322220 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) cutting and coating paper and paperboard; (2) cutting and laminating paper, paperboard, and other flexible materials (except plastics film to plastics film); (3) manufacturing bags, multiwall bags, sacks of paper, metal foil, coated paper, laminates, or coated combinations of paper and foil with plastics film; (4) manufacturing laminated aluminum and other converted metal foils from purchased foils; and (5) surface coating paper or 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 paper from pulp are classified in Industry 322120, Paper Mills.
• Manufacturing textile bags are classified in Industry 314910, Textile Bag and Canvas Mills.
• Manufacturing single wall and multiwall plastics bags are classified in U.S. Industry 326111, Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing plastics to plastics packaging laminations are classified in U.S. Industry 326112, Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing unsupported plastic film are classified in U.S. Industry 326113, Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing photographic sensitized paper from purchased paper are classified in U.S. Industry 325992, Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, Chemical, and Copy Toner Manufacturing.
• Printing on purchased packaging materials are classified in Industry 32311, Printing, based on the printing process used.
• Manufacturing foil cookware, dinnerware, and other semi-rigid metal containers are classified in U.S. Industry 332999, All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing.
• Making aluminum and aluminum foil are classified in Industry 33131, Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing.
• Cutting purchased aluminum foil into smaller lengths and widths are classified in U.S. Industry 332999, All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing.

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

Activities listed under 322220

The Census index assigns these 42 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Adhesive tape (except medical) made from purchased materials
• Bags (except plastics only) made by laminating or coating combinations of purchased plastics, foil and paper
• Bags, coated paper, made from purchased paper
• Bags, foil, made from purchased foil
• Bags, multiwall, made from purchased uncoated paper
• Bags, paper, uncoated, made from purchased paper
• Bags, uncoated paper, made from purchased paper
• Book paper made by coating purchased paper
• Book paper, coated, made from purchased paper
• Cardboard, laminated or surface coated, made from purchased paperboard
• Chipboard, laminated or surface coated, made from purchased paperboard
• Coated board made from purchased paperboard
• Coating purchased papers for nonpackaging applications (except photosensitive paper)
• Coating purchased papers for packaging applications
• Duct tape made from purchased materials
• Flexible packaging sheet materials made by coating or laminating purchased paper
• Flexible packaging sheet materials made by laminating purchased foil
• Foil bags made from purchased foil
• Foil sheet, laminating purchased foil sheets for packaging applications
• Gift wrap made from purchased materials
• Grocers' bags and sacks made from purchased uncoated paper
• Groundwood paper, coated, made from purchased paper
• Gummed paper products (e.g., labels, sheets, tapes) made from purchased paper
• Laminating foil for flexible packaging applications
• Laminating purchased foil sheets for nonpackaging applications
• Laminating purchased paperboard
• Laminating purchased papers for nonpackaging applications
• Laminating purchased papers for packaging applications
• Leatherboard (i.e., paperboard based) made from purchased paperboard
• Masking tape made from purchased paper
• Milk carton board stock made from purchased paperboard
• Paper bags, coated, made from purchased paper
• Paper bags, uncoated, made from purchased paper
• Paperboard, pasted, lined, laminated, or surface coated, made from purchased paperboard
• Pressure sensitive paper and tape (except medical) made from purchased materials
• Sacks, multiwall, made from purchased uncoated paper
• Slitting adhesive-type tapes other than medical types for the trade
• Surface coating purchased paperboard
• Tapes, pressure sensitive (e.g., cellophane, masking), gummed, made from purchased paper or other materials
• Wallpaper made from purchased papers or other materials
• Waxed paper for nonpackaging applications made from purchased paper
• Waxed paper for packaging applications made from purchased paper

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 322220

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 322220, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 750 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: 1399, 1701, 1702, 1709, 2220, 2420, 2599), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 13990Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c.UK SIC
• 24200Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steelUK SIC
• 25990Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.UK SIC

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

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