337127 Institutional Furniture Manufacturing

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing institutional-type furniture (e.g., library, school, theater, and church furniture). Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing general purpose hospital, laboratory, and dental furniture (e.g., tables, stools, and benches). The furniture may be made on a stock or custom basis and may be assembled or unassembled (i.e., knockdown).

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 specialized hospital furniture (e.g., hospital beds, operating tables) are classified in U.S. Industry 339113, Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing specialized dental furniture (e.g., dental chairs) are classified in U.S. Industry 339114, Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing wood or plastics laminated on wood kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, and countertops (except freestanding) are classified in Industry 337110, Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing.
• Installing modular furniture systems are classified in Industry 238390, Other Building Finishing Contractors.
• Manufacturing office-type furniture and/or office or store fixtures are classified in Industry 33721, Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing.
• Repairing or refinishing furniture are classified in Industry 811420, Reupholstery and Furniture Repair.

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

Activities listed under 337127

The Census index assigns these 32 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Benches, park-type (except concrete, stone), manufacturing
• Benches, public building-type, manufacturing
• Benches, work, manufacturing
• Bleacher seating manufacturing
• Bowling center furniture manufacturing
• Cafeteria furniture manufacturing
• Cafeteria tables and benches manufacturing
• Chairs, barber, beauty shop (i.e., hydraulic), manufacturing
• Chairs, portable folding, auditorium-type, manufacturing
• Chairs, stacking, auditorium-type, manufacturing
• Church furniture (except concrete, stone) manufacturing
• Drafting tables and boards manufacturing
• Drawing tables and boards, artist's, manufacturing
• Furniture, factory-type (e.g., cabinets, stools, tool stands, work benches), manufacturing
• Furniture, institutional, manufacturing
• Furniture, laboratory-type (e.g., benches, cabinets, stools, tables), manufacturing
• Furniture, public building (e.g., church, library, school, theater), manufacturing
• Furniture, restaurant-type, manufacturing
• Institutional furniture manufacturing
• Laboratory-type furniture (e.g., benches, cabinets, stools, tables) (except dental) manufacturing
• Lunchroom tables and chairs manufacturing
• Pews, church, manufacturing
• Prison bed manufacturing
• Religious furniture manufacturing
• Restaurant furniture (e.g., carts, chairs, foodwagons, tables) manufacturing
• School furniture manufacturing
• Ship furniture manufacturing
• Stadium seating manufacturing
• Theater seating manufacturing
• Tool stands, factory, manufacturing
• Tray trucks, restaurant, manufacturing
• Work benches manufacturing

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 337127

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 337127, 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: 3100, 3250), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 32500Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and suppliesUK SIC

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

Similar codes to compare

• 337121Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
• 337122Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing
• 337126Household Furniture (except Wood and Upholstered) Manufacturing