2022 NAICS national industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
339115 Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing
NAICS 339115 is the US industry code for ophthalmic goods manufacturing. This U.S.
- Code
- 339115 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing
- Part of
- Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 1,000 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 32500 (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 ophthalmic goods. Examples of products made by these establishments are prescription eyeglasses (except grinding lenses in a retail setting), contact lenses, sunglasses, eyeglass frames, reading glasses made to standard powers, and protective eyewear.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Manufacturing intraocular lenses are classified in U.S. Industry 339113, Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing molded glass lens blanks are classified in U.S. Industry 327212, Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing molded plastics lens blanks are classified in U.S. Industry 326199, All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing.
- Retailing and grinding prescription eyeglasses are classified in Industry 456130, Optical Goods Retailers.
Activities listed under 339115
The Census index assigns these 12 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Contact lenses manufacturing
- Eyeglass frames (i.e., fronts and temples), ophthalmic, manufacturing
- Eyes, glass and plastics, manufacturing
- Goggles (e.g., industrial, safety, sun, underwater) manufacturing
- Lens coating, ophthalmic
- Lens grinding, ophthalmic (except in retail stores)
- Lens mounts, ophthalmic, manufacturing
- Lens polishing, ophthalmic
- Lenses, ophthalmic, manufacturing
- Magnifiers, corrective vision-type, manufacturing
- Sunglasses and goggles manufacturing
- Temples and fronts (i.e., eyeglass frames), ophthalmic, manufacturing
SBA size standard for 339115
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 339115, 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: 3250), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
Similar codes to compare
Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.