ISIC Code 5819 - Other publishing activities

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Key facts for ISIC 5819

Code
5819
Level
Class, ISIC Rev. 5
Official title
Other publishing activities
Basis
Primary activity of the establishment

Last updated August 19, 2026

Inclusions

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, ISIC Rev. 5 explanatory notes, August 19, 2026.

Publishing in print, electronic, digital, analog, or any other form, of:

  • Directories and mailing lists
  • Compilations, such as case law, pharmaceutical compendia etc.
  • Catalogs
  • Photos, engravings and postcards
  • Calendars
  • Greeting cards
  • Forms
  • Posters
  • Reproductions of works of art
  • Non-bound leaflets and advertising material
  • Statistics and other information
  • Datasets/databases without associated data processing services

Exclusions

Activities the United Nations places in another code.

  • Retail sale of software on physical media, see ISIC 4740
  • Publishing of advertising newspapers, see ISIC 5812
  • Motion picture, video and television programme production, see ISIC 5911
  • Publishing of software, see ISIC 582
  • Social network sites, blog and wiki sites, and online gaming/video game sites, see ISIC 6039
  • Application hosting, see ISIC 6310
  • Web search portals and compiling of information or directories on a fee or contract basis, see ISIC 6390

Where ISIC 5819 sits in the hierarchy

Section J Publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities Division 58 Publishing activities Group Direct parent 581 Publishing of books, newspapers, periodicals and other publishing activities
Class Current 5819 Other publishing activities
Other classes in this group (3)

NAICS equivalents for ISIC 5819

These NAICS 2022 codes correspond to ISIC 5819 (Other publishing activities).

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, ISIC Rev. 4 to ISIC Rev. 5 correspondence table; U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS to ISIC Rev. 4 concordance; U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 to 2022 NAICS concordance.

NACE Rev. 2.1 equivalents for ISIC 5819

These NACE Rev. 2.1 (via ISIC) codes correspond to ISIC 5819 (Other publishing activities).

Source: Eurostat, NACE Rev. 2.1 to ISIC Rev. 5 correspondence.

Using ISIC 5819

Use ISIC 5819 for other publishing activities, when that is the establishment's primary activity.

What does ISIC 5819 include?

ISIC 5819 covers publishing in print, electronic, digital, analog, or any other form, of directories and mailing lists, among other activities listed under Inclusions above.

What does ISIC 5819 exclude?

ISIC 5819 does not cover retail sale of software on physical media, which is ISIC 4740, and publishing of advertising newspapers, which is ISIC 5812, among other activities listed under Exclusions above.

How is ISIC 5819 different from ISIC 5812?

ISIC 5819 covers other publishing activities, and publishing of advertising newspapers belongs in ISIC 5812 (Publishing of newspapers).

What NAICS codes correspond to ISIC 5819?

ISIC 5819 corresponds to NAICS 513110 (Newspaper Publishers), NAICS 513120 (Periodical Publishers), NAICS 513130 (Book Publishers), NAICS 513140 (Directory and Mailing List Publishers), NAICS 513191 (Greeting Card Publishers), NAICS 513199 (All Other Publishers), and other NAICS codes listed under NAICS equivalents above.

What changed for ISIC 5819 from Rev. 4?

Class 5812 expired while its contents continues as part of the existing class 5819.

Sources for ISIC 5819

  • Official classification source United Nations Statistics Division. International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Rev. 5. Explanatory notes, August 19, 2026. United Nations ISIC page

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