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NAICS code 322120: Paper Mills

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing paper from pulp. These establishments may manufacture or purchase pulp. In addition, the establishments may convert the paper they make. The activity of making paper classifies an establishment into this industry regardless of the output.

SBA small-business size limit
1,250 staff

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The SBA limit is 1,250 employees average number of employees.

What 322120 covers

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Activities listed under 322120

  • Absorbent paper stock manufacturing
  • Asphalt paper made in paper mills
  • Bond paper made in paper mills
  • Book paper, coated, made in paper mills
  • Bristols paper stock manufacturing
  • Building paper stock manufacturing
  • Cigarette paper made in paper mills
  • Construction paper, school and art, made in paper mills
  • Cotton fiber paper stock manufacturing
  • Diapers, disposable, made in paper mills
  • Facial tissues made in paper mills
  • Felts, asphalt, made in paper mills
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  • Glassine wrapping paper made in paper mills
  • Groundwood paper products (e.g., publication and printing paper, tablet stock, wallpaper base) made in newsprint mills
  • Groundwood paper, coated, laminated, or treated in paper mills
  • Groundwood paper, coated, made in paper mills
  • Groundwood paper, newsprint, made in paper mills
  • Kraft paper stock manufacturing
  • Looseleaf fillers and paper made in paper mills
  • Napkins, table, made in paper mills
  • Newsprint mills
  • Newsprint paper, manufacturing
  • Office paper (e.g., computer printer, photocopy, plain paper) made in paper mills
  • Paper manufacturing
  • Paper mills
  • Paper mills, newsprint
  • Paper mills, uncoated groundwood
  • Paper products made in paper mills
  • Paper stock for conversion into paper products (e.g., bag and sack stock, envelope stock, tissue stock, wallpaper stock) manufacturing
  • Paper towels made in paper mills
  • Paper, asphalt, made in paper mills
  • Paper, coated, laminated or treated, made in paper mills
  • Paper, newsprint and uncoated groundwood, manufacturing
  • Pulp and newsprint combined manufacturing
  • Pulp and paper combined manufacturing
  • Pulp mills and groundwood paper, uncoated and untreated, manufacturing
  • Pulp mills producing newsprint paper
  • Pulp mills producing paper
  • Sanitary napkins and tampons made in paper mills
  • Sanitary paper products made in paper mills
  • Sanitary paper stock manufacturing
  • Sanitary products made in paper mills
  • Saturated felts made in paper mills
  • Sheathing paper made in paper mills
  • Tablets (e.g., memo, note, writing) made in paper mills
  • Tar paper, building and roofing, made in paper mills
  • Tissue paper stock manufacturing
  • Toilet paper made in paper mills
  • Towels, paper, made in paper mills
  • Uncoated groundwood paper mills
  • Writing paper made in paper mills

Questions

What is NAICS code 322120?

NAICS 322120 is “Paper Mills”. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing paper from pulp.

What businesses use NAICS code 322120?

Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Absorbent paper stock manufacturing; Asphalt paper made in paper mills; Bond paper made in paper mills; Book paper, coated, made in paper mills; Bristols paper stock manufacturing; and Building paper stock manufacturing.

What is not included in NAICS 322120?

Businesses mainly manufacturing pulp without manufacturing paper are classified in Industry 322110, Pulp Mills; manufacturing paperboard are classified in Industry 322130, Paperboard Mills; and converting paper without manufacturing paper are classified in Industry Group 3222, Converted Paper Product Manufacturing.

What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 322120?

1,250 employees (average over the last 24 months), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.

What is the SIC code for NAICS 322120?

SIC codes 2621 (Paper Mills) and 2611 (Pulp Mills, part), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).

What is the IRS business code for NAICS 322120?

322000 (Paper mfg.) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes. The IRS code covers NAICS 322110–322299.

How do I find government contracts for NAICS 322120?

Federal agencies put a NAICS code on each solicitation in SAM.gov, and some states and cities use NAICS codes too. Add 322120 to your SAM.gov registration and to your bid alerts; PublicBeam emails new bids for the codes you choose every morning.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS (public domain). PublicBeam is independent and not affiliated with the Census Bureau or any agency. Always check the NAICS code in the official notice before you bid.