2022 NAICS national industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
332992 Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
NAICS 332992 is the US industry code for small arms ammunition manufacturing. This U.S.
- Code
- 332992 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
- Part of
- All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 1,300 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 20200, 25210, 25290 (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 small arms ammunition.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Manufacturing ammunition (except small arms) are classified in U.S. Industry 332993, Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing blasting and detonating caps and safety fuses are classified in Industry 325920, Explosives Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing fireworks are classified in U.S. Industry 325998, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing.
Activities listed under 332992
The Census index assigns these 19 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Ammunition, small arms (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), manufacturing
- BB shot manufacturing
- Blank cartridges (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less) manufacturing
- Bullet jackets and cores (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less) manufacturing
- Cartridge cases for ammunition (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less) manufacturing
- Cartridges (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less) manufacturing
- Cores, bullet (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), manufacturing
- Jackets, bullet (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), manufacturing
- Paper shells (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less) manufacturing
- Pellets, air rifle and pistol, manufacturing
- Percussion caps (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), ammunition, manufacturing
- Shells, small arms (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), manufacturing
- Shot, BB, manufacturing
- Shot, lead, manufacturing
- Shot, pellet, manufacturing
- Shot, steel, manufacturing
- Shotgun shells manufacturing
- Small arms ammunition (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less) manufacturing
- Wads, ammunition, manufacturing
SBA size standard for 332992
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 332992, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,300 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: 1709, 2029, 2520), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 20200Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical productsUK SIC
- 25210Manufacture of central heating radiators and boilersUK SIC
- 25290Manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metalUK SIC
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.