Updated Density/Class Progression as of August 5, 2017

Subprovision Density Class
Sub 1 Less than 1 400
Sub 2 1 but less than 2 300
Sub 3 2 but less than 4 250
Sub 4 4 but less than 6 175
Sub 5 6 but less than 8 125
Sub 6 8 but less than 10 100
Sub 7 10 but less than 12 92.5
Sub 8 12 but less than 15 85
Sub 9 15 but less than 22.5 70
Sub 10 22.5 but less than 30 65
Sub 11 30 or greater 60

NMFC Items Impacted by the Updated Density/Class Progression

NMFC # — Description

  • 2070 — Accessories or furniture, pet, NOI
  • 11080 — Housings, Shrouds, or Hoods
  • 13120 — Aluminum Articles, NOI (Lineal shapes or Molding, cups, dishes, pans, plates, trays)
  • 14560 — Kits, craft, NOI
  • 15520 — Athletic or Sporting Goods
  • 17870 — Assemblies, Devices, or Fixtures (lighting)
  • 18260 — Body parts; or Trim (automotive)
  • 20000 — Visors, Awnings, Blinds, or Shades
  • 20580 — Bags, Pouches (garment storage)
  • 21840 — Drums, Barrels, Pails, or Tubs
  • 22260 — Baskets, Hampers, or Jardinières
  • 23340 — Belts or Belting
  • 24400 — Boards, Blocks, or Panels (cellular construction)
  • 25328 — Bobbins; Cores, winding or filter
  • 26900 — Registers, Diffusers or Grilles, air
  • 27200 — Stove or Range Canopies or Hoods
  • 27765 — Bones, Chews, Chips, Sticks, Biscuits (pets)
  • 29285 — Fiberboard, Paper, Paperboard, or Pulpboard
  • 29790 — Boxes or Chests (tools, ammunition, tackle)
  • 30160 — Articles, NOI
  • 33010 — Brooms, NOI, or Floor Brushes
  • 33800 — Canopies, Awnings, Carports, or Boat Shelters
  • 35255 — Railings
  • 35350 — Shutters or Foundation Ventilators
  • 35380 — Skylights or Roof Windows
  • 35850 — Building Sheet Metalwork
  • 39270 — Cabinets
  • 39515 — Cabs, seat or sleeping
  • 39810 — Candles
  • 39920 — Candy or Gum
  • 40150 — Canes (walking sticks)
  • 41006 — Carriers or Containers (motor vehicle parts shipping)
  • 41765 — Catchers, grass
  • 49160 — Cloth or Fabric, cotton or synthetic (not woven, knitted, or stitched)
  • 49237 — Cloth or Fabric other than rugs or carpeting, combined with plastic or rubber
  • 49265 — Cloth or Fabric or Piece Goods, natural or synthetic fiber, knit or woven
  • 49390 — Dry Goods or Textiles
  • 49800 — Belts
  • 50000 — Collars, Halters, Harnesses, Leashes
  • 51140 — Hose, Tubing, flexible, with or without fittings
  • 52900 — Cookware or Bakeware
  • 53025 — Coolers, Iceboxes, or Refrigerators without mechanical cool systems
  • 56040 — Flowers, Foliage, Grasses, Leaves, Plants, Bushes
  • 56290 — Decorations, Notions, or Novelties
  • 56790 — Kits, inpatient or outpatient care
  • 56828 — Medical Supplies, Bandages, or Dressings
  • 56960 — Syringes, administration, expendable, plastic
  • 57060 — Walkers, tubular metal, wheeled or not wheeled
  • 57157 — Devices, terminal control, forced air distribution
  • 57410 — Displays and related articles (store advertising, merchandise)
  • 60535 — Aerials or Antennas
  • 61045 — Boards, printed circuit, NOI, other than components of data processing
  • 61700 — Electrical Appliances or Instruments
  • 62270 — Humidifiers or Vaporizers
  • 63160 — Switches, Switch Boxes, Electrical Enclosures
  • 63300 — Telephones, Telephone Parts, and Related Articles
  • 67900 — Feeders or Houses (Bird)
  • 67990 — Felt
  • 68090 — Fenders or Bumpers, board, or dock
  • 68310 — Fibers
  • 69100 — Filters, Air Cleaners, or Air Cleaner Cartridges
  • 69420 — Fireplaces or Imitation Fireplaces
  • 70050 — Flags, mounted or not mounted
  • 70970 — Mats or Matting, floor
  • 72040 — Bakery Goods, other than frozen
  • 72680 — Coffee, Tea
  • 74800 — Snack Foods
  • 74880 — Sticks or Strips (meat)
  • 76580 — Frames, mirror, or picture
  • 79460 — Fume Hoods or Fume Hood Bases
  • 80440 — Cabinets or Lockers
  • 80580 — Chairs or Stools, Including Theater Chairs, or Seating
  • 81740 — Stands
  • 82100 — Tables, Metallic or Wooden
  • 82270 — Metallic or Wooden furniture
  • 82790 — Bases, Columns, Pedestals, or Legs
  • 83270 — Furniture Parts
  • 84260 —  Games or Toys
  • 87700 — Bottles, Carboys, or Jars
  • 88160 —  Glassware
  • 92800 — Hangers, garment
  • 95190 — Hardware, hose clamps
  • 98390 — Hats, Caps, or Bonnets
  • 101425 — Tools, Hand, Kitchen (other than power)
  • 103300 — Insulation or Insulating Material
  • 108107 — Kits, emergency, including First Aid Kids
  • 108520 — Kits or Sets, Visual Teaching, or Visual Management Aid
  • 109095 — Diffusers, Globes, Lenses, Reflectors
  • 109700 — Lamps or Lighting Fixtures
  • 109950 — Torches, including Patio Torches or Tiki Torches
  • 115985 — Housings, Cases or Shells, computer, or business machine
  • 116030 — Machines, Systems, or Devices (data processing)
  • 118150 — Cones, Bells, Flares, Nozzles, Rings, Shrouds
  • 124660 — Machines, metal washing, parts washing
  • 125850 — Mufflers, Exhaust Systems
  • 132680 — Vacuum Cleaners
  • 133950 — Mailboxes, with or without posts
  • 149200 — Mats or Matting, glass fiber or glass wool
  • 149240 — Pads or Cloths, scouring
  • 149265 — Pads, Padding, Cushions or Pillows
  • 150390 — Pallets, Platforms, Racks
  • 152660 — Cores or Tubes
  • 153900 — Paper Goods or Articles (Facial Tissue, Napkins)
  • 154990 — Perlite, other than crude
  • 155850 — Planters, or Flower or Plant Boxes
  • 156600 — Articles, NOI Boot or Shoe Forms
  • 157242 — Traffic or Road Markers
  • 157320 — Articles, Forms, or Materials (Coolers, Ice Buckets, