NAICS 313320

Overview

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the federal standard for classifying business establishments so agencies can collect, analyze, and publish statistics about the U.S. economy. Established by the Office of Management and Budget in 1997 to replace SIC, it was developed jointly by the U.S. Economic Classification Policy Committee, Statistics Canada, and Mexico’s INEGI for cross-country comparability. The current vintage used for federal statistics is 2022.¹

NAICS 313320 covers establishments primarily engaged in coating, laminating, varnishing, waxing, and rubberizing textiles and apparel. The Census Bureau places it within Manufacturing (31–33) under Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills, with dyeing and finishing activities separately classified under NAICS 313310.²

What this NAICS covers

• Coating and impregnating of textile fabrics and apparel (e.g., applying polymer, resin, or rubber compounds).²
• Laminating textile fabrics to other textile or nontextile substrates.²
• Fabric varnishing and waxing operations.²
• Rubberizing of cloth and apparel items.²
• Production of treated or coated fabrics sold as intermediate materials to other manufacturers.²
• Contract coating and laminating performed for fabric converters.²

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Official cross-references indicate close boundaries with the textile finishing industries below.²

Type	Code	Descriptor
NAICS	313310	Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills
NAICS	313311	Broadwoven Fabric Finishing Mills (U.S. industry)
NAICS	313312	Textile and Fabric Finishing (except Broadwoven) Mills (U.S. industry)

Boundary notes and cross-references

• Establishments primarily engaged in dyeing and finishing textiles are classified in NAICS 313310, not NAICS 313320.²
• The finishing industries NAICS 313311 and NAICS 313312 explicitly cross-reference coating and impregnating activities to NAICS 313320.²

SBA small business size standard (for federal contracting)

The SBA small business size standard for NAICS 313320 is 1,000 employees (effective March 17, 2023), per SBA’s Table of Small Business Size Standards.⁴

Frequently asked questions

• What does NAICS 313320 include?

  • It includes fabric coating, laminating, varnishing, waxing, and rubberizing on textiles and apparel. Work may be performed as part of producing coated fabrics or as contract coating for fabric converters. These activities create intermediate materials used in downstream manufactured goods.²

• How is NAICS 313320 different from NAICS 313310?

  • NAICS 313320 covers coating and impregnation processes. NAICS 313310 covers textile finishing, such as bleaching, dyeing, and printing. When coating is the primary activity, classification belongs in 313320, not 313310.²

• What is the current NAICS vintage used in federal economic statistics?

  • The current vintage is 2022. The Census Bureau began publishing 2022 Economic Census results on the 2022 NAICS basis and anticipates full adoption across programs by the end of 2027.³

• Did NAICS 313320 change in the 2022 NAICS update?

  • Not specified by official sources.³

• What size standard applies for small business set-asides under NAICS 313320?

  • SBA’s Table of Small Business Size Standards lists 1,000 employees for NAICS 313320. Contracting officers use this threshold when assigning size standards to solicitations under this code.⁴

Useful resources

• G2X — NAICS 313320 overview
• Census NAICS portal — Introduction and search tools for 2022 NAICS.¹
• Census NAICS page for 313320 with definition and cross-references.²
• Census 2022 NAICS implementation overview and timeline.³

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau — North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) main page and introduction. https://www.census.gov/naics/
2. U.S. Census Bureau — NAICS 313320 Fabric Coating Mills (definition and cross-references), 2022 NAICS. https://www.census.gov/naics/?input=313320&year=2022
3. U.S. Census Bureau — The Census Bureau’s Implementation of the 2022 NAICS (overview, impacts, and timeline). https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/naics/2022/implementation-timeline.html
4. U.S. Small Business Administration — Table of Small Business Size Standards (effective March 17, 2023). https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/Table%20of%20Size%20Standards_Effective%20March%2017%2C%202023%20%282%29.pdf