Analysis
NAICS 561910 is the 2022 national industry for packaging and labeling services, part of 56191 (Packaging and Labeling Services). Census lists 14 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 19% 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 1,972 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 52,301 people at an average annual payroll of $49,010 per employee (16th percentile of national industries). 45% 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 apparel folding and packaging services, blister packaging services, cosmetic kit assembling and packaging services and folding and packaging services, textile and apparel, among 14 in all.
Census lists 4 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 325998, 488991, 4931 and 115114. 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, providing aerosol packaging services are classified in 325998 (All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing) instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in packaging client-owned materials. The services may include labeling and/or imprinting the package.
Illustrative Examples:
Apparel and textile folding and packaging services Kit assembling and packaging services Blister packaging services Shrink wrapping services Gift wrapping services
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing aerosol packaging services | 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
| Providing packing and crating services incidental to transportation | 488991 Packing and Crating |
| Providing warehousing services, as well as packaging or other logistics services | 4931 Warehousing and Storage |
| Providing packing and crating services for agricultural products | 115114 Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) |
Index entries (14)
- Apparel folding and packaging services
- Blister packaging services
- Cosmetic kit assembling and packaging services
- Folding and packaging services, textile and apparel
- Gift wrapping services
- Kit assembling and packaging services
- Labeling services
- Mounting merchandise on cards
- Packaging services (except packing and crating for transportation)
- Parcel packing services
- Product sterilization and packaging services
- Shrink wrapping services
- Skin blister packaging services
- Textile folding and packaging services