2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

325510 Paint and Coating Manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) mixing pigments, solvents, and binders into paints and other coatings, such as stains, varnishes, lacquers, enamels, shellacs, and water-repellent coatings for concrete and masonry, and/or (2) manufacturing allied paint products, such as putties, paint and varnish removers, paint brush cleaners, and frit.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Manufacturing creosote or turpentine--are classified in U.S. Industry 325194, Cyclic Crude, Intermediate, and Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing caulking compounds and sealants--are classified in Industry 325520, Adhesive Manufacturing; and
  • Manufacturing artists' paints--are classified in Industry 339940, Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
325510   325510   325510   Architectural coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Calcimines manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Dispersions, pigment, manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Dopes, paint, and lacquer manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Driers, paint and varnish, manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Enamel paints manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Epoxy coatings made from purchased resins
325510   325510   325510   Fillers, wood (e.g., dry, liquid, paste), manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Frit manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Glaziers' putty manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Lacquers manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Latex paint (i.e., water based) manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Marine paints manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Motor vehicle paints manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Paint and varnish removers manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Paint thinner and reducer preparations manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Paintbrush cleaners manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Paints (except artist's) manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Paints, emulsion (i.e., latex paint), manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Paints, oil and alkyd vehicle, manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Plastic wood fillers manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Plastisol coating compounds manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Polyurethane coatings manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Powder coatings manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Primers, paint, manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Shellac manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Stains (except biological) manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Varnishes manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Water-repellent coatings for wood, concrete and masonry manufacturing
325510   325510   325510   Wood fillers manufacturing