MCC 2741 covers MISCELLANEOUS PUBLISHING AND PRINTING merchants, classified under contracted services. To maximize rewards at these businesses, look for credit cards with broad spending bonuses or contracted services category multipliers. MCC Lookup Tool to find which cards earn bonus rewards here.
Publishers like Penguin Random House and printing companies such as R.R. Donnelley use MCC 2741. This category includes purchases for book production, magazine printing, and other publishing services.
Cardholders often think newspaper subscriptions are coded here but they typically fall under different categories like telecommunications.
MCC 2741 stands for Miscellaneous Publishing and Printing. It is a four-digit Merchant Category Code used by payment networks to classify businesses in the contracted_services category.
Merchants classified under MCC 2741 (Miscellaneous Publishing and Printing) operate in the contracted_services sector. Card networks assign this code during merchant onboarding based on the primary business activity.
MCC 2741 (Miscellaneous Publishing and Printing) is not currently a dedicated bonus category for most major credit cards. For contracted_services spending at these merchants, a flat-rate rewards card (1.5–2% on all purchases) is typically your most reliable option. Use our MCC Lookup Tool to find the best card for any specific merchant.
Currently, no credit cards in our database have a dedicated bonus category for MCC 2741 (Miscellaneous Publishing and Printing). Most purchases posting with this code will earn base rewards (typically 1–1.5x on everyday cards). A flat-rate cashback card is the most predictable choice for contracted_services spending.
MCC 2741 is assigned to businesses providing miscellaneous publishing and printing services. While this is a less common merchant category, any purchase that posts with code 2741 will be classified as 'Miscellaneous Publishing and Printing' by your card issuer, which determines whether contracted_services category bonuses apply to that transaction.
MCC 2741 (Miscellaneous Publishing and Printing) and MCC 1520 (General Contractors-Residential and Commercial) are both in the contracted_services category but cover distinct merchant types. MCC 2741 is used for miscellaneous publishing and printing businesses, while MCC 1520 is assigned to general contractors-residential and commercial merchants. Both may qualify for the same bonus category on your card — check your card's terms or use our MCC Lookup Tool to confirm.