2022 NAICS national industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
332111 Iron and Steel Forging
NAICS 332111 is the US industry code for iron and steel forging. This U.S.
- Code
- 332111 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Iron and Steel Forging
- Part of
- Forging and Stamping
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 750 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 25910 (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 iron and steel forgings from purchased iron and steel by hammering mill shapes. Establishments making iron and steel forgings and further manufacturing (e.g., machining, assembling) a specific manufactured product are classified in the industry of the finished product. Iron and steel forging establishments may perform surface finishing operations, such as cleaning and deburring, on the forgings they manufacture.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
Activities listed under 332111
The Census index assigns these 12 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- Ferrous forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- Forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- Gun forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- Hammer forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- Horseshoes, ferrous forged, made from purchased iron or steel
- Hot forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- Iron forgings made from purchased iron, unfinished
- Press forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished
- Upset forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
SBA size standard for 332111
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 332111, 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: 2591), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
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.