Analysis
NAICS 33513 is the 2022 NAICS industry for electric lighting equipment manufacturing, part of 3351 (Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing). Census lists 105 example activities under it in the official index.
Census lists 7 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 33632, 33593, 33521 and 32619. 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.
Across its national industries Census lists 105 index entries; typical ones are boudoir lamp fixtures manufacturing, ceiling lighting fixtures, commercial, industrial, and… and arc lighting fixtures (except electrotherapeutic)….
Its more detailed codes are 335131 Residential Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing, 335132 Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing and 335139 Electric Lamp Bulb and Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing.
For example, manufacturing vehicular lighting fixtures are classified in 33632 (Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing) instead.
County Business Patterns publishes no national count for it, either because the code is out of the survey's scope or because the figures are suppressed to protect individual businesses.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing electric lighting fixtures (except vehicular), nonelectric lighting equipment, lamp shades (except glass and plastics), electric light bulbs, tubes, and parts (except glass blanks for electric light bulbs and light emitting diodes (LEDs)), and lighting fixture components (except current-carrying wiring devices).
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing vehicular lighting fixtures | 33632 Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing current-carrying wiring devices for lighting fixtures | 33593 Wiring Device Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing ceiling fans or bath fans with integrated lighting fixtures | 33521 Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing plastics lamp shades | 32619 Other Plastics Product Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing glassware and glass parts for lighting fixtures, including glass blanks for electric light bulbs | 32721 Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing light emitting diodes (LEDs) | 33441 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing signaling devices that incorporate electric light bulbs, such as traffic and railway signals | 33429 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing |
Index entries (105)
- Boudoir lamp fixtures manufacturing
- Ceiling lighting fixtures, commercial, industrial, and institutional, manufacturing
- Arc lighting fixtures (except electrotherapeutic), electric, manufacturing