326160 Plastics Bottle Manufacturing

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing plastics bottles.

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:

• Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing plastics containers (except bottles) and plastics bottle caps are classified in U.S. Industry 326199, All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing.

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

Activities listed under 326160

The Census index assigns these 1 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Bottles, plastics, manufacturing

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 326160

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 326160, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,250 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: 2220), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 22210Manufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profilesUK SIC
• 22220Manufacture of plastic packing goodsUK SIC
• 22230Manufacture of builders ware of plasticUK SIC
• 22290Manufacture of other plastic productsUK SIC

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

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