Powered by LevrNAICS 481212: Nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation
NAICS 481212 is the industry code for nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for trucking and logistics and start your application when you are ready.
What 481212 covers
Nonscheduled chartered freight air carriers fly cargo on demand, without regular schedules. Expedited and time critical charter flights fit here.
Included in this code
- On demand air cargo charters
- Air freight charter services
- Time critical expedited air freight
- Helicopter cargo charters
Not this code
- Scheduled cargo airlines: see 481112 Scheduled freight air transportation
- Freight forwarders: see 488510 Freight transportation arrangement
- Couriers: see 492110 Couriers and express delivery services
Businesses that use 481212
Financing for this trade
These operators finance aircraft with specialty aviation loans and leases. Lenders look at utilization and customer mix.
Apply for funding with AIIs 481212 the right code for a cargo charter operator?
Yes, if you fly freight on demand rather than on fixed schedules. Scheduled cargo airlines use 481112, and freight forwarders that book space use 488510. If your work overlaps, also read the definitions for 481112 (scheduled freight air transportation) and 488510 (freight transportation arrangement), then choose the code that matches your largest source of revenue.
What is the SBA size standard for 481212?
The SBA size standard for 481212 is 1,500 employees. SBA counts the average number of people on payroll, full time, part time and temporary, over the last 24 months, and adds in any affiliates. A cargo charter operator under that headcount counts as small for SBA 7(a) and 504 loans and for federal small business contracts, whatever its revenue.
How do air cargo charter companies get financing?
Aircraft are financed with specialty aviation loans and leases, and receivables lines help when shippers pay on terms. Lenders look at aircraft value, maintenance records and the stability of charter demand. Businesses within the 1,500 employees SBA size standard can also use SBA 7(a) loans of up to $5 million for working capital, equipment or a buyout, and SBA 504 loans for owner occupied buildings.
What does NAICS 481212 cover?
Nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 48-49 Transportation and warehousing, 481 Air transportation, 4812 Nonscheduled air transportation, 48121 Nonscheduled air transportation.
What financing do NAICS 481212 businesses use?
Equipment financing, working capital, SBA loans and invoice factoring are the products placed most for trucking and logistics businesses. Start an application and the AI matches the deal to lenders that fund this code.
Where do I put NAICS 481212?
On the SBA loan application, on federal Schedule C or Form 1120, on SAM.gov and state registrations, and on most lender applications. A business can report more than one code; use this one if it describes what produces most of your revenue.