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NAICS 488991: Packing and crating

NAICS 488991 is the industry code for packing and crating. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for trucking and logistics and start your application when you are ready.

What 488991 covers

Packing and crating businesses pack and crate goods for shipping, including export packing. Custom crating for machinery and fine art is typical.

Included in this code

  • Export packing and crating
  • Custom crating for machinery
  • Packing services for shipping

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Businesses that use 488991

Export crating companyFine art crating service

Financing for this trade

Crating shops finance panel saws, forklifts and flatbed trucks with equipment loans, and use a line of credit to buy lumber ahead of large export jobs. Lenders look at repeat contracts with manufacturers, freight forwarders and museums, plus margins on custom work.

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Is 488991 the right code for a packing and crating company?

Yes, if you pack and crate goods to protect them for shipping, such as export crating or machinery crating. Movers use 484210, and product packaging for retail uses 561910. If your work overlaps, also read the definitions for 484210 (used household and office goods moving) and 561910 (packaging and labeling services), then choose the code that matches your largest source of revenue.

What is the SBA size standard for 488991?

The SBA size standard for 488991 is $34M in average annual receipts. SBA averages total gross receipts over the last five completed fiscal years and adds in any affiliates under common control. A packing and crating company at or below that figure counts as small for SBA 7(a) and 504 loans and for federal small business contracts.

What financing helps a packing and crating company?

Saws, forklifts and trucks are financed with equipment loans, and a line of credit covers lumber and receivables. SBA 7(a) loans fund buyouts. Lenders review customer mix and margins. A broker who works with many lenders can line up bank, SBA and alternative offers side by side, which often matters more than chasing the lowest headline price.

What does NAICS 488991 cover?

Packing and crating. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 48-49 Transportation and warehousing, 488 Support activities for transportation, 4889 Other support activities for transportation, 48899 Other support activities for transportation.

What financing do NAICS 488991 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 488991?

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.