321999 - All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing

Introduction

Are you involved in the manufacturing of unique wood products outside typical categories? NAICS Code 321999, titled All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing, represents a diverse array of wood product manufacturing industries essential to many sectors. This industry classification plays a crucial role in identifying businesses specializing in miscellaneous wood goods such as pallets, containers, and various crafted wood items. Whether you are a wood product manufacturer, supplier, or government contractor, understanding this NAICS code unlocks access to industry-specific opportunities and compliance standards.

What is NAICS Code 321999?

NAICS Code 321999 is part of the Manufacturing sector and covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing wood products not classified under other more specific wood product manufacturing industries. This catch-all category includes the production of a wide range of miscellaneous wood items, from wooden pallets and containers to handcrafted wooden novelties and household woodenware.

Detailed Coverage

This industry includes manufacturing such products as:

Wood pallets and containers
Wooden household and kitchenware
Wood tool handles and small wood parts
Wooden pulleys, dowels, and sticks
Cork products and related items
Specialty wood cabinets like audio and television housings
Wood wool (excelsior) and wood pellets

...and many more specialized wood products that don’t fit into the standard wood product manufacturing categories.

Sector & Typical Business Activities

This NAICS code is classified under the Manufacturing sector, emphasizing wood product fabrication.

Typical business activities include:

Wood pallet manufacturing
Wood container manufacturing
Production of miscellaneous wooden items such as wooden trays, bowls, clips, hangers, dowels, pulleys, etc.
Kiln drying lumber, producing pressed wood logs, and related wood processing
Crafting specialty wooden cabinets (e.g., sewing machine, speaker, stereo cabinets)

These activities serve a variety of industries, including logistics, retail, household goods, and specialty crafts.

Size Standards for Eligibility

For government contracting and small business programs, the size standard for NAICS 321999 is:

500 employees

Businesses meeting this size standard qualify as small entities for federal contracting purposes, enabling eligibility for size-based set-aside contracts and assistance programs.

Examples of Businesses Under NAICS Code 321999

Wood pallet manufacturers supplying shipping and storage industries
Producers of wooden boxes and crates used for transport or storage
Manufacturers of wooden kitchen utensils and household items
Companies crafting wooden tool handles, dowels, and small turned wood parts
Specialty cabinet manufacturers producing housings for audio and electronic equipment

