NAICS 334514

Overview

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the federal statistical standard for classifying business establishments to support the collection and publication of U.S. economic data. Developed under the Office of Management and Budget and first adopted in 1997, NAICS is jointly maintained with Canada and Mexico and is revised every five years; the current vintage is 2022. ¹
U.S. industry 334514 covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing totalizing (registering) fluid meters and counting devices—such as gas and water consumption meters, parking and taxi meters, motor‑vehicle gauges, and fare collection equipment. Boundary notes direct electricity/electrical‑signal meters to 334515 and industrial process measurement/control instruments to 334513. ²

What this NAICS covers

• Gas consumption totalizing meters for utilities and industrial users. ²
• Water consumption registering meters and associated counting devices. ²
• Parking meters and integrated fare/fee collection counting devices. ²
• Taxi meters and other distance/time‑based fare meters. ²
• Motor‑vehicle gauges classed as totalizing/counting devices. ²
• General counting devices designed to register units or events (non‑electrical‑signal characteristics). ²

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Related codes shown above are derived from official NAICS cross‑references. ²

Small business size standard (SBA)

For NAICS 334514, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s small business size standard is 850 employees (effective March 17, 2023). ³

Boundary with adjacent NAICS

• Instruments that measure, display, or control industrial process variables (e.g., pressure, flow, temperature) belong in 334513, not 334514. ²
• Integrating meters and counters for characteristics of electricity and electrical signals are classified in 334515. ²

Frequently asked questions

• What products are explicitly included in NAICS 334514?
  Official examples include gas and water consumption meters, parking and taxi meters, motor‑vehicle gauges, and fare collection equipment. These products are characterized as totalizing (registering) fluid meters and counting devices. ²

• How does 334514 differ from 334513 and 334515?
  334514 covers totalizing fluid meters and counting devices. Instruments for industrial process variables are in 334513; instruments for measuring or testing electrical characteristics are in 334515. ²

• Are installation or calibration services included under 334514?
  NAICS classifies establishments by primary activity; manufacturing codes apply to producers of the covered goods. Service activities like installation or calibration may be classified elsewhere, but specific service‑code placement is not detailed on the NAICS 334514 page. Not specified by official sources. ²

• What is the SBA small business size standard for 334514?
  SBA sets an employee‑based size standard of 850 employees for NAICS 334514, per the Table of Small Business Size Standards effective March 17, 2023. ³

Useful resources

• G2X — NAICS 334514 overview (internal): https://app.g2xchange.com/naics/334514
• U.S. Census — NAICS 334514 industry description and cross‑references. ²
• U.S. Census — Implementation of the 2022 NAICS (overview and timeline). ¹
• SBA — Table of Small Business Size Standards (effective March 17, 2023). ³

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau — The Census Bureau’s Implementation of the 2022 NAICS: https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/naics/2022/implementation-timeline.html
2. U.S. Census Bureau — NAICS 2022 Search: 334514 (industry description and cross‑references): https://www.census.gov/naics/?input=334514&year=2022
3. U.S. Small Business Administration — Table of Small Business Size Standards (PDF, 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