325220 Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing cellulosic (e.g., rayon, acetate) and noncellulosic (e.g., nylon, polyolefin, polyester) fibers and filaments in the form of monofilament, filament yarn, staple, or tow or (2) manufacturing and texturizing cellulosic and noncellulosic fibers and filaments.

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:

• Texturizing cellulosic and noncellulosic fibers and filaments made elsewhere are classified in Industry 313110, Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills.
• Manufacturing textile glass fibers are classified in U.S. Industry 327212, Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing.

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

Activities listed under 325220

The Census index assigns these 49 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Acetate fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Acrylic fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Acrylonitrile fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Anidex fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Casein fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Cellophane film or sheet manufacturing
• Cellulosic fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Cellulosic filament yarn manufacturing
• Cellulosic staple fibers manufacturing
• Cigarette tow, cellulosic fiber, manufacturing
• Elastomeric fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Fibers and filaments, cellulosic, manufacturing and texturizing
• Fibers and filaments, noncellulosic, manufacturing and texturizing
• Fluorocarbon fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Linear esters fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Manmade cellulosic fibers manufacturing
• Manmade noncellulosic fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Modacrylic fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Nitrocellulose fibers manufacturing
• Noncellulosic fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Noncellulosic filament yarn manufacturing
• Noncellulosic staple fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Nylon fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Olefin fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Organic noncellulosic fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Polyester fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Polyolefin fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Polyvinyl ester fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Polyvinylidene chloride (i.e., saran) fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Protein fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Rayon fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Regenerated cellulosic fibers manufacturing
• Saran (i.e., polyvinylidene chloride) fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Soybean fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Spandex fiber, filaments, and yarn manufacturing
• Texturizing cellulosic yarn made in the same establishment
• Texturizing noncellulosic yarn made in the same establishment
• Throwing cellulosic yarn made in the same establishment
• Throwing noncellulosic yarn made in the same establishment
• Triacetate fibers and yarns manufacturing
• Vinyl fibers and filaments manufacturing
• Vinylidene chloride fiber and filament manufacturing
• Viscose fibers, bands, strips, and yarn manufacturing
• Yarn, cellulosic filament, manufacturing
• Yarn, cellulosic filament, manufacturing and texturizing
• Yarn, noncellulosic fiber and filament, manufacturing
• Yarn, noncellulosic fiber and filament, manufacturing and texturizing
• Zein fibers and filaments manufacturing

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 325220

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 325220, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,050 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: 2030, 2220), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 20301Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealantsUK SIC
• 20302Manufacture of printing inkUK SIC

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