334412 Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing bare (i.e., rigid or flexible) printed circuit boards without mounted electronic components. These establishments print, perforate, plate, screen, etch, or photoprint interconnecting pathways for electric current on laminates.

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:

• Loading components onto printed circuit boards or manufacturing loaded printed circuit boards are classified in U.S. Industry 334418, Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing printed circuit laminates are classified in U.S. Industry 334419, Other Electronic Component Manufacturing.

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

Activities listed under 334412

The Census index assigns these 3 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Circuit boards, printed, bare, manufacturing
• Flexible wiring boards, bare, manufacturing
• Printed circuit boards, bare, manufacturing

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 334412

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 334412, 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: 2610), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 26110Manufacture of electronic componentsUK SIC
• 26120Manufacture of loaded electronic boardsUK SIC

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

Similar codes to compare

• 334413Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
• 334416Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing
• 334417Electronic Connector Manufacturing
• 334418Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing
• 334419Other Electronic Component Manufacturing