Analysis
NAICS 326291 is the 2022 national industry for rubber product manufacturing for mechanical use, part of 32629 (Other Rubber Product Manufacturing). Census lists 3 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 372 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 27,163 people at an average annual payroll of $56,327 per employee (27th percentile of national industries). 17% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Other Rubber Product Manufacturing, with 36.4% of them.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods manufacturing, mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded)… and rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut….
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 8% and employment fell 16%. 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 goods appear in 1 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 4016 (other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing rubber goods (except tubing) for mechanical applications, using the processes of molding, extruding or lathe-cutting. Products of this industry are generally parts for motor vehicles, machinery, and equipment.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing rubber tubing from natural and synthetic rubber or in manufacturing rubber products for mechanical applications using processes other than molding, extruding or lathe-cutting | 326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing |
Index entries (3)
- Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods manufacturing
- Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded) manufacturing
- Rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded), manufacturing