322219 Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in converting paperboard into paperboard containers (except corrugated, solid fiber, and folding paperboard boxes) without manufacturing paperboard.

Examples Census gives

• Fiber cans and drums (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of any material) made from purchased paperboard
• Milk cartons made from purchased paper or paperboard
• Sanitary food containers (except folding) made from purchased paper or paperboard
• Setup (i.e., not shipped flat) boxes made from purchased paperboard

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:

• Manufacturing sanitary food containers of solely plastics materials are classified in Industry Group 3261, Plastics Product Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing paperboard and converting paperboard into containers are classified in Industry 322130, Paperboard Mills.
• Manufacturing corrugated and solid fiber boxes are classified in U.S. Industry 322211, Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing folding paperboard boxes (except corrugated or laminated solid fiber boxes) are classified in U.S. Industry 322212, Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing egg cartons, food trays, and other food containers from molded pulp are classified in U.S. Industry 322299, All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing.

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

Activities listed under 322219

The Census index assigns these 22 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Bobbins, fiber, made from purchased paperboard
• Boxes, sanitary food (except folding), made from purchased paper or paperboard
• Boxes, setup (i.e., not shipped flat), made from purchased paperboard
• Cartons, milk, made from purchased paper or paperboard
• Composite cans (i.e., foil-fiber and other combinations) manufacturing
• Cones (e.g., winding yarn, string, ribbon, cloth), fiber, made from purchased paperboard
• Cores (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of any material), fiber, made from purchased paperboard
• Fiber cans and drums (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of any material) made from purchased paperboard
• Fiber drums made from purchased paperboard
• Fiber spools, reels, blocks made from purchased paperboard
• Fiber tubes made from purchased paperboard
• Food containers, sanitary (except folding), made from purchased paper or paperboard
• Mailing cases and tubes, paper fiber (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of any material), made from purchased paperboard
• Milk cartons made from purchased paper or paperboard
• Paper cups made from purchased paper or paperboard
• Paper dishes (e.g., cups, plates) made from purchased paper or paperboard
• Paper plates made from purchased paper or paperboard
• Sanitary food containers (except folding) made from purchased paper or paperboard
• Setup (i.e., not shipped flat) boxes made from purchased paperboard
• Shoe boxes, setup, made from purchased paperboard
• Vulcanized fiber products made from purchased paperboard
• Wastebaskets, fiber made from purchased paperboard

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 322219

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 322219, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,000 employees. Check your business.

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

Similar codes to compare

• 322211Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
• 322212Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing