NAICS 551

What is the NAICS code 551?

The NAICS code 551 is applied to those industries related to Management of Companies and Enterprises.

Industries in the Management of Companies and Enterprises subsector include three main types of establishments: (1) those that hold the securities of (or other equity interests in) companies and enterprises; (2) those (except government establishments) that administer, oversee, and manage other establishments of the company or enterprise but do not hold the securities of these establishments; and (3) those that both administer, oversee, and manage other establishments of the company or enterprise and hold the securities of (or other equity interests in) these establishments. Those establishments that administer, oversee, and manage normally undertake the strategic or organizational planning and decision-making role of the company or enterprise.

Therefore, all companies engaged in any industrial activity related to this type of business are grouped under category 551 in the North American Industry Classification System.

This industrial activity of NAICS code is structured as follows:

• 55 - Management of Companies and Enterprises
• 551 - Management of Companies and Enterprises

Characteristics of the North American Industry Classification System code 551

NAFTA

This NAICS code is used in the trilateral agreement of the three members of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Related codes

There are no cross-reference for the NAICS industry 551.

Related activities

There is no Alternate NAICS Descriptions for the Management of Companies and Enterprises industry (NAICS Code 551).