Full Code Details Table

Description	Included in NAICS 321999
Applicators, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Audio cabinets (housing), wood, manufacturing	Yes
Bentwood (steam bent) products (excluding furniture) manufacturing	Yes
Blocks, tackle, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Blocks, tailors' pressing wood, manufacturing	Yes
Boards, bulletin, wood and cork, manufacturing	Yes
Boards, wood (e.g., clip, ironing), manufacturing	Yes
Boot and shoe lasts manufacturing	Yes
Bottle corks manufacturing	Yes
Bottle covers, willow, rattan, and reed, manufacturing	Yes
Bowls, wood, turned and shaped, manufacturing	Yes
Bulletin boards, wood and cork, manufacturing	Yes
Bungs, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Buoys, cork, manufacturing	Yes
Burnt wood articles manufacturing	Yes
Bushings, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Cabinets (sewing machines, stereo, TV housings), wood, manufacturing	Yes
Carpets, cork, manufacturing	Yes
Clipboards, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Cloth winding reels, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Clothes dryers (clothes horses), wood, manufacturing	Yes
Clothes poles, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Clothespins, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Cork products (except gaskets) manufacturing	Yes
Corks, bottle, manufacturing	Yes
Covers, bottle and demijohn, willow, rattan, reed, manufacturing	Yes
Curtain stretchers, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Dishes, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Dowels, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Excelsior (pads, wrappers), manufacturing	Yes
Extension ladders, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Extension planks, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Fencing, prefabricated sections, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Fencing, wood (except rough pickets), manufacturing	Yes
Firewood and fuel wood containing fuel binder manufacturing	Yes
Flagpoles, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Flour, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Forms, display, boot and shoe, all materials, manufacturing	Yes
Furniture inlays manufacturing	Yes
Garment hangers, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Gavels, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Grain measures, wood, turned and shaped, manufacturing	Yes
Hammers, wood, meat, manufacturing	Yes
Handles (broom, mop, handtool), wood, manufacturing	Yes
Hangers, wooden, garment, manufacturing	Yes
Heels, boot and shoe, finished wood, manufacturing	Yes
Household-type woodenware manufacturing	Yes
Hubs, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Insulating materials, cork, manufacturing	Yes
Ironing boards, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Kiln drying lumber	Yes
Kitchenware, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Knobs, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Ladder jacks, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Ladders, extension, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Last sole patterns, all materials, manufacturing	Yes
Lumber, kiln drying	Yes
Mallets, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Marquetry, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Mashers, potato, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Masts, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Mauls, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Novelties, wood fiber, manufacturing	Yes
Oars, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Paddles, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Pads, excelsior, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Pads, table, rattan, reed, and willow, manufacturing	Yes
Paint sticks, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Pastry boards, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Pencil slats, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Plugs, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Pressed logs of sawdust and wood particles, manufacturing	Yes
Pressing blocks, wood, tailor's, manufacturing	Yes
Pulleys, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Rails (except rough), wood fence, manufacturing	Yes
Rattan ware (except furniture), manufacturing	Yes
Reed ware (except furniture), manufacturing	Yes
Reels, plywood, manufacturing	Yes
Reels, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Rollers, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Rolling pins, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Rulers and rules (except slide), wood, manufacturing	Yes
Saddle trees, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Sawdust, regrinding	Yes
Scoops, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Seat covers, rattan, manufacturing	Yes
Seats, toilet, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Sewing machine cabinets, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Shoe display forms, all materials, manufacturing	Yes
Shoe stretchers manufacturing	Yes
Shoe trees manufacturing	Yes
Skewers, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Snow fence, sections or rolls, manufacturing	Yes
Spars, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Speaker cabinets (i.e., housings), wood, manufacturing	Yes
Spigots, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Spokes, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Spools (except textile machinery), wood	Yes
Stakes, surveyor's, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Stepladders, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Stereo cabinets (i.e., housings), wood, manufacturing	Yes
Stoppers, cork, manufacturing	Yes
Straw baskets manufacturing	Yes
Stretchers, curtain, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Surveyor's stakes, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Tackle blocks, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Television cabinets (i.e., housings), wood, manufacturing	Yes
Tent poles, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Tile, cork, manufacturing	Yes
Toilet seats, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Tool handles, wood, turned and shaped, manufacturing	Yes
Toothpicks, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Trays, wood, wicker, and bagasse, manufacturing	Yes
Trophy bases, wood, manufacturing	Yes
Veneer work, inlaid, manufacturing	Yes
Washboards, wood and part wood, manufacturing	Yes
Webbing, cane, reed, and rattan, manufacturing	Yes
Willow ware (except furniture), manufacturing	Yes
Wood flour manufacturing	Yes
Wood heel blocks manufacturing	Yes
Wood heels, finished, manufacturing	Yes
Wood pellets manufacturing	Yes
Wood wool (excelsior) manufacturing	Yes
Woodenware, kitchen and household, manufacturing	Yes
Wrappers, excelsior, manufacturing	Yes
Yardsticks, wood, manufacturing	Yes

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What types of products are included in NAICS 321999?

This code includes all miscellaneous wood products not captured in other wood manufacturing industries—examples include pallets, wooden containers, kitchenware, wooden handles, and specialized cabinets.

Which sector does NAICS 321999 belong to?

It falls within the Manufacturing sector.

How many employees can a business have to qualify as small under NAICS 321999?

A business can have up to 500 employees to meet the SBA size standard for small business eligibility.

Can woodworking shops that make furniture fall under NAICS 321999?

No. Furniture manufacturing has its own specific NAICS codes. NAICS 321999 covers miscellaneous wood products outside furniture.

Why is knowing NAICS 321999 important?

It's essential for government contracting, market research, certification processes, and industry classification to accurately target opportunities related to miscellaneous wood product manufacturing.

Conclusion

NAICS Code 321999 - All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing covers a vast and specialized range of wood products essential to numerous industries. Whether you operate a wood pallet business, create specialty wood cabinets, or manufacture unique wooden household items, understanding this classification streamlines business operations, compliance, and contracting opportunities. With a small business size standard of 500 employees, many businesses can gain valuable access to government contracts and industry programs under this code.

Optimize your business classification by understanding NAICS 321999 today — and carve out your niche in the diverse world of wood product manufacturing!

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