ISIC Code 6031 - News agency activities

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Key facts for ISIC 6031

Code
6031
Level
Class, ISIC Rev. 5
Official title
News agency 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.

  • News syndicate and news agency activities furnishing news, pictures and features to the media, publishers and broadcasters

Exclusions

Activities the United Nations places in another code.

  • Publishing activities, see ISIC 581
  • Broadcasting and third party on-demand streaming distribution activities, see ISIC 6010, ISIC 6020
  • Activities of independent photojournalists, see ISIC 7420
  • Activities of independent journalists, see ISIC 9011
  • Retail outlets of newspapers, see ISIC 4761

Where ISIC 6031 sits in the hierarchy

Section J Publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities Division 60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities Group Direct parent 603 News agency and other content distribution activities
Class Current 6031 News agency activities
Other class in this group (1)

NAICS equivalents for ISIC 6031

These NAICS 2022 codes correspond to ISIC 6031 (News agency 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 6031

These NACE Rev. 2.1 (via ISIC) codes correspond to ISIC 6031 (News agency activities).

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

Using ISIC 6031

Use ISIC 6031 for news agency activities, when that is the establishment's primary activity.

What is ISIC 6031?

ISIC 6031 is a new Rev. 5 class for news agency activities under ISIC 603 (News agency and other content distribution activities).

What does ISIC 6031 include?

ISIC 6031 covers news syndicate and news agency activities furnishing news.

What does ISIC 6031 exclude?

ISIC 6031 does not cover publishing activities, which is ISIC 581, and activities of independent photojournalists, which is ISIC 7420, among other activities listed under Exclusions above.

What NAICS codes correspond to ISIC 6031?

ISIC 6031 corresponds to NAICS 516210 (Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers).

What changed for ISIC 6031 from Rev. 4?

Rev. 4 class 6391 (News agency activities) now maps to ISIC 6031. Code and Explanatory notes modification.

Sources for ISIC 6031

  • 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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