Men's & Boys' Cut & Sew Apparel Manufacturing
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 31522 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing men's and boys' cut and sew apparel from purchased fabric. Men's and boys' clothing jobbers, who perform entrepreneurial functions involved in apparel manufacture, including buying raw materials, designing and preparing samples, arranging for apparel to be made from their materials, and marketing finished apparel, are included.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 315220, the only detailed industry in this group.
Which code does this activity belong in?
Men’s and Boys’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing covers establishments that manufacture men's and boys' cut and sew apparel from purchased fabric, including jobbers who perform entrepreneurial functions such as designing, sourcing materials, and arranging production. The distinction from Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors lies in ownership of materials; contractors work on a fee basis with materials supplied by others, whereas establishments in this code own the materials and bear the entrepreneurial risk. Women's, girls', and infants' apparel is classified separately in Women's, Girls', and Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing.
Written for NAICS 315220, the only detailed industry in this group.