56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

561431 Private Mail Centers

This industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in providing mailbox rental and other postal and mailing (except direct mail advertising) services or (2) establishments engaged in providing these mailing services along with one or more other office support services, such as facsimile services, word processing services, on-site PC rental services, and office product sales.

Operating contract post offices are classified in Industry 491110, Postal Service;

Delivering letters and parcels (except under a universal service obligation) are classified in Subsector 492, Couriers and Messengers;

Providing voice mailbox services are classified in U.S. Industry 561421, Telephone Answering Services;

Providing direct mail advertising services are classified in Industry 541860, Direct Mail Advertising;

Providing only one of the support services (e.g., word processing services) that establishments in this industry provide are classified in the appropriate industry according to the service provided.

Providing full service office space, whether on a lease or service contract basis are classified in Industry 531120, Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses).

561439 Other Business Service Centers

This industry comprises (1) 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 (e.g., offset printing, quick printing, digital printing, prepress services) and (2) establishments (except private mail centers) engaged in providing a range of office support services (except printing services), such as document copying services, facsimile services, word processing services, on-site PC rental services, and office product sales.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing document copying services in combination with printing services, with or without a range of other office support services, and establishments known as quick or digital printers are classified in U.S. Industry 323111, Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books);

Establishments primarily engaged in providing mailbox rental and other postal and mailing services, with or without one or more other office support services (except printing), are classified in U.S. Industry 561431, Private Mail Centers;

Establishments exclusively engaged in providing a single office support service (except document copying) to clients, but not the range of office support services that establishments in this industry may provide, are classified according to the service provided.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing full service office space, whether on a lease or service contract basis, are classified in Industry 531120, Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses).