Analysis
NAICS 32629 is the 2022 NAICS industry for other rubber product manufacturing, part of 3262 (Rubber Product Manufacturing). Census lists 43 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 1,022 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 59,572 people at an average annual payroll of $59,902 per employee (32nd percentile of national industries). 21% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 3 codes at this level within Rubber Product Manufacturing, with 58.2% of them.
Census lists 7 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 32621, 32622, 31332 and 33999. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Across its national industries Census lists 43 index entries; typical ones are extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods manufacturing and balloons, rubber, manufacturing.
Its goods appear in 50 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 4016 (other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber), 4008 (plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of…) and 6406 (parts of footwear (including uppers whether or not attached…). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing rubber products (except tires, hoses, and belting) from natural and synthetic rubber.
Illustrative Examples:
Birth control devices (e.g., diaphragms, prophylactics) manufacturing Latex foam rubber manufacturing Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., molded, extruded, lathe-cut) manufacturing Reclaiming rubber from waste and scrap Rubber balloons manufacturing Rubber bands manufacturing Rubber floor mats (e.g., door, bath) manufacturing Rubber hair care products (e.g., combs, curlers) manufacturing Rubber tubing manufacturing
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing tires and inner tubes | 32621 Tire Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing rubber hoses and belting | 32622 Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing |
| Rubberizing fabric | 31332 Fabric Coating Mills |
| Manufacturing rubber gaskets, packing, and sealing devices | 33999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing rubber gloves | 33911 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing rubber clothing accessories (e.g., bathing caps) | 31599 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing rubber toys | 33993 Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing |
Index entries (43)
- Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods manufacturing
- Balloons, rubber, manufacturing