NAICS Code Description


33661 - Ship and Boat Building

Top Businesses by Annual Sales for 33661 – Click for Complete Profiles:

Huntington Ingalls Inds IncBollinger Shipyards LLC
Northrop Grumman Newport NewsMastercraft Boat Holdings Inc
St Engineering North Amer IncNational Stl & Shipbuilding Co
Brp US IncBae Systems Ship Repair Inc
Malibu Boats IncVT Halter Marine Inc

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; and
  • Ship repairs performed in floating drydocks--are classified in Industry 48839, Other Support Activities for Water Transportation.

NAICS Codes that fall under 33661 - Ship and Boat Building