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NAICS 238320: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors

NAICS 238320 is the North American industry classification for painting and wall covering contractors, within the Construction sector (NAICS 23). Government buyers tag contract opportunities with this code, and vendors list it in their registrations so matching tenders get routed to them.

Last updated: 2026-06-12

What this code covers

Interior and exterior painting and wall covering installation on buildings and structures.

If this code describes the activity that generates most of your revenue, it is a candidate for your primary NAICS code; if it covers adjacent work you genuinely perform, list it as a secondary code. In US federal contracting, the NAICS code on a solicitation also fixes the SBA size standard that decides whether your firm counts as a small business for that competition.

61 open tenders with NAICS 238320 right now

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Using this code in Canada

NAICS is jointly maintained by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, so 238320 means the same thing on both sides of the border. Canadian federal tenders on CanadaBuys, however, are primarily categorized with UNSPSC codes (and legacy GSINs), so Canadian suppliers should identify their UNSPSC categories as well — see the GSIN code lookup and the GSIN explainer.

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Code definition: NAICS 2022 v1 (curated 173). NAICS is maintained by the US Census Bureau, Statistics Canada, and INEGI and is in the public domain. This page is general information, not legal advice.