2022 NAICS national industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
326211 Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)
NAICS 326211 is the US industry code for tire manufacturing (except retreading). This U.S.
- Code
- 326211 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)
- Part of
- Tire Manufacturing
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 1,500 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 22110, 22190 (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 manufacturing tires and inner tubes from natural and synthetic rubber.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Establishments primarily engaged in retreading or rebuilding tires are classified in U.S. Industry 326212, Tire Retreading.
Activities listed under 326211
The Census index assigns these 8 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Aircraft tire manufacturing
- Camelback (i.e., retreading material) manufacturing
- Inner tubes manufacturing
- Motor vehicle tires manufacturing
- Retreading materials, tire, manufacturing
- Tire repair materials manufacturing
- Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing
- Tread rubber (i.e., camelback) manufacturing
SBA size standard for 326211
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 326211, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,500 employees. Check your business.
SBA footnote 5: NAICS code 326211 –For Government procurement, a firm is small for bidding on a contract for pneumatic tires within Census NAICS Product Classification codes 3262111 and 3262113, provided that:
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: 2211, 2219), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 22110Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyresUK SIC
- 22190Manufacture of other rubber productsUK 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.