2022 NAICS national industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
NAICS 332813 is the US industry code for electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring. This U.S.
- Code
- 332813 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
- Part of
- Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 500 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 25920 (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 electroplating, plating, anodizing, coloring, buffing, polishing, cleaning, and sandblasting metals and metal products for the trade. Included in this industry are establishments that perform these processes on other materials, such as plastics, in addition to metals.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Establishments primarily engaged in both fabricating and electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring products are classified in the Manufacturing sector according to the product made.
Activities listed under 332813
The Census index assigns these 15 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade
- Buffing metals and metal products for the trade
- Chrome plating metals and metal products for the trade
- Cleaning and descaling metals and metal products for the trade
- Coloring metals and metal products (except coating) for the trade
- Depolishing metals and metal products for the trade
- Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade
- Gold and silver plating metals and metal products for the trade
- Laminating metals and metal formed products without fabricating
- Pickling metals and metal products for the trade
- Plastic, glass, or other media blasting services
- Plating metals and metal products for the trade
- Polishing metals and metal products for the trade
- Sandblasting metals and metal products for the trade
- Tumbling (i.e., cleaning and polishing) metal and metal products for the trade
SBA size standard for 332813
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 332813, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 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: 2592), 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.