Analysis
NAICS 33261 is the 2022 NAICS industry for spring and wire product manufacturing, part of 3326 (Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing). Census lists 74 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 1,051 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 34,731 people at an average annual payroll of $61,524 per employee (36th percentile of national industries). 24% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
Across its national industries Census lists 74 index entries; typical ones are automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal… and automobile skid chains made from purchased wire.
Its goods appear in 100 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 7314 (cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and…), 7312 (stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the…) and 7315 (chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
It splits into 2 more detailed codes. The largest by establishments is 332618 (Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing) with 710.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 33451, 331 and 33592. 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.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing steel springs by forming, such as cutting, bending, and heat winding, metal rod or strip stock and/or (2) manufacturing wire springs and fabricated wire products from wire drawn elsewhere (except watch and clock springs).
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing watch and clock springs from purchased wire | 33451 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
| Drawing wire and manufacturing wire products | 331 Primary Metal Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing nonferrous insulated wire from wire drawn elsewhere | 33592 Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing |
Index entries (74)
- Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing
- Automobile skid chains made from purchased wire