are called), for example “commercial lawn mowing” or “office cleaning”. Open the code pages of the best matches and pick the one whose definition and examples fit what brings in most of your revenue.

Can a business have more than one NAICS code?

Yes. In your SAM.gov registration you can list every NAICS code you work in and mark one as your primary code.

Which NAICS code is used for a government bid?

The one on the solicitation. Federal agencies assign one NAICS code to each solicitation, and the SBA size standard of that code decides whether you count as a small business for that bid.

Is this the official NAICS search?

No. PublicBeam is independent. It searches the official 2022 NAICS files of the U.S. Census Bureau, which also has its own search at census.gov/naics.

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.