NAICS 2022 nationalIndustry USA Verified: Census NAICS 2022 · 2026-01-01

NAICS 512250 — Record Production and Distribution

Record Production and Distribution

NAICS 512250 is the national industry code for record production and distribution establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of 900 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: 900 View full SBA standard

Official Inclusions

holding the copyright to the master recording and deriving revenues from selling, leasing, and licensing master recording

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

independent record producers hired on contract (See 711512 Independent actors, comedians and performers (CAN))
managing artist careers (See 711411 Agents and managers for artists, entertainers and other public figures (CAN))
mass duplication of sound recordings (See 334610 Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media (MEX))
promoting and authorizing the use of musical works in various media (See 512230 Music publishers (CAN))
providing facilities and technical expertise for recording musical performances (See 512240 Sound recording studios)
wholesaling (distribution of finished products, bought for resale, including imports) sound recordings (See 414440 Sound recording merchant wholesalers (CAN))

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

audio recordings, integrated manufacture, release and distribution distribution of musical recordings from masters integrated record companies integrated record production and distribution master recordings, leasing and licensing production of master recordings, exclusive of distribution publishing and reproducing audio materials in integrated facilities record production (except independent record producers), without duplication or distribution record production and distribution combined record production companies (producing only) release, promotion, and distribution of musical recordings sound recordings, integrated production, reproduction, release and distribution

Complete Index of Activities (13 recognized activities) ▼

audio recordings, integrated manufacture, release and distribution

distribution of musical recordings from masters

holding the copyright to the master recording and deriving revenues from selling, leasing, and licensing master recording

integrated record companies

integrated record production and distribution

master recordings, leasing and licensing

production of master recordings, exclusive of distribution

publishing and reproducing audio materials in integrated facilities

record production (except independent record producers), without duplication or distribution

record production and distribution combined

record production companies (producing only)

release, promotion, and distribution of musical recordings

sound recordings, integrated production, reproduction, release and distribution

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022
Issuing authority	U.S. Census Bureau with OMB, Statistics Canada, and INEGI
Tax authority	Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Purpose	Statistical business classification and federal contracting (SAM.gov, SBA standards)
Used in	SAM.gov registration, SBA size determinations, IRS tax classification, SEC EDGAR (via SIC crosswalk)
Active since	2022 (current edition)
Hierarchy level	Sector (2-digit)
Source	https://www.census.gov/naics/