NAICS 2022 nationalIndustry USA Verified: Census NAICS 2022 · 2026-01-01

NAICS 322130 — Paperboard Mills

Paperboard Mills

NAICS 322130 is the national industry code for paperboard mills establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of 1,250 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: 1,250 View full SBA standard

Official Inclusions

manufacturing paperboard in combination with pulp manufacture or paperboard converting

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

manufacturing particle board (See 321216 Particle board and fibreboard mills (CAN))
manufacturing plywood (See 32121 Veneer, plywood and engineered wood product manufacturing)

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

cardboard stock, manufacturing corrugated boxes, made in paperboard mills paperboard products (e.g., containers), made in paperboard mills

Complete Index of Activities (25 recognized activities) ▼

binders' board, manufacturing

boxboard paperboard stock, manufacturing

bristol board stock, manufacturing

cardboard stock, manufacturing

chipboard (i.e., paperboard) stock, manufacturing

coated, laminated or treated paperboard, made in paperboard mills

container board stock, manufacturing

containers (e.g., boxes), made in paperboard mills

corrugated boxes, made in paperboard mills

corrugated paperboard or containers made in paperboard mills

corrugating medium, manufacturing

folding boxboard stock, manufacturing

folding boxes, made in paperboard mills

leatherboard (i.e., paperboard-based), manufacturing

liner board, manufacturing

manufacturing paperboard in combination with pulp manufacture or paperboard converting

milk carton board, made in paperboard mills

paperboard mills (except building board mills), manufacturing

paperboard products (e.g., containers), made in paperboard mills

pulp and paperboard combined, manufacturing

sanitary paper goods made in paperboard mills

set-up boxboard stock, manufacturing

shoe board, manufacturing

stationery products, made in paperboard mills

wet machine board mills

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022
Issuing authority	U.S. Census Bureau with OMB, Statistics Canada, and INEGI
Tax authority	Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Purpose	Statistical business classification and federal contracting (SAM.gov, SBA standards)
Used in	SAM.gov registration, SBA size determinations, IRS tax classification, SEC EDGAR (via SIC crosswalk)
Active since	2022 (current edition)
Hierarchy level	Sector (2-digit)
Source	https://www.census.gov/naics/