Analysis
NAICS 326299 is the 2022 national industry for all other rubber product manufacturing, part of 32629 (Other Rubber Product Manufacturing). Census lists 40 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 650 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 32,409 people at an average annual payroll of $62,898 per employee (39th percentile of national industries). 23% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 2 codes at this level within Other Rubber Product Manufacturing, with 63.6% of them.
Census lists 9 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 32621, 326220, 336612 and 326291. 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.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include balloons, rubber, manufacturing, bath mats, rubber, manufacturing, birth control devices (i.e., diaphragms, prophylactics)… and brushes, rubber, manufacturing, among 40 in all.
Its goods appear in 49 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 U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing rubber products (except tires; hoses and belting; and molded, extruded, and lathe-cut rubber goods for mechanical applications (except rubber tubing)) from natural and synthetic rubber. Establishments manufacturing rubber tubing made from natural and synthetic rubber, regardless of process used, are included in this industry.
Illustrative Examples:
Birth control devices (i.e., diaphragms, prophylactics) manufacturing Latex foam rubber 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 and rebuilding tires | 32621 Tire Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing rubber hoses and belting | 326220 Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing heavy-duty inflatable rubber boats | 336612 Boat Building |
| Molding, extruding, and lathe-cutting rubber to manufacture rubber goods (except tubing) for mechanical applications | 326291 Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use |
| Rubberizing fabrics | 313320 Fabric Coating Mills |
| Manufacturing rubber gasket, packing, and sealing devices | 339991 Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing rubber toys | 339930 Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing rubber gloves | 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing rubber clothing accessories (e.g., bathing caps) | 315990 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing |
Index entries (40)
- Balloons, rubber, manufacturing
- Bath mats, rubber, manufacturing
- Birth control devices (i.e., diaphragms, prophylactics) manufacturing
- Brushes, rubber, manufacturing
- Combs, rubber, manufacturing
- Condom manufacturing
- Curlers, hair, rubber, manufacturing
- Diaphragms (i.e., birth control device), rubber, manufacturing
- Doormats, rubber, manufacturing
- Erasers, rubber or rubber and abrasive combined, manufacturing
- Floor mats (e.g., bath, door), rubber, manufacturing
- Footwear parts (e.g., heels, soles, soling strips), rubber, manufacturing
- Fuel bladders, rubber, manufacturing
- Grips and handles, rubber, manufacturing
- Grommets, rubber, manufacturing
- Hair care products (e.g., combs, curlers), rubber, manufacturing
- Hairpins, rubber, manufacturing
- Hot water bottles, rubber, manufacturing
- Latex foam rubber manufacturing
- Latex foam rubber products manufacturing
- Mattress protectors, rubber, manufacturing
- Mattresses, air, rubber, manufacturing
- Nipples and teething rings, rubber, manufacturing
- Pacifiers, rubber, manufacturing
- Pipe bits and stems, tobacco, hard rubber, manufacturing
- Prophylactics manufacturing
- Rafts, swimming pool-type, rubber inflatable, manufacturing
- Reclaiming rubber from waste or scrap
- Rods, hard rubber, manufacturing
- Rolls and roll coverings, rubber (e.g., industrial, papermill, painters', steelmill) manufacturing
- Roofing (i.e., single ply rubber membrane) manufacturing
- Rubber bands manufacturing
- Rubber tubing manufacturing
- Sheeting, rubber, manufacturing
- Shoe and boot parts (e.g., heels, soles, soling strips), rubber, manufacturing
- Spatulas, rubber, manufacturing
- Sponges, rubber, manufacturing
- Stair treads, rubber, manufacturing
- Stoppers, rubber, manufacturing
- Thread, rubber (except fabric covered), manufacturing