This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) enameling, lacquering, and varnishing metals and metal products; (2) hot dip galvanizing metals and metal products; (3) engraving, chasing, or etching metals and metal products (except jewelry; personal goods carried on or about the person, such as compacts and cigarette cases; precious metal products (except precious plated flatware and other plated ware); and printing plates); (4) powder coating metals and metal products; and (5) providing other metal surfacing services for the trade. Included in this industry are establishments that perform these processes on other materials, such as plastics, in addition to metals.

• Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade
• Bonderizing metal and metal products for the trade
• Chasing metals and metal products for the trade
• Coating metals and metal products for the trade
• Coating of metal and metal products with plastics for the trade
• Enameling metals and metal products for the trade
• Engraving metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade
• Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade
• Flocking metals and metal products for the trade
• Galvanizing metals and metal products for the trade
• Glazing metals and metal products for the trade
• Hot dip galvanizing metals and metal products for the trade
• Japanning metals and metal products for the trade
• Lacquering metals and metal products for the trade
• Painting metals and metal products for the trade
• Parkerizing metals and metal products for the trade
• Powder coating metals and metal products for the trade
• Rustproofing metals and metal products for the trade
• Sherardizing of metals and metal products for the trade
• Varnishing metals and metal products for the trade