NAICS 327213: Glass container manufacturing
NAICS 327213 is the industry code for glass container manufacturing. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for manufacturing and start your application when you are ready.
What 327213 covers
This code covers plants that make glass containers for packaging, such as bottles for beer, wine, spirits and soft drinks, and jars for food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Included in this code
- Beer, wine and spirits bottles
- Food jars
- Pharmaceutical vials and bottles
- Cosmetic and fragrance bottles
Not this code
- Plastic bottles: see 326160 Plastics bottle manufacturing
- Glass tableware: see 327212 Other pressed and blown glass and glassware manufacturing
- Bottle wholesaling: see 424130 Industrial and personal service paper merchant wholesalers
Businesses that use 327213
Financing for this trade
Container glass plants fund furnaces and forming machines with large term loans and equipment financing, and run asset based lines on receivables from beverage and food packers. Lenders look at supply contracts, energy costs and furnace life.
Apply for funding with AIIs 327213 the right code for a glass bottle or jar manufacturer?
Yes, if you manufacture glass bottles, jars or vials for packaging. Plastic bottles belong in 326160 and drinking glasses in 327212. Companies that decorate or print on purchased bottles may fit 327215, and bottle distributors serving breweries use a wholesale code. When your work spans two codes, choose the one tied to your largest revenue line and use it consistently on tax and loan forms.
What is the SBA size standard for 327213?
Under 13 CFR 121.201, a business classified under NAICS 327213 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 do lenders look at for glass container plants?
Lenders focus on long term supply agreements with brewers, wineries and food packers, the remaining life of each furnace, and natural gas cost exposure. Financing is usually a mix of term debt for furnaces and forming machines and an asset based line for receivables and finished inventory.
What does NAICS 327213 cover?
Glass container manufacturing. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 31-33 Manufacturing, 327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing, 3272 Glass and glass product manufacturing, 32721 Glass and glass product manufacturing.
What financing do NAICS 327213 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 327213?
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.