NAICS 332811: Metal heat treating
NAICS 332811 is the industry code for metal heat treating. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for manufacturing and start your application when you are ready.
What 332811 covers
This code covers businesses that heat treat metal parts for others, such as annealing, hardening, tempering, carburizing and nitriding, usually as a service to manufacturers.
Included in this code
- Hardening and tempering
- Annealing
- Carburizing and nitriding
- Vacuum heat treating
- Induction hardening
- Cryogenic treating
Not this code
- Metal coating and plating: see 332813 Electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring
- Heat treating in steel mills: see 331110 Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing
- Industrial furnace manufacturing: see 333994 Industrial process furnace and oven manufacturing
Businesses that use 332811
Financing for this trade
Heat treaters finance furnaces and quench systems with equipment loans and use lines of credit for receivables from manufacturers. Lenders look at energy costs, certifications such as Nadcap and customer diversity.
Apply for funding with AIIs 332811 the right code for a metal heat treating company?
Yes, if you heat treat metal parts for other companies as a service. Plating, anodizing and polishing belong in 332813, and coatings like powder coat belong in 332812. Manufacturers that heat treat their own products in house keep the code for the product they make.
What is the SBA size standard for 332811?
Under 13 CFR 121.201, a business classified under NAICS 332811 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 heat treating shops finance furnaces?
Furnaces are long lived and costly, so shops finance them with equipment loans or roll them into SBA 504 or 7(a) loans with the building. A revolving line covers receivables from manufacturing customers. Lenders look at energy costs, Nadcap or similar certifications and the mix of customers.
What does NAICS 332811 cover?
Metal heat treating. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 31-33 Manufacturing, 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing, 3328 Coating, engraving, heat treating, and allied activities, 33281 Coating, engraving, heat treating, and allied activities.
What financing do NAICS 332811 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 332811?
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.