NAICS 513191: Greeting card publishers
NAICS 513191 is the industry code for greeting card publishers. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for technology and start your application when you are ready.
What 513191 covers
Greeting card publishers design and publish greeting cards, without printing them. Card companies that outsource printing still belong here.
NAICS 2022 moved this code from 511191 to 513191.
Included in this code
- Greeting card publishing
- Card design studios
- Licensed character card lines
Not this code
- Greeting card printing: see 323111 Commercial printing (except screen and books)
- Stationery wholesale: see 424120 Stationery and office supplies merchant wholesalers
- Gift shops: see 459420 Gift, novelty, and souvenir retailers
Businesses that use 513191
Financing for this trade
Card publishers use inventory lines to fund print runs and receivables financing or factoring for retail chains that pay slowly. Lenders look at retailer concentration, returns and holiday seasonality.
Apply for funding with AIIs 513191 the right code for a greeting card publisher?
Yes, if you design greeting cards and publish them under your own brand, whether you sell to retailers or online. Printers producing cards for other companies use 323111, and stores selling cards use 459410 or 459420. The closest alternatives are 323111 (commercial printing) and 424120 (stationery and office supplies merchant wholesalers). Use whichever matches your largest revenue stream, and keep it consistent across tax filings, SBA forms and lender applications.
What is the SBA size standard for 513191?
The SBA size standard for 513191 is 1,000 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 greeting card publisher under that headcount counts as small for SBA 7(a) and 504 loans and for federal small business contracts, whatever its revenue.
What financing helps a greeting card publisher?
Lines of credit cover print runs and retailer receivables. Purchase order financing helps with large retail orders. Lenders review seasonality and retailer concentration. 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 513191 cover?
Greeting card publishers. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 51 Information, 513 Publishing industries, 5131 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers, 51319 Other publishers.
What financing do NAICS 513191 businesses use?
Equipment financing, working capital, SBA loans and invoice factoring are the products placed most for technology businesses. Start an application and the AI matches the deal to lenders that fund this code.
Where do I put NAICS 513191?
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.