Powered by LevrNAICS 327110: Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing
NAICS 327110 is the industry code for pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for manufacturing and start your application when you are ready.
What 327110 covers
This code covers makers of pottery, dinnerware, ceramic art, vitreous china plumbing fixtures and technical ceramics such as porcelain electrical insulators.
Included in this code
- Vitreous china toilets and sinks
- Pottery and ceramic dinnerware
- Ceramic art and decorative ware
- Porcelain electrical insulators
- Technical ceramic components
Not this code
- Ceramic wall and floor tile: see 327120 Clay building material and refractories manufacturing
- Plastic plumbing fixtures: see 326191 Plastics plumbing fixture manufacturing
- Paint your own pottery studios: see 611610 Fine arts schools
Businesses that use 327110
Financing for this trade
Ceramic makers finance kilns and molding equipment with equipment loans and use lines of credit for inventory. Smaller studios often use SBA microloans or merchant cash advances. Lenders look at wholesale accounts and energy costs.
Apply for funding with AIIs 327110 the right code for a pottery, ceramics or vitreous china fixture maker?
Yes, if you make pottery, dinnerware, ceramic art or vitreous china fixtures for sale. Ceramic tile belongs in 327120, plastic fixtures in 326191, and studios that mainly teach classes fit 611610. Potters selling mostly at craft fairs can still use 327110. Lenders check that the code on your application matches your tax return, so settle on one and keep it consistent.
What is the SBA size standard for 327110?
Under 13 CFR 121.201, a business classified under NAICS 327110 is small if it averages no more than 1,000 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 do potters and ceramics studios use?
Small studios usually start with an SBA microloan, equipment loan or credit card for kilns and wheels, then add a line of credit as wholesale orders grow. Larger ceramics plants finance kilns and presses with equipment loans and plants with SBA 504 loans. Lenders like steady wholesale accounts.
What does NAICS 327110 cover?
Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 31-33 Manufacturing, 327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing, 3271 Clay product and refractory manufacturing, 32711 Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing.
What financing do NAICS 327110 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 327110?
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.