2022 NAICS industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
32599 All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
NAICS 32599 is the US industry code for all other chemical product and preparation manufacturing. It covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chemical products (except basic chemicals, resins, and synthetic rubber; cellulosic and noncellulosic fibers and filaments; pesticides, fertilizers, and other agricultural chemicals; pharmaceuticals and medicines; paints, coatings, and adhesives; soaps, cleaning compounds, and toilet preparations; printing inks; and explosives).
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chemical products (except basic chemicals, resins, and synthetic rubber; cellulosic and noncellulosic fibers and filaments; pesticides, fertilizers, and other agricultural chemicals; pharmaceuticals and medicines; paints, coatings, and adhesives; soaps, cleaning compounds, and toilet preparations; printing inks; and explosives).
Examples Census gives
- Activated carbon and charcoal manufacturing
- Antifreeze preparations manufacturing
- Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins
- Electronic cigarette vapor liquids, including closed refills, manufacturing
- Industrial salt manufacturing
- Matches and matchbook manufacturing
- Photographic chemicals manufacturing
- Pyrotechnics (e.g., flares, flashlight bombs, signals) manufacturing
- Sugar substitutes (i.e., synthetic sweeteners blended with other ingredients) made from purchased synthetic sweeteners
- Swimming pool chemical preparations manufacturing
- Writing inks manufacturing
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Manufacturing basic chemicals are classified in Industry Group 3251, Basic Chemical Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing resins, synthetic rubber, and artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments are classified in Industry Group 3252, Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing pesticides, fertilizers, and other agricultural chemicals are classified in Industry Group 3253, Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing pharmaceuticals and medicines, including medicinal gelatins (e.g., agar-agar) are classified in Industry Group 3254, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing paints, coatings, and adhesives are classified in Industry Group 3255, Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing soaps and cleaning compounds are classified in Industry Group 3256, Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing printing and inkjet inks are classified in Industry 32591, Printing Ink Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing explosives are classified in Industry 32592, Explosives Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing photographic paper stock (i.e., unsensitized) and paper mats, mounts, easels, and folders for photographic use are classified in Subsector 322, Paper Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing dessert gelatins are classified in Industry 31199, All Other Food Manufacturing.
- Purchasing used toner cartridges and reselling them to manufacturers for remanufacturing are classified in Industry 42393, Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers.
Codes in 32599
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