2022 NAICS national industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
324191 Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
NAICS 324191 is the US industry code for petroleum lubricating oil and grease manufacturing. This U.S.
- Code
- 324191 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
- Part of
- Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 900 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 19201, 19209 (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 U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in blending or compounding refined petroleum to make lubricating oils and greases and/or re-refining used petroleum lubricating oils.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
Activities listed under 324191
The Census index assigns these 13 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Brake fluids, petroleum, made from refined petroleum
- Cutting oils made from refined petroleum
- Greases, petroleum lubricating, made from refined petroleum
- Grinding oils, petroleum, made from refined petroleum
- Hydraulic fluids, petroleum, made from refined petroleum
- Lubricating oils and greases, petroleum, made from refined petroleum
- Motor oils, petroleum, made from refined petroleum
- Oils, lubricating petroleum, made from refined petroleum
- Oils, petroleum lubricating, re-refining used
- Petroleum lubricating oils made from refined petroleum
- Re-refining used petroleum lubricating oils
- Rust arresting petroleum compounds made from refined petroleum
- Transmission fluids, petroleum, made from refined petroleum
SBA size standard for 324191
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 324191, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 900 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: 1920), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 19201Mineral oil refiningUK SIC
- 19209Other treatment of petroleum products (excluding petrochemicals manufacture)UK SIC
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.