2022 NAICS national industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing

325520 Adhesive Manufacturing

NAICS 325520 is the US industry code for adhesive manufacturing. It covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing adhesives, glues, and caulking compounds.

Code: 325520 (2022 NAICS)
Title: Adhesive Manufacturing
Part of: Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing
SBA small business limit: Up to 550 employees
Closest UK SIC: 20200 (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 adhesives, glues, and caulking compounds.

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 asphalt and tar roofing cements from purchased asphaltic materials are classified in U.S. Industry 324122, Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing.
Manufacturing gypsum based caulking compounds are classified in Industry 327420, Gypsum Product Manufacturing.

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

Activities listed under 325520

The Census index assigns these 16 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing
Caulking compounds (except gypsum base) manufacturing
Cement, rubber, manufacturing
Construction adhesives (except asphalt, gypsum base) manufacturing
Dextrin glues manufacturing
Epoxy adhesives manufacturing
Glues (except dental) manufacturing
Joint compounds (except gypsum base) manufacturing
Mucilage adhesives manufacturing
Pastes, adhesive, manufacturing
Pipe sealing compounds manufacturing
Plumbers' putty manufacturing
Rubber cements manufacturing
Sealing compounds for pipe threads and joints manufacturing
Starch glues manufacturing
Tile adhesives manufacturing

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 325520

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 325520, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 550 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: 2022, 2029), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

20200Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical productsUK SIC

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

Similar codes to compare

325510Paint and Coating Manufacturing

Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.