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NAICS 326160: Plastics bottle manufacturing

NAICS 326160 is the industry code for plastics bottle manufacturing. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for manufacturing and start your application when you are ready.

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What 326160 covers

This code covers plants that make plastic bottles by blow molding, including PET beverage bottles, HDPE jugs and containers for personal care, household and industrial liquids.

Included in this code

  • PET beverage bottles
  • HDPE milk and juice jugs
  • Personal care and cosmetic bottles
  • Industrial chemical bottles
  • Preforms for blow molding

Not this code

Businesses that use 326160

PET bottle blow molderDairy jug producerCustom cosmetic bottle maker

Financing for this trade

Bottle makers finance blow molding and injection stretch machines with equipment loans and run asset based lines on resin and receivables. Lenders look at beverage and consumer goods customer concentration and resin pass through.

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Is 326160 the right code for a plastic bottle manufacturer?

Yes, if you blow mold plastic bottles or jugs, or make the preforms for them. Caps and closures are classified under 326199, glass bottles under 327213 and metal cans under 332431. In plant bottling operations of beverage companies usually keep the beverage code.

What is the SBA size standard for 326160?

Under 13 CFR 121.201, a business classified under NAICS 326160 is small if it averages no more than 1,250 employees, counting affiliates, over the prior 24 months. SBA uses that number for loan eligibility and federal agencies use it for small business set asides. A firm above it can still qualify for SBA 7(a) and 504 loans under the alternative standard of $15 million tangible net worth and $5 million average net income.

What financing helps plastic bottle makers grow?

Adding a blow molding cell is usually financed with equipment loans, sometimes tied to a supply contract with a beverage or consumer goods customer. An asset based line covers resin and receivables. SBA 504 loans are often used when the business buys or expands its plant.

What does NAICS 326160 cover?

Plastics bottle manufacturing. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 31-33 Manufacturing, 326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing, 3261 Plastics product manufacturing, 32616 Plastics bottle manufacturing.

What financing do NAICS 326160 businesses use?

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

Where do I put NAICS 326160?

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.