Overview
Industries in the Apparel Manufacturing subsector group establishments with two distinct manufacturing processes: (1) cut and sew (i.e., purchasing fabric and cutting and sewing to make a garment), and (2) the manufacture of garments in establishments that first knit fabric and then cut and sew the fabric into a garment. The Apparel Manufacturing subsector includes a diverse range of establishments manufacturing full lines of ready-to- wear apparel and custom apparel: apparel contractors, performing cutting or sewing operations on materials owned by others; jobbers performing entrepreneurial functions involved in apparel manufacture; and tailors, manufacturing custom garments for individual clients are all included. Knitting, when done alone, is classified in the Textile Mills subsector, but when knitting is combined with the production of complete garments, the activity is classified in Apparel Manufacturing.
The immediate parent of subsector 315 is sector 31-33: Manufacturing
Descendants
- 3151 - Apparel Knitting Mills
- 3152 - Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
- 31521 - Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
- 31522 - Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
- 31524 - Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
- 31528 - Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
- 3159 - Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
History
The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.
| Edition | Existed | Equivalent Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 315 | |
| 2007 | 315 | |
| 2012 | 315 | |
| 2017 | 315 | |
| 2022 | 315 |
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings
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SIC mappings are available for 6 digit national industry codes and their sub-descriptions only. For detailed mappings choose the most appropriate six-digit code from the list of descendants.
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