Analysis
NAICS 334418 is the 2022 national industry for printed circuit assembly (electronic assembly) manufacturing, part of 33441 (Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing). Census lists 8 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 861 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 49,932 people at an average annual payroll of $72,951 per employee (57th percentile of national industries). 23% 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 loaded computer boards manufacturing, loading printed circuit boards, memory boards manufacturing and peripheral controller boards manufacturing, among 8 in all.
Its goods appear in 41 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 8529 (parts suitable for use solely or principally with the…), 8473 (parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases…) and 8504 (electrical transformers, static converters (for example…). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 334419, 334412 and 334210. 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 printed circuit laminates are classified in 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in loading components onto printed circuit boards or who manufacture and ship loaded printed circuit boards. Also known as printed circuit assemblies, electronics assemblies, or modules, these products are printed circuit boards that have some or all of the semiconductor and electronic components inserted or mounted and are inputs to a wide variety of electronic systems and devices.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
Index entries (8)
- Loaded computer boards manufacturing
- Loading printed circuit boards
- Memory boards manufacturing
- Peripheral controller boards manufacturing
- Personal computer modems manufacturing
- Plotter controller boards manufacturing
- Printed circuit assemblies manufacturing
- Printed circuit boards loading