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Class 7420 - Photographic activities

PSIC Class 7420 covers Photographic activities. Current child subclasses include Digital Photograph Processing, Commercial and Consumer Photograph Production (except Aerial Photography), and Photograph and Motion...

Level Class
Hierarchy depth 4/5
Children 8
Last verified 2026-05-12
About this level

Practical summary

Class 7420 sits in the PSIC 2019 hierarchy under M Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities > 74 Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities > 742 Photographic activities. This class usually fans out into more specific subclasses such as Digital Photograph Processing, Commercial and Consumer Photograph Production (except Aerial Photography), and Photograph and Motion Pictures Processing (not Related to Motion Pictures and Tv Industries). It is the level people use when they already know the activity family but still need the exact five-digit match.

Administrative context

Where this code is used

This class is used when a business can already narrow the activity family and only needs to compare the final subclasses such as Digital Photograph Processing, Commercial and Consumer Photograph Production (except Aerial Photography), and Photograph and Motion Pictures Processing (not Related to Motion Pictures and Tv Industries). It is the level most often checked before a five-digit decision is finalized.

Selection note

How to choose it

Use this class to choose between its final subclasses such as Digital Photograph Processing, Commercial and Consumer Photograph Production (except Aerial Photography), and Photograph and Motion Pictures Processing (not Related to Motion Pictures and Tv Industries). If two options look close, compare the exact activity, the outputs and the way the business actually earns revenue.

Official note

Source-backed description

This class includes the commercial and consumer photograph production such as: digital photograph processing; portrait photography for passport, schools, weddings, etc.; photography for commercial, publishers, fashion, real estate or tourism purposes; aerial photography; videotaping of events: weddings, meetings, etc. Film processing: developing, printing and enlarging from client-taken negatives or cine-films; film developing and photo printing laboratories; one hour photo shops (not part of camera stores); mounting slides; copying and restoring or transparency retouching in connections with photographs Activities of photojournalists This class also includes microfilming of documents. This class excludes: Processing motion picture film related to the motion picture and television industries, see 5912; Cartographic and spatial information activities, see 7110. production (except aerial photography) (not related to motion pictures and TV industries) photograph enlarging

FAQ

What does PSIC Class 7420 cover?

PSIC Class 7420 is the four-digit layer that sits just above the final subclasses and usually defines the activity family for Photographic activities.

How do I compare Class 7420 with the sibling classes?

Read the neighboring classes and compare the exact wording of the child subclasses. Nearby options include nearby sibling codes.

Why does Class 7420 matter for a filing decision?

It is usually the last broad checkpoint before the five-digit subclass choice, so it is the right place to catch near-miss classifications.