NAICS 326130

Overview

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the federal standard for classifying business establishments to support statistical collection, analysis, and publication across the U.S. economy. Developed under the Office of Management and Budget with Canada and Mexico, NAICS replaced SIC in 1997 and is revised every five years; the current vintage is 2022. ¹
NAICS 326130 covers establishments primarily engaged in laminating plastics plate and sheet (except packaging) and other plastics shapes (e.g., rod). The lamination process typically bonds or impregnates profiles with plastics resins and compresses them under heat; packaging laminations are excluded. ²

What this NAICS covers

• Lamination of plastics plate and sheet for non-packaging uses. ²
• Lamination of plastics rods and other profile shapes. ²
• Bonding or impregnating plastics profiles with resins followed by compression under heat. ²
• Production of multi-layer plastics sheet or shapes classified here when not primarily for packaging. ²
• Laminating plastics sheet as part of creating plates, sheets, or shapes rather than films or bags. ²

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Key exclusions and boundary notes

• Manufacturing plastics film, unlaminated sheet, or bags is classified in NAICS 32611, not in 326130. ²
• Coating or laminating non-plastics film, sheet, or bags with plastics is classified in NAICS 32222. ²
• Packaging-focused plastics film and sheet activities fall under NAICS 326112; unlaminated non-packaging film and sheet fall under NAICS 326113. ²

Frequently asked questions

• What activities define NAICS 326130?
  Establishments laminate plastics plate, sheet (except packaging), and shapes (e.g., rods) by bonding or impregnating with resins and compressing under heat. Packaging laminations are out of scope; those are classified elsewhere. ²

• How does 326130 differ from 326112 and 326113?
  326112 covers packaging film and sheet; 326113 covers unlaminated film and sheet (non-packaging). 326130 covers the lamination of plastics plate, non-packaging sheet, and shapes. ²

• Are coatings or laminations onto paper or other non-plastics captured here?
  No. Coating or laminating paper or other non-plastics film, sheet, or bags with plastics falls under NAICS 32222, not 326130. ²

• Which PSC often aligns to purchases of laminated plastics plate, sheet, or shapes?
  Agencies frequently categorize plastics fabricated materials under PSC 9330, which is defined in the PSC Manual as “Plastic Fabricated Materials.” ⁵

• Where can official 2022-basis statistics for NAICS 326130 be found?
  The Census Bureau’s Economic Census Manufacturing tables provide industry data organized by NAICS; 2022 NAICS is the current standard used for these releases. ⁴

Useful resources

• G2X — NAICS 326130 overview
• U.S. Census Bureau — NAICS 2022 official definition for 326130. ²
• U.S. Census Bureau — Implementation of the 2022 NAICS (review cycle and adoption timeline). ³
• U.S. Census Bureau — Economic Census Manufacturing data tables. ⁴

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau — About Industry: NAICS background and update history (including 2022). https://www.census.gov/topics/employment/industry-occupation/about/industry.html
2. U.S. Census Bureau — NAICS 2022 Search: 326130 Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing. https://www.census.gov/naics/?input=326130&year=2022&details=326130
3. U.S. Census Bureau — Implementation of the 2022 NAICS (review cycle and adoption timeline). https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/naics/2022/implementation-timeline.html
4. U.S. Census Bureau — Economic Census by Industry (Manufacturing tables). https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/tables/industry.html
5. PSC Manual — 9330 Plastic Fabricated Materials (official PSC tool). https://psctool.us/psc/9330