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To retrieve a list of Companies by Primary NAICS codes
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes are six digit numerical codes implemented by the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
There is an NAICS code lookup table available by selecting the Prim. NAICS option then clicking on the use code lookup link.
Note: To learn more about how to use the lookup tables click on the Lookup Tables Functionality link at the bottom of this page.
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In the Classification Box (Box 2), Select the Prim. NAICS code option button.
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In the text field under Code, enter the NAICS code(s) for the companies you wish to find. Either type the code directly in the field or use the code lookup table to find the correct code.
- To search for a range of codes you can either use an asterisk (*) as a wild card or you can simply leave off the digits you want as the range. For example, typing in '31*' or '31' in the Code field will find a list of companies in the NAICS code range 310000 through 319999.
- You can search for several NAICS codes in one search by placing ' or ' between each one entered or you can separate each code with a comma (but no spaces), if you wish.
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To include Dun & Bradstreet private companies in the search, set the Search private companies check box.
A second table containing the privates companies found will be
displayed in the Search Results page.
(Note: This option is only available if you subscribe to this database of companies.)
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To search US exchanges only, set the US Exchanges Only check
box.
(Note: this option is only available if you subscribe to US & International companies)
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Click on the Search button.
This will display the Search Results
page that will show the list of company names (if any) corresponding to the NAICS code(s) you entered.
The Primary NAICS code search criteria can be used in conjunction with the Country search. Simply enter the NAICS code(s) as mentioned above then follow the instructions for setting up the Country Search criteria.