Skip to content
Log in Apply
NAICS 238320, industry

NAICS 238320: Painting and wall covering contractors

NAICS 238320 is the industry code for painting and wall covering contractors. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for construction and start your application when you are ready.

Apply for funding with AI

What 238320 covers

Businesses classified here paint and apply wall coverings to buildings and structures, inside and out, including commercial and industrial coatings.

Included in this code

  • Interior and exterior painting
  • Commercial painting
  • Wallpaper and wall covering installation
  • Industrial coatings on structures
  • Bridge painting

Not this code

Businesses that use 238320

Residential painting companyCommercial repaint contractorIndustrial coatings contractor

Financing for this trade

Specialty contractors use equipment loans for vans, sprayers and lifts, working capital lines and invoice factoring to bridge slow pay and retainage, and SBA 7(a) for growth or buyouts. Lenders look at customer deposits, receivables and seasonality.

Apply for funding with AI

Is 238320 the right code for a painting contractor?

Yes, if your business paints buildings or installs wall coverings. The code for painting roads and parking lot lines is 237310. Pick the code that matches the activity earning most of your revenue, and use that same code on your tax return, loan applications and SBA forms so lenders see one consistent picture.

What is the SBA size standard for 238320?

The SBA size standard for 238320 is $19 million in average annual receipts. A business at or under that figure, counting affiliates, is small for SBA loans such as 7(a) and 504 and for federal contracting set asides. Receipts are averaged over the five most recently completed fiscal years.

What financing do painting contractors use?

Specialty contractors use equipment loans for vans, sprayers and lifts, working capital lines and invoice factoring to bridge slow pay and retainage, and SBA 7(a) for growth or buyouts. Lenders look at customer deposits, receivables and seasonality. Lenders that already fund this trade move faster because they know how to read its cash cycle.

What does NAICS 238320 cover?

Painting and wall covering contractors. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 23 Construction, 238 Specialty trade contractors, 2383 Building finishing contractors, 23832 Painting and wall covering contractors.

What financing do NAICS 238320 businesses use?

Equipment financing, working capital, SBA loans and invoice factoring are the products placed most for construction businesses. Start an application and the AI matches the deal to lenders that fund this code.

Where do I put NAICS 238320?

On the SBA loan application, on federal Schedule C or Form 1120, on SAM.gov and state registrations, and on most lender applications. A business can report more than one code; use this one if it describes what produces most of your revenue.