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

NAICS 332510 — Hardware Manufacturing

Hardware Manufacturing

NAICS 332510 is the national industry code for hardware 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

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

manufacturing coin-operated locks (See 333310 Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing (CAN))
manufacturing electrical door opening and closing devices (See 335990 All other electrical equipment and component manufacturing (CAN))
manufacturing time locks (See 334512 Measuring, medical and controlling devices manufacturing (CAN))

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

builders' hardware, metal, manufacturing furniture hardware, metal, manufacturing hinges, metal, manufacturing key blanks, manufacturing locks (except coin-operated and time), manufacturing luggage hardware, metal, manufacturing marine hardware, metal, manufacturing motor vehicle hardware, metal, manufacturing

Complete Index of Activities (25 recognized activities) ▼

aircraft hardware, metal, manufacturing

appliance hardware, metal, manufacturing

brackets, builders' hardware type, metal, manufacturing

builders' hardware, metal, manufacturing

cabinet hardware, metal, manufacturing

casket hardware, metal, manufacturing

casters, furniture, manufacturing

casters, industrial, manufacturing

dead bolts, manufacturing

door locks, manufacturing

door opening and closing devices (except electrical), manufacturing

furniture hardware, metal, manufacturing

gun trigger locks, manufacturing

hinges, metal, manufacturing

key blanks, manufacturing

locks (except coin-operated and time), manufacturing

luggage hardware, metal, manufacturing

marine hardware, metal, manufacturing

motor vehicle hardware, metal, manufacturing

mounting hardware for TV's, security cameras and monitors, manufacturing

padlocks, manufacturing

piano hardware, metal, manufacturing

railway rolling stock hardware, manufacturing

safe and vault locks (except time), manufacturing

suitcase hardware, metal, 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/