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

NAICS 325130 — Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing

Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing

NAICS 325130 is the national industry code for synthetic dye and pigment manufacturing establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of 1,050 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: 1,050 View full SBA standard

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

manufacturing animal or bone black, carbon and lamp black pigments (See 325189 All other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing (CAN))
manufacturing paint (See 325510 Paint and coating manufacturing)
manufacturing printing ink (See 325910 Printing ink manufacturing)
manufacturing toners for photocopiers, laser printers and similar electrostatic printing devices (See 32599 All other chemical product manufacturing)
manufacturing wood or coal tar distillation products used as dyeing materials (See 325190 Other basic organic chemical manufacturing (MEX))

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

chrome pigments (i.e., chrome green, chrome orange, chrome yellow), manufacturing colour pigments, inorganic (except bone, carbon and lamp black), manufacturing dyes, inorganic and synthetic organic, manufacturing food colouring, synthetic, manufacturing inorganic pigments (except carbon, bone and lamp black), manufacturing litharge, manufacturing titanium based pigments, manufacturing toners (except electrostatic, photographic), manufacturing

Complete Index of Activities (62 recognized activities) ▼

acid dyes, synthetic organic, manufacturing

anthraquinone dyes, manufacturing

antimony based pigments, manufacturing

arsenic-based pigments, manufacturing

azine dyes, manufacturing

azo dyes, manufacturing

barytes based pigments, manufacturing

blanc fixe (i.e., barium sulfate, precipitated), manufacturing

ceramic colours, manufacturing

chrome pigments (i.e., chrome green, chrome orange, chrome yellow), manufacturing

colour lakes and toners (i.e., organic pigments), manufacturing

colour pigments, inorganic (except bone, carbon and lamp black), manufacturing

copper based pigments, manufacturing

direct dyes, manufacturing

disperse dyes, manufacturing

dyes, inorganic and synthetic organic, manufacturing

dyes, inorganic, manufacturing

dyes, synthetic organic, manufacturing

eosine dyes, manufacturing

ferric oxide pigments, manufacturing

fluorescent dyes, manufacturing

food colouring, synthetic, manufacturing

inorganic pigments (except carbon, bone and lamp black), manufacturing

iron based pigments, manufacturing

lakes (i.e., organic pigments), manufacturing

lead based pigments, manufacturing

lead pigments, manufacturing

litharge, manufacturing

lithopone, manufacturing

metallic pigments, inorganic, manufacturing

methyl violet toners, manufacturing

mineral colours and pigments, manufacturing

mordant dyes, manufacturing

nitroso dyes, manufacturing

ochre pigments, manufacturing

organic pigments, dyes, lakes and toners, manufacturing

pararosaniline dyes, manufacturing

peacock blue lake, manufacturing

pearl essence pigment, synthetic, manufacturing

persian orange lake, manufacturing

phosphomolybdic acid lakes and toners, manufacturing

phosphotungstic acid lakes and toners, manufacturing

phthalocyanine pigments, manufacturing

pigment, scarlet lake, manufacturing

pigments (except animal black, bone black), organic, manufacturing

pigments (except bone, carbon and lamp black), inorganic, manufacturing

prussian blue pigments, manufacturing

satin white pigments, manufacturing

scarlet 2 r lake, manufacturing

sienna pigments, manufacturing

solvent dyes, manufacturing

stains, biological, manufacturing

stilbene dyes, manufacturing

titanium based pigments, manufacturing

toners (except electrostatic, photographic), manufacturing

ultramarine pigments, manufacturing

umber, manufacturing

vat dyes, synthetic, manufacturing

vermilion pigments, manufacturing

white extender pigments (e.g., barytes, blanc fixe, whiting), manufacturing

whiting, manufacturing

zinc based pigments, manufacturing

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/