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NAICS 2022 nationalIndustry USA Verified: Census NAICS 2022 · 2026-01-01
541840

NAICS 541840 — Media Representatives

Media Representatives

NAICS 541840 is the national industry code for media representatives establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of $21.0 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: $21.0 View full SBA standard

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

  • creating and placing advertising campaigns in media (See 541810 Advertising agencies)
  • purchasing advertising time or space from media owners and reselling it directly to advertising agencies or advertisers (See 541830 Media buying agencies)

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

magazine advertising representatives, independent media advertising representatives, independent media advertising representatives, offices of media representatives, independent newspaper advertising representatives, independent publishers' advertising representatives, independent radio advertising representatives, independent television advertising representatives, independent
Complete Index of Activities (14 recognized activities) ▼
advertising representatives, television or radio, offices of
magazine advertising representatives, independent
magazine advertising representatives, offices of
media advertising representatives, independent
media advertising representatives, offices of
media representatives, independent
media representatives, offices of
newspaper advertising representatives, independent
newspaper advertising representatives, offices of
publishers' advertising representatives, independent
publishers' representatives, advertising, offices of
radio advertising representatives, independent
radio or television advertising representatives
television advertising representatives, independent

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/

NAICS hierarchy path

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Cross-references & crosswalks

SBA size standard description

Media Representatives

Changes to receipts-based standard: [object Object]

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