332510 Hardware Manufacturing

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing metal hardware, such as metal hinges, metal handles, keys, and locks (except coin- or card-operated, time locks).

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:

• Manufacturing bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, washers, hose clamps, and turnbuckles are classified in U.S. Industry 332722, Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing nails and spikes from wire drawn elsewhere are classified in U.S. Industry 332618, Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing metal furniture parts (except hardware) are classified in U.S. Industry 337215, Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing.
• Drawing wire and manufacturing nails and spikes are classified in Subsector 331, Primary Metal Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing pole line and transmission hardware are classified in U.S. Industry 335932, Noncurrent-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing coin- or card-operated locking mechanisms are classified in Industry 333310, Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing time locks are classified in U.S. Industry 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing fireplace fixtures and equipment, traps, handcuffs and leg irons, ladder jacks, and other like metal products are classified in U.S. Industry 332999, All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing fire hose nozzles and metal hose couplings (except fluid power) are classified in U.S. Industry 332919, Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing automotive luggage racks and utility racks are classified in Industry 336390, Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing.

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

Activities listed under 332510

The Census index assigns these 23 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Aircraft hardware, metal, manufacturing
• Appliance hardware, metal, manufacturing
• Automobile hardware, metal, manufacturing
• Brackets (i.e., builder's hardware-type), metal, manufacturing
• Builder's hardware, metal, manufacturing
• Cabinet hardware, metal, manufacturing
• Casket hardware, metal, manufacturing
• Casters, furniture, metal manufacturing
• Casters, industrial, metal, manufacturing
• Dead bolts, metal, manufacturing
• Door locks, metal, manufacturing
• Door opening and closing devices (except electrical), metal, manufacturing
• Furniture hardware, metal, manufacturing
• Gun trigger locks, metal, manufacturing
• Hinges, metal, manufacturing
• Key blanks, metal, manufacturing
• Locks (except coin- or card-operated, time locks), metal, manufacturing
• Luggage hardware, metal, manufacturing
• Marine hardware, metal, manufacturing
• Motor vehicle hardware, metal, manufacturing
• Padlocks, metal, manufacturing
• Piano hardware, metal, manufacturing
• Suitcase hardware, metal, manufacturing

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 332510

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 332510, 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: 2593), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 25930Manufacture of wire products, chain and springsUK SIC

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