Analysis
NAICS 33299 is the 2022 NAICS industry for all other fabricated metal product manufacturing, part of 3329 (Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing). Census lists 249 example activities under it in the official index.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 2 codes at this level within Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, with 81.9% of them.
Census lists 12 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 33211, 33221, 3323 and 3324. 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.
County Business Patterns counts 5,151 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 169,000 people at an average annual payroll of $72,613 per employee (56th percentile of national industries). 40% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Across its national industries Census lists 249 index entries; typical ones are annular ball bearings manufacturing, ammunition, small arms (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or…, adapters, bombcluster, manufacturing and aircraft artillery manufacturing.
Its goods appear in 224 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 8482 (ball or roller bearings, and parts thereof), 9305 (parts and accessories of articles of headings 9301 to 9304) and 9303 (other firearms and similar devices which operate by the…). 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 fabricated metal products (except forgings and stampings, cutlery and handtools, architectural and structural metal products, boilers, tanks, shipping containers, hardware, spring and wire products, machine shop products, turned products, screws, nuts and bolts, and metal valves).
Illustrative Examples:
Ammunition manufacturing Ball and roller bearing manufacturing Enameled iron and metal sanitary ware manufacturing Fabricated pipe and pipe fittings made from purchased metal pipe Foil containers (except bags) manufacturing Industrial pattern manufacturing Metal safes manufacturing Portable metal ladders manufacturing Small arms and other ordnance manufacturing Steel wool manufacturing
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing forgings, stampings, and powder metallurgy parts | 33211 Forging and Stamping |
| Manufacturing cutlery and handtools | 33221 Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing architectural and structural metals | 3323 Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing boilers, tanks, and shipping containers | 3324 Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing hardware and safe and vault locks | 33251 Hardware Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing spring and wire products | 33261 Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing |
| Coating, engraving, heat treating, and allied activities | 33281 Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities |
| Manufacturing plain bearings | 33361 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing military tanks | 33699 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing guided missiles | 33641 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing cast iron pipe and fittings | 33151 Ferrous Metal Foundries |
| Manufacturing pipe system fittings (except cast iron couplings and couplings made from purchased pipe) and metal aerosol spray nozzles | 33291 Metal Valve Manufacturing |
Index entries (249)
- Annular ball bearings manufacturing
- Ammunition, small arms (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), manufacturing
- Adapters, bombcluster, manufacturing
- Aircraft artillery manufacturing
- Bends, pipe, made from purchased metal pipe
- Aluminum freezer foil not made in rolling mills