2022 NAICS national industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
332431 Metal Can Manufacturing
NAICS 332431 is the US industry code for metal can manufacturing. This U.S.
- Code
- 332431 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Metal Can Manufacturing
- Part of
- Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 1,500 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 25990 (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 metal cans, lids, and ends.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
Activities listed under 332431
The Census index assigns these 13 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Aerosol cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- Aluminum cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- Beer cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- Can lids and ends, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- Cans, aluminum, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- Cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- Cans, steel, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- Lids and ends, can, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- Metal cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- Soft drink cans manufacturing
- Soup cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- Steel cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- Tin plate cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
SBA size standard for 332431
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 332431, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,500 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: 2599), 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.