Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in commercial printing (except screen printing, books printing) without publishing (except fabric grey goods printing). The printing processes used in this industry include, but are not limited to, lithographic, gravure, flexographic, letterpress, engraving, and various digital printing technologies. This industry includes establishments engaged in commercial printing on purchased stock materials, such as stationery, invitations, labels, and similar items, on a job-order basis. Establishments primarily engaged in traditional printing activities combined with document photocopying services (i.e., quick printers) or primarily engaged in printing graphical materials using digital printing equipment are included in this industry.

Excluded or separately classified activities

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

• Manufacturing and printing advertising specialties--are classified in the Manufacturing sector according to the products made;

• Manufacturing bare printed circuit boards--are classified in U.S. Industry 334412, Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing; and

  Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing334412

• Manufacturing paper stock materials, including stationery, invitations, labels, and similar items--are classified in Subsector 322, Paper Manufacturing;

  Paper Manufacturing322

• Printing and publishing, known as publishers--are classified in Subsector 513, Publishing Industries;

  Publishing Industries513

• Printing books and pamphlets--are classified in U.S. Industry 323117, Books Printing;

  Books Printing323117

• Printing on fabric grey goods--are classified in Industry 313310, Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills;

  Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills313310

• Providing photocopying services on photocopy equipment without performing traditional printing activities--are classified in U.S. Industry 561439, Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops);

  Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops)561439

• Providing printing brokerage services--are classified in Industry 561990, All Other Support Services.

  All Other Support Services561990

• Screen printing on purchased stock materials (except books, grey goods, and manifold business forms)--are classified in U.S. Industry 323113, Commercial Screen Printing;

  Commercial Screen Printing323113