FORM BE-12A (REV 9/2017)
FOREIGN PARENT AND UBO INDUSTRY CODES
Note: “ISI codes” are International Surveys Industry codes, as given in the Guide to Industry
Classifications for International Surveys, 2017.
17 Information (ISI codes 5111–5191)
18 Professional, scientific, and technical services
(ISI codes 5411–5419)
19 Other services (ISI codes 1150, 2132, 2133, 5321,
5329, and 5611–8130)
Manufacturing, including fabricating,
assembling, and processing of goods:
20 Food (ISI codes 3111–3119)
21 Beverages and tobacco products (ISI codes 3121 and 3122)
22 Pharmaceuticals and medicine (ISI code 3254)
23 Other chemicals (ISI codes 3251–3259, except 3254)
24 Nonmetallic mineral products (ISI codes 3271–3279)
25 Primary and fabricated metal products
(ISI codes 3311–3329)
26 Computer and electronic products (ISI codes 3341–3346)
27 Machinery (ISI codes 3331–3339)
28 Electrical equipment, appliances and
components (ISI codes 3351–3359)
29 Motor vehicles and parts (ISI codes 3361–3363)
30 Other transportation equipment (ISI codes 3364–3369)
31 Other manufacturing (ISI codes 3130–3231, 3261, 3262,
3370–3399)
32 Petroleum manufacturing, including integrated petroleum
and petroleum refining without extraction (ISI codes
3242–3244)
01 Government and government-owned or
-sponsored enterprise, or quasi-government
organization or agency
02 Pension fund — Government run
03 Pension fund — Privately run
04 Estate, trust, or nonprofit organization
05 Individual
Private business enterprise, investment
organization, or group engaged in:
06 Insurance (ISI codes 5242, 5243, 5249)
07 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
(ISI codes 1110–1140)
08 Mining (ISI codes 2111–2127)
09 Construction (ISI codes 2360–2380)
10 Transportation and warehousing (ISI codes 4810–
4939)
11 Utilities (ISI codes 2211–2213)
12 Wholesale and retail trade (ISI codes 4231–4540)
13 Banking, including bank holding companies
(ISI codes 5221 and 5229)
14 Holding companies, excluding bank holding
companies (ISI codes 5512 and 5513)
15 Other finance (ISI codes 5223, 5224, 5231, 5238, that
part of ISI code 5252 that is not estates and trusts,
and ISI code 5331)
16 Real estate (ISI code 5310)
Part III – Investment and Transactions Between U.S. Affiliate and Affiliated Foreign Group – Continued
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Example 1. Ownership held directly by a foreign parent
Foreign company Y is the
foreign parent because it is
the first owner located outside
the U.S. in a chain of ownership
that owns 10 percent or more
of the U.S. affiliate.
Foreign
United States
Foreign company X
Foreign company Y
(foreign parent)
10 to 100 percent
U.S. affiliate
Example 2. Ownership held directly by all U.S. affiliates of
the foreign parent(s)
Foreign
United States
U.S. affiliate B is indirectly
owned by the foreign parent
through U.S. affiliate A. U.S.
affiliate A has a direct ownership
interest in U.S. affiliate B.
Foreign parent
10 to 100 percent
U.S. affiliate A
U.S. affiliate B
EXAMPLES OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT FOREIGN OWNERSHIP