Includes
Wrapping Paper; Moisture Vapor Barrier Paper; Excelsior; Wadding for Packing; Corrugated Paper; Baling Bands, Baling Ties; Shipping Tags; Gummed Paper Tape; Separators; Box Liners; Packaging Staples; Baling Wire; Preformed Cushioning Inserts;

Excludes
Adhesives; Aluminum Foil other than for food handling and processing.

Possible NAICS Codes
322220 – Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing
326111 – Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing
333993 – Packaging Machinery Manufacturing
331315 – Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing
326150 – Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing
339940 – Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing
326199 – All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
326112 – Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing
322211 – Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing

Includes
Barrels; Kegs, Shipping and Storage Pails; Collapsible Tubes; Mailing and Filing Tubes; Closures for Drums and Cans.

Possible NAICS Codes
326199 – All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
332439 – Other Metal Container Manufacturing
321920 – Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
322219 – Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing
332431 – Metal Can Manufacturing
322299 – All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing

Description
Hardware

Includes
Access Covers; Bumpers; Casters; Cabinet and Door Hardware; Clevises; Hinges; Latches; Straps and Strapping; Turnbuckles; Webbed Straps.

Excludes
Weapons System Hardware (5342).

Notes
Common hardware designed primarily for commercial use will be classified in this FSC. Hardware is the physical, tangible, and permanent components of end items that may not be classified elsewhere. It consists also of common items that are commonly used in construction and/or manufacturing (e.g., hinges, door locks).

Possible NAICS Codes
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
332722 – Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
339999 – All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
423710 – Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
332999 – All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
336413 – Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
336411 – Aircraft Manufacturing
444140 – Hardware Retailers
333120 – Construction Machinery Manufacturing

Includes
Shoe Boxes; Beer Cases; Pill Boxes; Piano Cases; Engine Boxes; Bombsight Boxes.

Excludes
Special boxes, packages, and containers designed primarily for shipping, storage and handling of ammunition, nuclear ordnance, explosives, guided missiles, military chemical agents; and repairable /reusable containers specially designed for specialized equipment such as the "Shipping and Storage Containers" for components of aircraft, space vehicles, automotive vehicles, ships, ground communication equipment.

Possible NAICS Codes
322211 – Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
337215 – Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing
311812 – Commercial Bakeries
322220 – Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing
423840 – Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
321920 – Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
326199 – All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Includes
Book Paper Stock; Newsprint; Paperboard; Bulk Paper Materials.

Excludes
Corrugated Paper; Wrapping Paper; Building Board; Insulating Board; Stationery; Construction Paper; Paper Towels; Facial Tissues; Blank Books; Containers; Shipping and Identification Tags.

Possible NAICS Codes
322120 – Paper Mills
339940 – Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing
322299 – All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
322230 – Stationery Product Manufacturing
459410 – Office Supplies and Stationery Retailers
424130 – Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers
323111 – Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)
424110 – Printing and Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers
322219 – Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing
322220 – Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing

Includes
Facial Tissues; Paper Toilet Seat Covers; Toilet Paper; Paper Napkins; Doilies.

Excludes
Towel Dispensers; Paper Plates and Cups.

Possible NAICS Codes
322291 – Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing
424130 – Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers
311999 – All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
322120 – Paper Mills
311812 – Commercial Bakeries
444140 – Hardware Retailers
339940 – Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing
424120 – Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
322230 – Stationery Product Manufacturing
325620 – Toilet Preparation Manufacturing

Includes
Transfer Transmission Assemblies; Clutch Assemblies; Universal Joints; Propeller Shafts; Automotive Torque Converters; Power Takeoffs.

Possible NAICS Codes
336350 – Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
333613 – Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
336211 – Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
333120 – Construction Machinery Manufacturing
336390 – Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
333998 – All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
336992 – Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing
332994 – Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing

Includes
Compression Springs; Torsion Springs; Leaf Spring Assemblies; Flat Springs; Extension Springs.

Notes
All springs, including specially designed will be classified in this FSC. A spring is an elastic mechanical device that regains its original shape after being compressed, extended or deflected.

