NAICS Code 33281 — Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities

NAICS Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 3 direct sub-codes.

Code33281
TitleCoating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities
LevelNAICS Industry (5-digit)
EditionNAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) heat treating metals and metal products; (2) enameling, lacquering, and varnishing metals and metal products; (3) hot dip galvanizing metals and metal products; (4) engraving, chasing, or etching metals and metal products (except jewelry; personal goods carried on or about the person, such as compacts and cigarette cases; precious metal products (except precious plated flatware and other plated ware); and printing plates); (5) powder coating metals and metal products; (6) electroplating, plating, anodizing, coloring, and finishing metals and metal products; and (7) providing other metal surfacing services for the trade. Establishments in this industry coat, engrave, and heat treat metals and metal formed products fabricated elsewhere. Included in this industry are establishments that perform these processes on other materials, such as plastics, in addition to metals.

Where 33281 sits in the hierarchy

LevelCodeTitle
Sector31-33Manufacturing
Subsector332Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Industry Group3328Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities
NAICS Industry33281Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities

Codes under 33281

CodeTitle
332811Metal Heat Treating
332812Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
332813Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring

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Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.