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Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
NAICS 327110 · United States · 2022 edition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in shaping, molding, glazing, and firing pottery, ceramics, plumbing fixtures, and electrical supplies made entirely or partly of clay or other ceramic materials.
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For Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing, the saved research highlights products liability, workers' compensation, silica and occupational disease. Confirm how these arise in the actual operation, what controls are used and whether additional services change the proposed coverage.
Questions to ask
- What specific product types are manufactured — decorative pottery, plumbing fixtures, electrical insulators, or industrial ceramics?
- Where are finished products distributed — direct to consumers, wholesale, retail, or into construction supply chains?
- What raw materials are used, and is there documented silica dust or hazardous glaze chemical exposure control in place?
- What is the age and condition of kiln and production equipment, and is there a maintenance program?
- Any prior products liability, environmental, or occupational disease claims in the loss history?
- For Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about significant crystalline silica or asbestos-containing raw material use, or legacy operations with past dust exposure claims?
- For Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about kiln operations using high-pressure gas or specialized fuels without documented safety protocols?
- For Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about products sold into the plumbing supply chain that are installed in commercial or residential structures?
Activities described by this code
- Bathroom accessories, vitreous china and earthenware, manufacturing
- Ceramic or ferrite permanent magnets manufacturing
- Chemical stoneware (i.e., pottery products) manufacturing
- Clay and ceramic statuary manufacturing
- Earthenware table and kitchen articles, coarse, manufacturing
- Porcelain electrical insulators manufacturing
- Vitreous china plumbing fixtures manufacturing
Other activities to examine
- Manufacturing enameled iron and steel plumbing fixtures: 332999 — All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
- Manufacturing metal bathroom accessories: 332 — Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
- Manufacturing cultured marble and other plastics plumbing fixtures: 326191 — Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
- Manufacturing ferrite microwave devices and electronic components: 334 — Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing plastics bathroom accessories: 326199 — All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
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Compare another operationInsurance operations research — draft
Establishments in this class shape, mold, glaze, and fire clay and other ceramic materials to produce finished goods such as vitreous china plumbing fixtures, ceramic tile, pottery, electrical insulators, stoneware, and ceramic statuary. Operations typically involve raw material handling, kiln firing at high temperatures, glazing with chemical compounds, and finished product inspection and packaging for wholesale or retail distribution.
Questions to investigate
- What specific product types are manufactured — decorative pottery, plumbing fixtures, electrical insulators, or industrial ceramics?
- Where are finished products distributed — direct to consumers, wholesale, retail, or into construction supply chains?
- What raw materials are used, and is there documented silica dust or hazardous glaze chemical exposure control in place?
- What is the age and condition of kiln and production equipment, and is there a 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.