Possible NAICS Codes
332613 – Spring Manufacturing
332722 – Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
336413 – Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
332112 – Nonferrous Forging
336411 – Aircraft Manufacturing
331318 – Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
333998 – All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing

Includes
Adapters; Bends; Caps; Clamps; Connectors; Couplings; Crosses; Elbows; Expansion Joints; Ferrules; Flanges; Laterals; Lubrication Fittings; Manifolds; Nipples; Nozzles; Outlets; Plugs; Reducers; Swing and Swivel Joints; Tees; Traps; Unions; Wyes.

Excludes
Air Conditioning-Heating Fittings (FSC 4520); Bituminized Fiber and Concrete Fittings (FSC 5630); Conduit Boxes and Fittings (FSC 5975); Downspout Fittings (FSC 5670); Medical and Surgical Fittings (FSC 6515); Laboratory Fittings (FSC 6640); Post Caps and Rail Ends (FSC 5660); Machine Thread Bushings and Plugs (FSC 5365).

Possible NAICS Codes
332996 – Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
332919 – Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
326122 – Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
333998 – All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
336413 – Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
332999 – All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
332722 – Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
333310 – Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing

Includes
Specially designed components (not elsewhere classifiable) peculiar to special shipping and storage containers as delimited under this class.

Excludes
General purpose containers; specially designed containers for ammunition, nuclear ordnance, explosives, military chemical agents and guided missile components. Excluded from this class are items for which more specific classifications are suitable. The FSC indexes and structure will govern the classification of those items permitted classification in a single class only.

Notes
This class includes only reusable and repairable containers specially designed for shipping and storage of specialized equipment; i.e., shipping and storage containers for components of aircraft, space vehicles, automotive vehicles, ships, ground communication equipment, etc.

Possible NAICS Codes
332439 – Other Metal Container Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
336413 – Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
488190 – Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
332311 – Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing
326111 – Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing
488991 – Packing and Crating
326199 – All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
316210 – Footwear Manufacturing
488510 – Freight Transportation Arrangement

Includes
Engine Dynafocal Suspension Mounts; Engine Driven Superchargers (not integrated with engine); Starter Cranks; Engine Starter Ropes; Exhaust Mufflers; Hand Inertia Starters; Air Duct Heaters; Engine Governors; Intake Mufflers; Combustion Type Starters; Miscellaneous Accessories for all Engines except Aircraft and Guided Missile Prime Moving.

Excludes
Electrical Starters Non-Aircraft (FSC 2920); Aircraft (FSC 2925).

Possible NAICS Codes
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
336390 – Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
332722 – Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
333310 – Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
333120 – Construction Machinery Manufacturing
332994 – Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing
336211 – Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
336310 – Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
333998 – All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing

Includes
China and Earthenware; Glassware; Paper Plates and Cups

Possible NAICS Codes
325998 – All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
311999 – All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
333241 – Food Product Machinery Manufacturing
327110 – Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
311812 – Commercial Bakeries
325611 – Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
332215 – Metal Kitchen Cookware, Utensil, Cutlery, and Flatware (except Precious) Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
326140 – Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
326199 – All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Includes
Refuse Cans; Sprinkling Cans; Clothes Hampers; Household Basket; Fabric Utility Containers.

Possible NAICS Codes
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
332216 – Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing
333310 – Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
423710 – Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
333914 – Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing
332431 – Metal Can Manufacturing
339994 – Broom, Brush, and Mop Manufacturing
326199 – All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
325612 – Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing
332999 – All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

Includes
Leaf Type Vehicular Springs; Suspension Type Shock Absorbers.

Excludes
Vehicular Hardware (FSG 53); Specialized Vehicular Furniture (FSC 2540).

Possible NAICS Codes
332999 – All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
336211 – Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
333120 – Construction Machinery Manufacturing
332994 – Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing
336390 – Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
336370 – Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
336360 – Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing
333998 – All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing

Includes
Fluid Couplings; Nonvehicular Clutches and Couplings; Horizontal Right Angle Drive Gear Units.

Excludes
Automotive Torque Converters (FSC 2520); Vehicular Power Transmission Components (FSC 2520); Rotary Aircraft Transmission Gear Units (FSC 1615).

Possible NAICS Codes
333612 – Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing
336350 – Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
336413 – Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
333613 – Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing
336390 – Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
333241 – Food Product Machinery Manufacturing
333998 – All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
336411 – Aircraft Manufacturing