326291 Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing rubber goods (except tubing) for mechanical applications, using the processes of molding, extruding or lathe-cutting. Products of this industry are generally parts for motor vehicles, machinery, and equipment.

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 rubber tubing from natural and synthetic rubber or in manufacturing rubber products for mechanical applications using processes other than molding, extruding or lathe-cutting are classified in U.S. Industry 326299, All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing.

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

Activities listed under 326291

The Census index assigns these 3 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods manufacturing
• Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded) manufacturing
• Rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded), manufacturing

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 326291

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 326291, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 750 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: 2219), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 22190Manufacture of other rubber productsUK SIC

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

Similar codes to compare

• 326299All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing