NAICS 33661 Ship and Boat Building

NAICS Code: 33661

Code Title: Ship and Boat Building

Code Sector: 31-33 - Manufacturing

NAICS 33661 Ship and Boat Building Description

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating shipyards or boat yards (i.e., ship or boat manufacturing facilities). Shipyards are fixed facilities with drydocks and fabrication equipment capable of building a ship, defined as watercraft typically suitable or intended for other than personal or recreational use. Boats are defined as watercraft typically suitable or intended for personal use. Activities of shipyards include the construction of ships, their repair, conversion and alteration, production of prefabricated ship and barge sections, and specialized services, such as ship scaling.


Illustrative Examples

Barge building Boat yards (i.e., boat manufacturing facilities) Cargo ship building Drilling and production platforms, floating, oil and gas, building Inflatable plastic boats, heavy-duty, manufacturing Inflatable rubber boats, heavy-duty, manufacturing Passenger ship building Rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) manufacturing Rowboats manufacturing

Cross References

Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Manufacturing inflatable rubber swimming pool rafts and similar flotation devices--are classified in Industry 32629, Other Rubber Product Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing inflatable plastic swimming pool rafts and similar flotation devices--are classified in Industry 32619, Other Plastics Product Manufacturing;
  • Fabricating structural assemblies or components for ships, or subcontractors engaged in ship painting, joinery, carpentry work, and electrical wiring installation--are classified based on the production process used;
  • Ship repairs performed in floating drydocks--are classified in Industry 48839, Other Support Activities for Water Transportation.