Industry Description
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in renting or leasing nonconsumer-type machinery and equipment (except heavy construction, transportation, mining, and forestry machinery and equipment without operators; and office machinery and equipment). Establishments in this industry rent or lease products, such as manufacturing equipment; metalworking, telecommunications, motion picture, theatrical machinery and equipment, or service industry machinery; institutional (i.e., public building) furniture, such as furniture for schools, theaters, or buildings; or agricultural equipment without operators.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 532490 - Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing are:
- Audio visual equipment rental or leasing
- Farm tractor rental or leasing
- Industrial truck rental or leasing
- Generator rental or leasing
- Sound and lighting equipment rental or leasing
- Skid rental or leasing
- Compressor, air and gas, rental or leasing
- Telecommunications equipment rental or leasing
- Garden tractor rental or leasing
- Pallet rental or leasing
- Medical equipment (except home health furniture and equipment) rental or leasing
- Public address system rental or leasing
- Tractor, garden, rental or leasing
- Sawmill machinery rental or leasing
- TV broadcasting and studio equipment rental or leasing
- Carpentry equipment rental or leasing
- Tractor, farm, rental or leasing
- Mobile office building rental or leasing, off-site
- Material handling machinery and equipment rental or leasing
- Farm equipment rental or leasing
- Lawnmower rental or leasing
- Agricultural machinery and equipment rental or leasing
- Floor waxing equipment rental or leasing
- Furniture, institutional (i.e. public building), rental or leasing
- Carpet and rug cleaning equipment rental or leasing
- Motion picture equipment rental or leasing
- Woodworking machinery and equipment rental or leasing
- Renting coin-operated amusement devices (except concession operators)
- Scaffolding rental or leasing
- Metalworking machinery and equipment rental or leasing
- Theatrical equipment (except costumes) rental or leasing
- Textile machinery rental or leasing
- Plumbing equipment rental or leasing
- Manufacturing machinery and equipment rental or leasing
- Truck, industrial, rental or leasing
- Floor sanding machine rental or leasing
- Modular building rental or leasing, off-site
- Power washer rental or leasing
- Scenery, theatrical, rental or leasing
- Vending machine rental
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Industrial Equipment Rental & Leasing in the US (53249)
Revenue 2025
$56.6bn
Growth 2025
4.69%
Key Trends
Consistently high profit has encouraged new entrants
Interest rates indirectly influence demand for industrial equipment
Private investment in manufacturing infrastructure and investment in computers and software will increase
Products and Services
Similar Industries
For some business types, there may be a similar industry to 532490 - Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in:
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NAICS Cross Reference
Renting or leasing agricultural machinery and equipment with operators--are classified in Subsector 115, Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry;
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NAICS Cross Reference
Leasing nonconsumer machinery and equipment in combination with providing loans to buyers of such equipment--are classified in Sector 52, Finance and Insurance.
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NAICS Cross Reference
Renting or leasing dump trucks without operator--are classified in Industry 532120, Truck, Utility Trailer, and RV (Recreational Vehicle) Rental and Leasing;
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NAICS Cross Reference
Renting or leasing heavy construction, off-highway transportation, mining, and forestry machinery and equipment without operators--are classified in Industry 53241, Construction, Transportation, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing;
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NAICS Cross Reference
Renting or leasing office machinery and equipment--are classified in Industry 532420, Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing;
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NAICS Hierarchy 532490 - Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
NAICS Code 532490 - Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing sits in the 2-digit Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes
2 Digits: 53
Sector Title: Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits
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5311 Lessors of Real Estate
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53111 Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings
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53112 Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses
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53113 Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units
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53119 Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
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5312 Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers
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53121 Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers
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5313 Activities Related to Real Estate
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53131 Real Estate Property Managers
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53132 Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
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53139 Other Activities Related to Real Estate
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5321 Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing
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53211 Passenger Car Rental and Leasing
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53212 Truck, Utility Trailer, and RV (Recreational Vehicle) Rental and Leasing
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5322 Consumer Goods Rental
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53221 Consumer Electronics and Appliances Rental
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53228 Other Consumer Goods Rental
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5323 General Rental Centers
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53231 General Rental Centers
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5324 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
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53241 Construction, Transportation, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
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53242 Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
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53249 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
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5331 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works
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53311 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works
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Similar Industries Niche and Emerging
IBISWorld provides research on hundreds of niche and emerging industries, including the following for 532490 - Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing.
- Medical Equipment Rental in the US OD4804
- Motion Picture & Theatrical Equipment Rental in the US OD5745
- Pallet & Skid Rental in the US OD5923
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