2022 NAICS national industry in sector 23 Construction

236210 Industrial Building Construction

NAICS 236210 is the US industry code for industrial building construction. It covers establishments primarily responsible for the construction (including new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs) of industrial buildings (except warehouses).

Code
236210 (2022 NAICS)
Title
Industrial Building Construction
Part of
Nonresidential Building Construction
SBA small business limit
Average annual receipts up to $45 million
Closest UK SIC
42910, 42990, 43910, 43991 and 1 more (details)

Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily responsible for the construction (including new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs) of industrial buildings (except warehouses). The construction of selected additional structures, whose production processes are similar to those for industrial buildings (e.g., incinerators, cement plants, blast furnaces, and similar nonbuilding structures), is included in this industry. Included in this industry are industrial building general contractors, industrial building for-sale builders, industrial building design-build firms, and industrial building construction management firms.

Examples Census gives

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 236210

The Census index assigns these 45 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 236210

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 236210, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $45 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 4100, 4290, 4390), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.