Analysis
NAICS 336320 is the 2022 national industry for motor vehicle electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing, part of 33632 (Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing). Census lists 31 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 574 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 60,662 people at an average annual payroll of $61,356 per employee (36th percentile of national industries). 30% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Census lists 5 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 335139, 335910, 335312 and 334290. 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.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include aircraft lighting fixtures manufacturing, alternators and generators for internal combustion engines…, automotive harness and ignition sets manufacturing and automotive lighting fixtures manufacturing, among 31 in all.
Its goods appear in 35 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 8511 (electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used…), 8512 (electrical lighting or signaling equipment (excluding…) and 8539 (electrical filament or discharge lamps, including sealed…). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
For example, manufacturing automotive lamps (i.e., bulbs) are classified in 335139 (Electric Lamp Bulb and Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing) instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and/or rebuilding electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles and internal combustion engines. The products made can be used for all types of transportation equipment (i.e., aircraft, automobiles, trucks, trains, ships) or stationary internal combustion engine applications.
Illustrative Examples:
Alternators and generators for internal combustion engines manufacturing Automotive lighting fixtures manufacturing Coils, ignition, internal combustion engines, manufacturing Distributors for internal combustion engines manufacturing Electrical control chips (modules), motor vehicle, manufacturing Electrical ignition cable sets for internal combustion engines manufacturing Generators for internal combustion engines manufacturing Ignition wiring harness for internal combustion engines manufacturing Instrument control panels (i.e., assembling purchased gauges), automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing Spark plugs for internal combustion engines manufacturing Windshield washer pumps, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing automotive lamps (i.e., bulbs) | 335139 Electric Lamp Bulb and Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing automotive batteries | 335910 Battery Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing electric motors for electric vehicles | 335312 Motor and Generator Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing railway traffic control signals and passenger car alarms | 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing motor vehicle electronic audio and video equipment, including car stereos | 334310 Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing |
Index entries (31)
- Aircraft lighting fixtures manufacturing
- Alternators and generators for internal combustion engines manufacturing
- Automotive harness and ignition sets manufacturing
- Automotive lighting fixtures manufacturing
- Boat and ship lighting fixtures manufacturing
- Coils, ignition, internal combustion engines, manufacturing
- Cruise control mechanisms, electronic, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
- Distributor cap and rotor for internal combustion engines manufacturing
- Distributors for internal combustion engines manufacturing
- Electrical control chips (modules), motor vehicle, manufacturing
- Electrical ignition cable sets for internal combustion engines manufacturing
- Fans, electric cooling, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
- Fuel pumps, electric, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
- Generating apparatus and parts for internal combustion engines manufacturing
- Generators for internal combustion engines manufacturing
- Ignition points and condensers for internal combustion engines manufacturing
- Ignition wiring harness for internal combustion engines manufacturing
- Instrument control panels (i.e., assembling purchased gauges), automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
- Keyless entry systems, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
- Locomotive and railroad car light fixtures manufacturing
- Motors, starter, for internal combustion engines, manufacturing
- Power window and door lock systems, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
- Regulators, motor vehicle voltage for internal combustion engines manufacturing
- Spark plugs for internal combustion engines manufacturing
- Spotlights, vehicular, manufacturing
- Starter and starter parts for internal combustion engines manufacturing
- Vehicular lighting fixtures manufacturing
- Voltage regulators for internal combustion engines manufacturing
- Windshield washer pumps, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
- Windshield wiper systems, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
- Wiring harness and ignition sets for internal combustion engines manufacturing