Analysis
NAICS 322230 is the 2022 national industry for stationery product manufacturing, part of 32223 (Stationery Product Manufacturing). Census lists 24 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 321 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 15,283 people at an average annual payroll of $60,951 per employee (34th percentile of national industries). 23% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 11% and employment fell 6%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include bond paper made from purchased paper, cards, die-cut office supply (e.g., index, library, time…, computer paper, die-cut, made from purchased paper and construction paper, school and art, made from purchased…, among 24 in all.
Its goods appear in 9 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 4817 (envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence…), 4820 (registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt…) and 4802 (uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing…). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
For example, manufacturing die-cut paper and paperboard products other than office supplies are classified in 322299 (All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing) instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in converting paper or paperboard into products used for writing, filing, art work, and similar applications.
Illustrative Examples:
Computer paper, die-cut, made from purchased paper Die-cut paper products for office use made from purchased paper or paperboard Envelopes (i.e., mailing, stationery) made from any material Stationery made from purchased paper Tablets (e.g., memo, note, writing) made from purchased paper Tapes (e.g., adding machine, calculator, cash register) made from purchased paper
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing die-cut paper and paperboard products other than office supplies | 322299 All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
Index entries (24)
- Bond paper made from purchased paper
- Cards, die-cut office supply (e.g., index, library, time recording), made from purchased paper or paperboard
- Computer paper, die-cut, made from purchased paper
- Construction paper, school and art, made from purchased paper
- Die-cut paper products for office use made from purchased paper or paperboard
- Envelopes (i.e., mailing, stationery) made from any material
- File folders (e.g., accordion, expanding, hanging, manila) made from purchased paper and paperboard
- Letters, die-cut, made from purchased cardboard
- Looseleaf fillers and paper made from purchased paper
- Manila folders, die-cut, made from purchased paper or paperboard
- Notebooks (including mechanically bound by wire, or plastics) made from purchased paper
- Office paper (e.g., computer printer, photocopy, plain paper), cut sheet, made from purchased paper
- Office supplies, die-cut paper, made from purchased paper or paperboard
- Padded envelopes manufacturing
- Pads, desk, made from purchased paper
- Paper products, die-cut office supply, made from purchased paper or paperboard
- Pocket folders made from purchased paper or paperboard
- Report covers made from purchased paper or paperboard
- Seed packets made from purchased paper
- Stationery made from purchased paper
- Tablets (e.g., memo, note, writing) made from purchased paper
- Tapes (e.g., adding machine, calculator, cash register) made from purchased paper
- Writing paper and envelopes, boxed sets, made from purchased paper
- Writing paper, cut sheet, made from purchased paper