Analysis
NAICS 339113 is the 2022 national industry for surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing, part of 33911 (Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing). Census lists 84 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 1,804 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 93,937 people at an average annual payroll of $87,910 per employee (76th percentile of national industries). 37% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Census lists 6 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 339112, 339114, 337127 and 334510. 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 adhesive tape, medical, manufacturing, arch supports, orthopedic, manufacturing, artificial limbs manufacturing and autoclaves, laboratory-type (except dental), manufacturing, among 84 in all.
Its goods appear in 49 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 6115 (panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery…), 3005 (wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example…) and 4015 (articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including…). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
For example, manufacturing medical, surgical, ophthalmic, and veterinary instruments and apparatus (except electrotherapeutic, electromedical, and irradiation apparatus) are classified in 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing surgical appliances and supplies. Examples of products made by these establishments are orthopedic devices, prosthetic appliances, surgical dressings, crutches, surgical sutures, personal industrial safety devices (except protective eyewear), hospital beds, and operating room tables.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing medical, surgical, ophthalmic, and veterinary instruments and apparatus (except electrotherapeutic, electromedical, and irradiation apparatus) | 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing dental equipment, dental supplies, dental laboratory apparatus, and specialized dental laboratory furniture (e.g., dental chairs) | 339114 Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing general purpose hospital, laboratory, and/or dental furniture (e.g., stools, tables, benches) | 337127 Institutional Furniture Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing electronic hearing aids | 334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing industrial protective eyewear | 339115 Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing sporting goods helmets and protective equipment | 339920 Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing |
Index entries (84)
- Adhesive tape, medical, manufacturing
- Arch supports, orthopedic, manufacturing
- Artificial limbs manufacturing
- Autoclaves, laboratory-type (except dental), manufacturing
- Bandages and dressings, surgical and orthopedic, manufacturing
- Beds, hospital, manufacturing
- Biohazard protective clothing and accessories manufacturing
- Blood testing apparatus, laboratory-type, manufacturing
- Bulletproof vests manufacturing
- Bunsen burners manufacturing
- Cervical collars manufacturing
- Clean room suits and accessories manufacturing
- Colostomy appliances manufacturing
- Corn remover and bunion pad manufacturing
- Corsets, surgical, manufacturing
- Cotton and cotton balls, absorbent, manufacturing
- Cotton tipped applicators manufacturing
- Crutches and walkers manufacturing
- Depressors, tongue, manufacturing
- Drapes, surgical, disposable, manufacturing
- Dressings, surgical, manufacturing
- Dryers, laboratory-type, manufacturing
- Elastic hosiery, orthopedic, manufacturing
- Firefighting suits and accessories manufacturing
- First-aid, snake bite, or burn kits manufacturing
- Foot appliances, orthopedic, manufacturing
- Furniture, hospital, specialized (e.g., hospital beds, operating room furniture), manufacturing
- Gas masks manufacturing
- Gauze, surgical, made from purchased fabric
- Gloves, rubber (e.g., electrician's, examination, household-type, surgeon's), manufacturing
- Gynecological supplies and appliances manufacturing
- Hard hats manufacturing
- Helmets (except athletic), safety (e.g., motorized vehicle crash helmets, space helmets), manufacturing
- Hosiery, orthopedic support, manufacturing
- Hospital beds manufacturing
- Hospital furniture, specialized (e.g., hospital beds, operating room furniture)
- Hydrotherapy equipment manufacturing
- Implants, surgical, manufacturing
- Incubators, infant, manufacturing
- Incubators, laboratory-type, manufacturing