Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 32121

NAICS 32121 industry art

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 32121 is used by federal buyers for market research, set-aside size standards, and reporting. Official titles come from the Census Bureau NAICS structure.

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing veneer and/or plywood; (2) manufacturing engineered wood members; and (3) manufacturing reconstituted wood products. This industry includes manufacturing plywood from veneer made in the same establishment or from veneer made in other establishments, and manufacturing plywood faced with nonwood materials, such as plastics or metal.

Included activity examples

  • Fabricated structural wood members manufacturing
  • Laminated structural wood members manufacturing
  • Medium density fiberboard (MDF) manufacturing
  • Oriented strandboard (OSB) manufacturing
  • Particleboard manufacturing
  • Plywood manufacturing
  • Reconstituted wood sheets and boards manufacturing
  • Roof trusses, wood, manufacturing
  • Veneer mills
  • Waferboard manufacturing
Official title
Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing
Code level
5
Open opportunities
0 open · 0 active

Excluded or separately classified activities

Official Census cross-references identify activities that belong under another North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.

  • Manufacturing prefabricated wood buildings or wood sections and panels for buildings--are classified in Industry 32199, All Other Wood Product Manufacturing; and

  • Manufacturing solid wood structural members, such as dimension lumber and timber from logs or bolts in sawmills--are classified in Industry 32111, Sawmills and Wood Preservation.

  • Manufacturing veneer and further processing that veneer into wood containers or wood container parts in the same establishment--are classified in Industry 32192, Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing;

Source and edition

2022 NAICS Manual definition and reference material from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Codes within this category

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Nearby NAICS codes

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