Analysis
NAICS 334310 is the 2022 national industry for audio and video equipment manufacturing, part of 33431 (Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing). Census lists 30 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 17% and employment rose 22%. 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 539 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 10,977 people at an average annual payroll of $78,457 per employee (67th percentile of national industries). 50% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include amplifiers (e.g., auto, home, musical instrument, public…, automobile radio receivers manufacturing, camcorders manufacturing and car stereos manufacturing, among 30 in all.
Its goods appear in 141 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 8528 (monitors and projectors, not incorporating television…), 8527 (reception apparatus for radiobroadcasting, whether or not…) and 8519 (sound recording or reproducing apparatus). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
Census lists 4 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 333310, 33441, 334290 and 334220. 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 manufacturing electronic audio and video equipment for home entertainment, motor vehicles, and public address and musical instrument amplification. Examples of products made by these establishments are digital video recorders, televisions, stereo equipment, speaker systems, household-type video cameras, jukeboxes, and amplifiers for musical instruments and public address systems.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing photographic (i.e., still and motion picture) equipment | 333310 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing phonograph needles and cartridges | 33441 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing auto theft alarms or video-based stadium displays | 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing mobile radios, such as citizens band and FM transceivers for household or motor vehicle uses; studio and broadcast video cameras; and cable decoders and satellite television equipment | 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing |
Index entries (30)
- Amplifiers (e.g., auto, home, musical instrument, public address) manufacturing
- Automobile radio receivers manufacturing
- Camcorders manufacturing
- Car stereos manufacturing
- Clock radios manufacturing
- Coin- or card-operated jukebox manufacturing
- Compact disc players (e.g., automotive, household-type) manufacturing
- Digital video disc players manufacturing
- DVD (digital video disc) players manufacturing
- E-book readers (i.e., dedicated) manufacturing
- Home stereo systems manufacturing
- Home tape recorders and players (e.g., cartridge, cassette, reel) manufacturing
- Home theater audio and video equipment manufacturing
- Jukeboxes manufacturing
- Loudspeakers manufacturing
- Microphones (except broadcast and studio equipment) manufacturing
- Personal audio and video headsets, including virtual reality headsets, manufacturing
- Portable stereo systems manufacturing
- Projection television manufacturing
- Public address systems and equipment manufacturing
- Radio headphones manufacturing
- Radio receiving sets manufacturing
- Speaker systems manufacturing
- Tape players and recorders, household-type, manufacturing
- Television (TV) sets manufacturing
- TV (television) sets manufacturing
- VCR (video cassette recorder) manufacturing
- Video cameras, household-type, manufacturing
- Video cassette recorders (VCR) manufacturing
- Video projectors, household-type, manufacturing