Analysis
NAICS 332996 is the 2022 national industry for fabricated pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing, part of 33299 (All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing). Census lists 12 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 719 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 28,534 people at an average annual payroll of $66,791 per employee (46th percentile of national industries). 24% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include bends, pipe, made from purchased metal pipe, coils, pipe, made from purchased metal pipe, couplings, pipe, made from purchased metal pipe and fabricated pipe and pipe fittings made from purchased pipe, among 12 in all.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 331511, 332919 and 331210. 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.
For example, manufacturing cast iron pipe and fittings are classified in 331511 (Iron Foundries) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in fabricating, such as cutting, threading, and bending, metal pipes and pipe fittings made from purchased metal pipe.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing cast iron pipe and fittings | 331511 Iron Foundries |
| Manufacturing pipe system fittings (except cast iron couplings and couplings made from purchased pipe) | 332919 Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing welded and seamless steel pipes from purchased steel | 331210 Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel |
Index entries (12)
- Bends, pipe, made from purchased metal pipe
- Coils, pipe, made from purchased metal pipe
- Couplings, pipe, made from purchased metal pipe
- Fabricated pipe and pipe fittings made from purchased pipe
- Manifolds, pipe, made from purchased metal pipe
- Nipples, metal, made from purchased pipe
- Pipe and pipe fittings made from purchased metal pipe
- Pipe couplings made from purchased metal pipe
- Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe
- Pipe headers made from purchased metal pipe
- Tubes made from purchased metal pipe
- Wrought iron or steel pipe and tubing made from purchased metal pipe