2022 NAICS national industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
316210 Footwear Manufacturing
NAICS 316210 is the US industry code for footwear manufacturing. It covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing footwear (except orthopedic extension footwear).
- Code
- 316210 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Footwear Manufacturing
- Part of
- Footwear Manufacturing
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 1,000 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 15200 (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 engaged in manufacturing footwear (except orthopedic extension footwear).
Examples Census gives
- Athletic shoes manufacturing
- Ballet slippers manufacturing
- Cleated athletic shoes manufacturing
- Shoes, children's and infants' (except orthopedic extension), manufacturing
- Shoes, men's (except orthopedic extension), manufacturing
- Shoes, women's (except orthopedic extension), manufacturing
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing orthopedic extension footwear are classified in U.S. Industry 339113, Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing.
Activities listed under 316210
The Census index assigns these 89 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Arctics, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Arctics, rubber or rubber soled fabric, manufacturing
- Athletic shoes manufacturing
- Athletic shoes, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Athletic shoes, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Ballet slippers manufacturing
- Beach sandals, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Beach sandals, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Boots, dress and casual, children's and infants', manufacturing
- Boots, dress and casual, men's, manufacturing
- Boots, dress and casual, women's, manufacturing
- Boots, hiking, children's and infants', manufacturing
- Boots, hiking, men's, manufacturing
- Boots, hiking, women's, manufacturing
- Boots, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Boots, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Canvas shoes, plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Canvas shoes, rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Casual shoes, children's and infants', manufacturing
- Casual shoes, men's, manufacturing
- Casual shoes, women's, manufacturing
- Children's shoes (except orthopedic extension) manufacturing
- Cleated athletic shoes manufacturing
- Climbing shoes, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Climbing shoes, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Dress shoes, children's and infants', manufacturing
- Dress shoes, men's, manufacturing
- Dress shoes, women's, manufacturing
- Footholds, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Footholds, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Footwear, athletic, manufacturing
- Footwear, children's (except orthopedic extension), manufacturing
- Footwear, children's, leather or vinyl upper with rubber or plastics soles, manufacturing
- Footwear, men's (except orthopedic extension), manufacturing
- Footwear, men's leather or vinyl upper with rubber or plastics soles, manufacturing
- Footwear, plastics or plastics soled fabric uppers, manufacturing
- Footwear, women's (except orthopedic extension), manufacturing
- Footwear, women's leather or vinyl upper with rubber or plastics soles, manufacturing
- Gaiters, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Gaiters, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Galoshes, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Galoshes, rubber, or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Golf shoes, men's cleated, manufacturing
- Golf shoes, women's cleated, manufacturing
- House slippers manufacturing
- House slippers, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- House slippers, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Infant's shoes manufacturing
- Leather footwear manufacturing
- Leather footwear, men's, manufacturing
- Leather footwear, slippers, manufacturing
- Leather footwear, women's, manufacturing
- Leather house slippers manufacturing
- Leather upper athletic footwear manufacturing
- Moccasins manufacturing
- Orthopedic shoes (except extension shoes), children's, manufacturing
- Orthopedic shoes (except extension shoes), men's, manufacturing
- Orthopedic shoes (except extension shoes), women's, manufacturing
- Overshoes, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Overshoes, rubber, or rubber soled fabric, manufacturing
- Pacs, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Pacs, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Protective footwear, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Protective footwear, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Pumps (i.e., dress shoes) manufacturing
- Sandals, children's, manufacturing
- Sandals, men's footwear, manufacturing
- Sandals, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Sandals, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Sandals, women's footwear, manufacturing
- Shoes, athletic, manufacturing
- Shoes, ballet, manufacturing
- Shoes, children's and infant's (except orthopedic extension), manufacturing
- Shoes, cleated or spiked, all materials, manufacturing
- Shoes, men's (except orthopedic extension), manufacturing
- Shoes, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Shoes, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Shoes, theatrical, manufacturing
- Shoes, women's (except orthopedic extension), manufacturing
- Shoes, wooden, manufacturing
- Shower sandals or slippers, rubber, manufacturing
- Slipper socks made from purchased socks
- Slippers, ballet, manufacturing
- Slippers, house, manufacturing
- Socks, slipper, made from purchased socks
- Vinyl upper athletic footwear manufacturing
- Water shoes, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Water shoes, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
- Work shoes manufacturing
SBA size standard for 316210
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 316210, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,000 employees. 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: 1520), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.