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Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing
NAICS 322219 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in converting paperboard into paperboard containers (except corrugated, solid fiber, and folding paperboard boxes) without manufacturing paperboard.
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Questions to ask
- What types of containers are produced — food-contact (milk cartons, sanitary food containers), industrial (fiber drums, cans), or general-purpose setup boxes?
- Who are the primary customers — food processors, pharmaceutical companies, consumer goods manufacturers, or industrial users?
- What inks, adhesives, coatings, or solvents are used in the converting process, and in what quantities?
- What is the replacement cost of the primary converting equipment, and how current is the maintenance program?
- Is the facility owned or leased, and what is the total property value including inventory?
- For Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about significant food-contact or pharmaceutical-contact applications with no prior product liability coverage history?
- For Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about prior product liability or contamination claims involving container failure?
- For Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about on-site storage or use of flammable inks, adhesives, or solvent-based coatings in quantity?
Activities described by this code
- Fiber cans and drums (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of any material) made from purchased paperboard
- MANUFACTURING 183
- Sanitary food containers (except folding) made from purchased paper or paperboard
- Milk cartons made from purchased paper or paperboard
- Setup (i.e., not shipped flat) boxes made from purchased paperboard
Other activities to examine
- Manufacturing sanitary food containers of solely plastics materials: 3261 — Plastics Product Manufacturing
- Manufacturing paperboard and converting paperboard into containers: 322130 — Paperboard Mills
- Manufacturing corrugated and solid fiber boxes: 322211 — Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
- Manufacturing folding paperboard boxes (except corrugated or laminated solid fiber boxes): 322212 — Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing egg cartons, food trays, and other food containers from molded pulp: 322299 — All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
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Establishments in this class purchase paperboard and convert it into finished containers — such as setup boxes, milk cartons, sanitary food containers, and fiber cans or drums — without manufacturing the base paperboard themselves. Day-to-day operations involve cutting, forming, laminating, gluing, and printing on paperboard using industrial converting equipment, then shipping finished containers to food processors, consumer goods companies, or industrial customers.
Questions to investigate
- What types of containers are produced — food-contact (milk cartons, sanitary food containers), industrial (fiber drums, cans), or general-purpose setup boxes?
- Who are the primary customers — food processors, pharmaceutical companies, consumer goods manufacturers, or industrial users?
- What inks, adhesives, coatings, or solvents are used in the converting process, and in what quantities?
- What is the replacement cost of the primary converting equipment, and how current is the maintenance program?
This insurance research was generated in April 2026. It has not received a complete human review. The October 12, 2026 audit checked codes and titles only, not descriptions or coverage assertions.