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322212

NAICS 322212 — Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing

Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing

NAICS 322212 is the national industry code for folding paperboard box manufacturing establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of 750 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: 750 View full SBA standard

Related industries in 32221 (Paperboard Container Manufacturing)

View parent 32221

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

  • manufacturing milk cartons (See 322219 Other paperboard container manufacturing (US))
  • manufacturing paperboard and converting it into folding boxes (See 322130 Paperboard mills (US))

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

cartons, folding (except milk), made from purchased paperboard folding boxes (except corrugated), made from purchased paperboard folding containers (except corrugated), made from purchased paperboard

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/

NAICS hierarchy path

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Cross-references & crosswalks

SBA size standard description

Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing

Changes to receipts-based standard: [object Object]

Trade codes using this NAICS

These Schedule B export codes explicitly reference NAICS 322212 in the Census trade classification files.

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