Business Service Centers
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 56143 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in providing mailbox rental and other postal and mailing services (except direct mail advertising); (2) establishments, generally known as copy centers or shops, primarily engaged in providing photocopying, duplicating, blueprinting, and other document copying services without also providing printing services (i.e., offset printing, quick printing, digital printing, prepress services); and (3) establishments that provide a range of office support services (except printing services), such as mailing services, document copying services, facsimile services, word processing services, on-site PC rental services, and office product sales.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.
Which code does this activity belong in?
Business Service Centers comprise establishments providing mailbox rental, postal and mailing services, document copying services such as photocopying and duplicating without printing, and integrated office support services. The key boundary separates this code from Document Preparation Services, which covers establishments focused on writing, editing, proofreading, word processing, and secretarial work as their primary activity. Business Service Centers differ from Other Business Support Services in that they provide the specific enumerated services of copying, mailing, and general office support, whereas that code covers support activities explicitly excluded from this classification.