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NAICS 332313: Plate work manufacturing

NAICS 332313 is the industry code for plate work 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 332313 covers

This code covers businesses that fabricate heavy plate work, such as industrial vessels, hoppers, chutes, flumes and plate structures, typically from steel plate thicker than sheet metal.

Included in this code

  • Fabricated plate vessels and hoppers
  • Industrial chutes and ducts
  • Plate weldments
  • Penstocks and flumes
  • Kettles and vats

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Businesses that use 332313

Heavy plate fabrication shopHopper and chute makerIndustrial weldment fabricator

Financing for this trade

Plate fabricators finance press brakes, rolls, cutting tables and cranes with equipment loans and use lines of credit for steel plate and receivables. Lenders look at backlog and industrial customer concentration.

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Is 332313 the right code for a plate work fabricator?

Yes, if you fabricate heavy plate vessels, hoppers, chutes or weldments. Storage tanks belong in 332420, boilers and heat exchangers in 332410, and lighter gauge sheet metal work in 332322. Fabricators making a mix often choose based on their largest product line.

What is the SBA size standard for 332313?

Under 13 CFR 121.201, a business classified under NAICS 332313 is small if it averages no more than 750 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.

How do plate fabrication shops finance equipment?

Plate rolls, press brakes, plasma tables and overhead cranes are commonly financed with equipment loans, including used equipment. SBA 7(a) and 504 loans help with buildings and acquisitions. A revolving line covers plate purchases and receivables from industrial and energy customers. Having two years of tax returns, interim financials and an equipment list ready shortens the process.

What does NAICS 332313 cover?

Plate work manufacturing. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 31-33 Manufacturing, 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing, 3323 Architectural and structural metals manufacturing, 33231 Plate work and fabricated structural product manufacturing.

What financing do NAICS 332313 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 332313?

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.