Analysis
NAICS 327212 is the 2022 national industry for other pressed and blown glass and glassware manufacturing, part of 32721 (Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing). Census lists 40 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 12% and employment fell 21%. 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.
County Business Patterns counts 376 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 10,738 people at an average annual payroll of $65,768 per employee (44th percentile of national industries). 53% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Census lists 5 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 327211, 327213, 327993 and 327215. 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 ashtrays, glass, made in glass making plants, blanks for electric light bulbs, glass, made in glass…, blanks, ophthalmic lens and optical glass, made in glass… and blocks, glass, made in glass making plants, among 40 in all.
Its goods appear in 131 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 7013 (glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet…), 7004 (drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not…) and 7019 (glass fibers (including glass wool) and articles thereof…). 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 glass by melting silica sand or cullet and making pressed, blown, or shaped glass or glassware (except glass packaging containers).
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing flat glass | 327211 Flat Glass Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing glass packaging containers | 327213 Glass Container Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing glass wool (i.e., fiberglass) insulation | 327993 Mineral Wool Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing glassware from purchased glass | 327215 Glass Product Manufacturing Made of Purchased Glass |
| Manufacturing fiber optic cable from purchased fiber optic strand | 335921 Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing |
Index entries (40)
- Ashtrays, glass, made in glass making plants
- Blanks for electric light bulbs, glass, made in glass making plants
- Blanks, ophthalmic lens and optical glass, made in glass making plants
- Blocks, glass, made in glass making plants
- Bricks, glass, made in glass making plants
- Christmas tree ornaments, glass, made in glass making plants
- Cooking utensils, glass and glass ceramic, made in glass making plants
- Cooking ware made in glass making plants
- Decorative glassware made in glass making plants
- Electron tube parts, glass blanks, made in glass making plants
- Fibers, glass, textile, made in glass making plants
- Fruits, artificial, made in glass making plants
- Glass blanks for electric light bulbs made in glass making plants
- Glass fiber, optical, made in glass making plants
- Glass fiber, textile type, made in glass making plants
- Glass fiber, unsheathed, made in glass making plants
- Glass making and blowing by hand
- Glass products (except packaging containers) made in a glass making plants
- Glass, automotive, made in glass making plants
- Glassware for industrial, scientific, and technical use made in glass making plants
- Glassware for lighting fixtures made in glass making plants
- Glassware, art, decorative, and novelty made in glass making plants
- Industrial glassware and glass products, pressed or blown, made in glass making plants
- Insulators, electrical, glass, made in glass making plants
- Laboratory glassware (e.g., beakers, test tubes, vials) made in glass making plants
- Lamp shades made in glass making plants
- Lens blanks, optical and ophthalmic, made in glass making plants
- Medical glassware made in glass making plants
- Ornaments, Christmas tree, glass, made in glass making plants
- Ovenware, glass, made in glass making plants
- Photomask blanks, glass, made in glass making plants
- Scientific glassware, pressed or blown, made in glass making plants
- Stemware, glass, made in glass making plants
- Tableware made in glass making plants
- Teakettles, glass and glass ceramic, made in glass making plants
- Technical glassware and glass products, pressed or blown, made in glass making plants
- Textile glass fibers made in glass making plants
- Vacuum tube blanks, glass, made in glass making plants
- Vases, glass, made in glass making plants
- Yarn, fiberglass, made in glass making plants