NAICS Code 52316 — Commodity Contracts Intermediation

NAICS Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 1 direct sub-code.

Code	52316
Title	Commodity Contracts Intermediation
Level	NAICS Industry (5-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acting as principals (i.e., investors who buy or sell for their own account) in buying or selling spot or futures commodity contracts or options, such as precious metals, foreign currency, oil, or agricultural products, generally on a spread basis, or acting as agents (i.e., brokers) in buying or selling spot or futures commodity contracts or options on a commission or transaction fee basis.

Illustrative Examples:

Commodity contract trading companies

Commodity contracts brokerages

Commodity futures brokerages

Futures commodity contracts dealing (i.e., acting as a principal in dealing commodities to investors)

This national industry shares the official Census description of 523160.

Where 52316 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	52	Finance and Insurance
Subsector	523	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
Industry Group	5231	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage
NAICS Industry	52316	Commodity Contracts Intermediation

Codes under 52316

Code	Title
523160	Commodity Contracts Intermediation

Related NAICS Industry codes

• 52315 — Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation

Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.