SIC 3479—Metal Coating and Allied Services

Where 3479 sits

1. D Manufacturing
2. 34 Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Transportation Equipment
3. 347 Coating, Engraving, and Allied Services
4. 3479 Metal Coating and Allied Services

Description

Establishments primarily engaged in performing the following types of services on metals, for the trade: (1) enameling, lacquering, and varnishing metal products; (2) hot dip galvanizing of mill sheets, plates and bars, castings, and formed products fabricated of iron and steel; hot dip coating such items with aluminum, lead, or zinc; retinning cans and utensils; (3) engraving, chasing and etching jewelry, silverware, notarial and other seals, and other metal products for purposes other than printing; and (4) other metal services, not elsewhere classified. Also included in this industry are establishments which perform these types of activities on their own account on purchased metals or formed products.

What 3479 includes

6-digit codes

• 347900 — Metal Coating and Allied Services
• 347901 — Etching and Engraving
• 347902 — Painting, Coating, and Hot Dipping

8-digit codes

• 34790000 — Metal coating and allied services
• 34790100 — Etching and engraving
• 34790101 — Chasing on metals
• 34790102 — Engraving jewelry, silverware, or metal
• 34790103 — Etching on metals
• 34790104 — Etching, photochemical
• 34790105 — Name plates: engraved, etched, etc.
• 34790200 — Painting, coating, and hot dipping
• 34790201 — Aluminum coating of metal products
• 34790202 — Bonderizing of metal or metal products
• 34790203 — Coating electrodes
• 34790204 — Coating of metals and formed products
• 34790205 — Coating of metals with plastic or resins
• 34790206 — Coating of metals with silicon
• 34790207 — Coating or wrapping steel pipe
• 34790208 — Coating, rust preventive
• 34790209 — Enameling, including porcelain, of metal products
• 34790210 — Galvanizing of iron, steel, or end-formed products
• 34790211 — Hot dip coating of metals or formed products
• 34790212 — Japanning of metal
• 34790213 — Jewelry enameling
• 34790214 — Lacquering of metal products
• 34790215 — Painting of metal products
• 34790216 — Pan glazing
• 34790217 — Parkerizing
• 34790218 — Retinning of cans or utensils
• 34790219 — Rust proofing (hot dipping) of metals and formed products
• 34790220 — Sherardizing of metals or metal products
• 34790221 — Varnishing of metal products

Example activities

• bonderizing of metal and metal products, for the trade
• chasing on metals for the trade, for purposes other than printing
• coating (hot dipping) of metals and formed products, for the trade
• coating and wrapping steel pipe
• coating of metals with plastics and resins, for the trade
• coating of metals with silicon, for the trade
• coating, rust preventive
• dipping metal in plastics solution aa a preservative, for the trade
• enameling (including porcelain) of metal products, for the trade
• engraving jewelry, silverware, and metal for the trade: except
• etching on metals for purposes other than printing
• etching: photochemical, for the trade
• galvanizing of iron and steel and end formed products, for the trade
• japanning of metal
• jewelry enameling, for the trade
• lacquering of metal products, for the trade
• name plates: engraved and etched
• painting (enameling and varnishing) of metal products, for the trade
• pan glazing, for the trade
• parkerizing, for the trade
• phosphate coating of metal and metal products, for the trade
• retinning of cans and utensils, not done in rolling mills
• rust proofing (hot dipping) of metals and formed products, for the
• sherardizing of metals and metal products, for the trade

Cross-references for 3479

• Establishments that both manufacture and finish products are classified according to the products.

3479 in other systems