Includes
Hammers; Picks; Pliers, except pliers for cutting only; Screwdrivers; Shovels; Construction Rakes, Forks and Hoes; Jacks, including Contractors' Jacks; Wrecking Bars; Glue Pots; Blowtorches.

Excludes
Craftsman's Measuring Tools; Gardening Rakes, Forks, Hoes, and other Garden Tools.

Possible NAICS Codes
444110 – Home Centers
444140 – Hardware Retailers
423710 – Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
332216 – Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing
423840 – Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
339940 – Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing

Includes
Crayons; Erasers; File Holders; Writing Ink; Printing Ink; Paper Fasteners; Pencils; Penholders and Pen Points; Rulers, Office Type; Art Supplies; Tape, Pressure Sensitive Adhesive

Excludes
Office Devices; Fountain Pens; Artists' Brushes; Paper Stationery; Record Forms; Mechanical Pencils.

Possible NAICS Codes
339940 – Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing
459410 – Office Supplies and Stationery Retailers
322230 – Stationery Product Manufacturing
322120 – Paper Mills
325992 – Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, Chemical, and Copy Toner Manufacturing
424130 – Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers
424120 – Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing

Includes
Portable Fire Escapes; Safety Nets, Nonbuoyant.

Excludes
Divers' Suits; Fixed Fire Escapes

Possible NAICS Codes
333310 – Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
339115 – Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing
423830 – Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
339113 – Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
315990 – Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
313230 – Nonwoven Fabric Mills
444140 – Hardware Retailers
339999 – All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
315250 – Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors)
444110 – Home Centers

Includes
Drills; Riveters; Portable Electric Saws; Pneumatic Tools; Abrasive Wheels, Cones and other Abrasive Attachments for use only on Hand Held Power Tools.

Possible NAICS Codes
332216 – Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing
333991 – Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing
444110 – Home Centers
444140 – Hardware Retailers
333515 – Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware 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
339999 – All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
332722 – Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
423710 – Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
336413 – Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
336411 – Aircraft Manufacturing
444140 – Hardware Retailers
332999 – All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
333998 – All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing

Includes
Automotive Lifts; Wheel Aligners; Brake Service Equipment; Tire Maintenance and Repair Equipment; Test stands and test equipment specially designed for use with motor vehicles.

Excludes
Hand Tools (FSG 51); Lubrication and Fuel Dispensing Equipment (FSC 4930); Basic types of electrical and electronic test instruments, including those specifically designed, such as ammeters, voltmeters, ohmmeters, multimeters, and similar instruments as shown in the indexes in the FSC (FSC 6625).

Possible NAICS Codes
333310 – Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
334419 – Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
332722 – Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
811111 – General Automotive Repair
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
423120 – Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers
334514 – Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing
811121 – Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance
336390 – Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
444110 – Home Centers

Includes
Bathtubs; Commodes; Lavatories; Shower Cabinets; Sinks; Water Closets; Accessories and Component Parts, such as Dispensers, Faucets, Holders, Racks, Shower Heads, Flush Valves and Stop Valves.

Excludes
Fittings and Specialties for Hose, Pipe and Tube (FSC 4730).

Possible NAICS Codes
332919 – Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
332913 – Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing
423710 – Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
326191 – Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
238220 – Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
423720 – Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers
332999 – All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
444110 – Home Centers
238330 – Flooring Contractors

Includes
Insulated and Noninsulated, Wire and Cable, such as, Antenna Wire, Coaxial Cable, Fuse and Resistance Wire, and Magnet Wire.

Excludes
Radio Frequency Transmission Line (FSC 5985); Fiber Optic Cable (FSC 6015); Communication Cable Assemblies; (FSC 5995); Distribution and Power Transmission Cable Assemblies (FSC 6150).

Notes
This class includes only bulk electrical wire and cable. Excluded from this class are electrical wire and cable items of definite length either with processed ends, or terminated in fittings

Possible NAICS Codes
335929 – Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing
331318 – Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
331420 – Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying
332216 – Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing
331491 – Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
334416 – Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing
335999 – All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
335931 – Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing
238210 – Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
423610 – Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

Includes
Conduit; Raceways; Face Plates; Condulets; Outlet and Junction Boxes; Pole Line Hardware, not elsewhere classifiable.

Possible NAICS Codes
335999 – All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
335932 – Noncurrent-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing
335931 – Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing
423610 – Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
336413 – Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
238210 – Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
327110 – Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
332710 – Machine Shops
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
335311 – Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing

Includes
Cloth; Papers; Powders; Abrasive Polishing Compounds; Metal Finishing Abrasives; Industrial Diamonds; Diamond Dust; Rouge.

Possible NAICS Codes
327910 – Abrasive Product Manufacturing
423710 – Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
326122 – Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
444110 – Home Centers
444140 – Hardware Retailers

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
333120 – Construction Machinery Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
333914 – Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing

Includes
Kitchen Cabinets; Sectional Shelving.

Excludes
Foot Lockers; Filing Cabinets.

Possible NAICS Codes
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
337215 – Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing
423710 – Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
337214 – Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing
337127 – Institutional Furniture Manufacturing
444140 – Hardware Retailers
332999 – All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
332439 – Other Metal Container Manufacturing

Includes
Rotary, Knife, Toggle. Push Button, Mercury, Thermostatic, and Differential Pressure Switches.

Excludes
Switchgear.

Possible NAICS Codes
335313 – Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing
334419 – Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
335931 – Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing
332919 – Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
335314 – Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing
334413 – Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
334512 – Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use
332112 – Nonferrous Forging
336413 – Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing

Notes
This class includes sets, kits, and outfits consisting of several different item classifiable either in a single class or in several classes. Excluded from this class are sets, kits, and outfits consisting of variations (such as size or color) of an item. Classify these items in the same class as the individual item.

Possible NAICS Codes
332216 – Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing