Industrial Sectors Subject to Chemical Data Reporting
Below is a list of Industrial Sector (IS) Codes and descriptions included in the Chemical Data Reporting effort. EPA replaced the 5-digit North America Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes with the following 48 Industrial Sector (IS) codes describing industrial activities.
EPA provides a listing of the corresponding NAICS and IS codes, so that if you know the NAICS code, you can easily identify the IS code: Replacement of 5-digit NAICS Codes with Industrial Sector Codes
| Code | Sector Description |
|---|---|
| IS1 | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
| IS2 | Oil and gas drilling, extraction, and support activities |
| IS3 | Mining (except oil and gas) and support activities |
| IS4 | Utilities |
| IS5 | Construction |
| IS6 | Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing |
| IS7 | Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing |
| IS8 | Wood product manufacturing |
| IS9 | Paper manufacturing |
| IS10 | Printing and related support activities |
| IS11 | Petroleum refineries |
| IS12 | Asphalt paving, roofing, and coating materials manufacturing |
| IS13 | Petroleum lubricating oil and grease manufacturing |
| IS14 | All other petroleum and coal products manufacturing |
| IS15 | Petrochemical manufacturing |
| IS16 | Industrial gas manufacturing |
| IS17 | Synthetic dye and pigment manufacturing |
| IS18 | Carbon black manufacturing |
| IS19 | All other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing |
| IS20 | Cyclic crude and intermediate manufacturing |
| IS21 | All other basic organic chemical manufacturing |
| IS22 | Plastic material and resin manufacturing |
| IS23 | Synthetic rubber manufacturing |
| IS24 | Organic fiber manufacturing |
| IS25 | Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical manufacturing |
| IS26 | Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing |
| IS27 | Paint and coating manufacturing |
| IS28 | Adhesive manufacturing |
| IS29 | Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing |
| IS30 | Printing ink manufacturing |
| IS31 | Explosives manufacturing |
| IS32 | Custom compounding of purchased resin |
| IS33 | Photographic film paper, plate, and chemical manufacturing |
| IS34 | All other chemical product and preparation manufacturing |
| IS35 | Plastics product manufacturing |
| IS36 | Rubber product manufacturing |
| IS37 | Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing. |
| IS38; | Primary metal manufacturing |
| IS39 | Fabricated metal product manufacturing |
| IS40 | Machinery manufacturing |
| IS41 | Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
| IS42 | Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
| IS43 | Transportation equipment manufacturing |
| IS44 | Furniture and related product manufacturing |
| IS45 | Miscellaneous manufacturing |
| IS46 | Wholesale and retail trade |
| IS47 | Services |
| IS48 | Other (requires additional information) |