Powered by LevrNAICS 541490: Other specialized design services
NAICS 541490 is the industry code for other specialized design services. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for professional services and start your application when you are ready.
What 541490 covers
This code covers design services not classified elsewhere, mainly fashion, jewelry, textile, fur and shoe design, plus other specialty design such as exhibit design. These firms design products or collections but do not manufacture them.
Included in this code
- Fashion and clothing design
- Jewelry design
- Textile and fabric pattern design
- Shoe and accessory design
- Costume design
- Exhibit and display design
Not this code
- Industrial product design: see 541420 Industrial design services
- Graphic design: see 541430 Graphic design services
- Apparel manufacturing: see 315250 Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (except contractors)
Businesses that use 541490
Financing for this trade
Specialty designers usually finance samples, materials and production deposits with a line of credit, inventory or purchase order financing when they manage production, and SBA 7(a) or microloans to launch a studio. Lenders look at wholesale and licensing contracts, seasonality around collections, and how much inventory risk the designer carries.
Apply for funding with AIIs 541490 the right code for a specialized design business such as fashion or jewelry design?
Yes, if you design fashion, jewelry, textiles, shoes, costumes or exhibits and the design is your main product. Designers who license or sell designs to manufacturers belong here. If you sew or produce the clothing yourself, use an apparel manufacturing code. Product designers for appliances and electronics use 541420, and brand and print designers use 541430.
What is the SBA size standard for 541490?
SBA sets the size standard for 541490 at $13.5 million in average annual receipts, averaged over the last five completed fiscal years and counting affiliates. Specialized design firms at or under that figure qualify as small businesses for SBA 7(a) and 504 loans and for federal small business set asides. Most independent specialized design firms fall well inside the limit, so size is rarely what decides an SBA application.
How do fashion and jewelry designers finance collections?
Common tools are purchase order financing to pay factories against confirmed wholesale orders, a line of credit for samples and materials, and factoring of invoices from retailers. Newer designers often start with SBA microloans. Lenders focus on confirmed orders, retailer credit quality and the timing gap between paying for production and getting paid.
What does NAICS 541490 cover?
Other specialized design services. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services, 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services, 5414 Specialized design services, 54149 Other specialized design services.
What financing do NAICS 541490 businesses use?
Equipment financing, working capital, SBA loans and invoice factoring are the products placed most for professional services businesses. Start an application and the AI matches the deal to lenders that fund this code.
Where do I put NAICS 541490?
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.