335929 Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing insulated wire and cable of nonferrous metals from purchased wire.

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 cable sets consisting of insulated wire and various connectors for electronic applications are classified in U.S. Industry 334419, Other Electronic Component Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing extension cords, appliance cords, and similar electrical cord sets from purchased insulated wire are classified in U.S. Industry 335999, All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing.
• Drawing and insulating copper wire in the same establishment are classified in Industry 331420, Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying.
• Drawing and insulating aluminum wire in the same establishment are classified in U.S. Industry 331318, Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding.
• Drawing nonferrous wire (except copper and aluminum) are classified in U.S. Industry 331491, Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding.

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

Activities listed under 335929

The Census index assigns these 4 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Cable, nonferrous, insulated, or armored, made from purchased nonferrous wire
• Coaxial cable, nonferrous, made from purchased nonferrous wire
• Communications wire and cable, nonferrous, made from purchased nonferrous wire
• Insulating purchased nonferrous wire

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 335929

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 335929, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,000 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: 2732), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 27320Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cablesUK SIC

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

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