31-33 Manufacturing

323111 Commercial Printing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in commercial printing (except screen printing, books printing) without publishing (except grey goods printing). The printing processes used in this industry include, but are not limited to, lithographic, gravure, flexographic, letterpress, engraving, and various digital printing technologies. This industry includes establishments engaged in commercial printing on purchased stock materials, such as stationery, invitations, labels, and similar items, on a job-order basis. Establishments primarily engaged in traditional printing activities combined with document photocopying services (i.e., quick printers) or primarily engaged in printing graphical materials using digital printing equipment are included in this industry.

Screen printing on purchased stock materials (except books, grey goods, and manifold business forms) are classified in U.S. Industry 323113, Commercial Screen Printing;

Printing on grey goods are classified in Industry 313310, Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills;

Printing books and pamphlets are classified in U.S. Industry 323117, Books Printing;

Manufacturing printed stationery, invitations, labels, and similar items are classified in Subsector 322, Paper Manufacturing;

Manufacturing and printing advertising specialties are classified in the Manufacturing sector according to the products made;

Providing photocopying service on photocopy equipment without performing traditional printing activities are classified in U.S. Industry 561439, Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops).

Printing and publishing, known as publishers are classified in Subsector 511, Publishing Industries (except Internet).

323113 Commercial Screen Printing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in screen printing without publishing (except books, grey goods, and manifold business forms). This industry includes establishments engaged in screen printing on purchased stock materials, such as stationery, invitations, labels, and similar items, on a job-order basis. Establishments primarily engaged in printing on apparel and textile products, such as T-shirts, caps, jackets, towels, and napkins, are included in this industry.

Printing on grey goods are classified in Industry 313310, Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills;

Printing books and pamphlets are classified in U.S. Industry 323117, Books Printing;

Printing manifold business forms including checkbooks are classified in U.S. Industry 323111, Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books);

Manufacturing printed stationery, invitations, labels, and similar items are classified in Subsector 322, Paper Manufacturing;

Manufacturing and printing advertising specialties are classified in the Manufacturing sector according to the products made.

Printing and publishing, known as publishers are classified in Subsector 511, Publishing Industries (except Internet).

323117 Books Printing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in printing or printing and binding books and pamphlets without publishing.

Printing and publishing, known as publishers are classified in Subsector 511, Publishing Industries (except Internet).

Binding books without printing in the same establishment are classified in Industry 323120, Support Activities for Printing.

323120 Support Activities for Printing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing prepress and postpress services in support of printing activities. Prepress services may include such things as platemaking, typesetting, trade binding, and sample mounting. Postpress services include such things as book or paper bronzing, die cutting, edging, embossing, folding, gilding, gluing, and indexing.

Engraving on metal are classified in U.S. Industry 332812, Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers;

Manufacturing photosensitive plates for printing are classified in U.S. Industry 325992, Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing;

Manufacturing blank plates (except photosensitive plates) for printing are classified in U.S. Industry 333244, Printing Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing.

Printing books or printing and binding books are classified in U.S. Industry 323117, Books Printing.