NAICS 813910—Business Associations

Where 813910 sits

1. 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)
2. 813 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
3. 8139 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
4. 81391 Business Associations
5. 813910 Business Associations

Description

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in promoting the business interests of their members. These establishments may conduct research on new products and services; develop market statistics; sponsor quality and certification standards; lobby public officials; or publish newsletters, books, or periodicals for distribution to their members.

Example activities

• agricultural organizations (except youth farming organizations, farm granges)
• real estate boards
• chambers of commerce
• trade associations
• manufacturers' associations

Cross-references for 813910

• Establishments owned by their members but organized to perform a specific business function, such as common marketing of crops, joint advertising, or buying cooperatives, are classified according to their primary activity;
• Establishments primarily engaged in promoting the professional interests of their members and the profession as a whole are classified in Industry 813920, Professional Organizations;
• Establishments primarily engaged in promoting the interests of organized labor and union employees, such as trade unions, are classified in Industry 813930, Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations; and
• Establishments primarily engaged in lobbying public officials (i.e., lobbyists) are classified in Industry 541820, Public Relations Agencies.

813910 in other systems