334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and/or assembling electronic computers, such as mainframes, personal computers, workstations, laptops, and computer servers. Computers can be analog, digital, or hybrid. Digital computers, the most common type, are devices that do all of the following: (1) store the processing program or programs and the data immediately necessary for the execution of the program; (2) can be freely programmed in accordance with the requirements of the user; (3) perform arithmetical computations specified by the user; and (4) execute, without human intervention, a processing program that requires the computer to modify its execution by logical decision during the processing run. Analog computers are capable of simulating mathematical models and contain at least analog, control, and programming elements. The manufacture of computers includes the assembly or integration of processors, coprocessors, memory, storage, and input/output devices into a user-programmable final product.

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 digital telecommunications switches, and local area network and wide area network communication equipment, such as bridges, routers, and gateways are classified in Industry 334210, Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing blank magnetic and optical recording media are classified in Industry 334610, Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media.
• Manufacturing machinery or equipment that incorporates electronic computers for operation or control purposes and embedded control applications are classified in the Manufacturing sector based on the classification of the complete machinery or equipment.
• Manufacturing internal, loaded, printed circuit board devices, such as sound, video, controller, and network interface cards; internal and external computer modems; and semiconductor storage devices, such as memory chips are classified in Industry 33441, Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing other parts, such as casings, stampings, cable sets, and switches, for computers are classified in the Manufacturing sector based on their associated production processes.
• Retailing computers with on-site assembly are classified in Industry 449210, Electronics and Appliance Retailers.

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

Activities listed under 334111

The Census index assigns these 14 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Analog computers manufacturing
• Computer servers manufacturing
• Computers manufacturing
• Digital computers manufacturing
• Hybrid computers manufacturing
• Laptop computers manufacturing
• Mainframe computers manufacturing
• Microcomputers manufacturing
• Minicomputers manufacturing
• Notebook computers manufacturing
• Personal computers manufacturing
• Portable computers manufacturing
• Tablet computers manufacturing
• Workstations, computer, manufacturing

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 334111

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 334111, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,250 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: 2620), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 26200Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipmentUK SIC

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

Similar codes to compare

• 334112Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
• 334118Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing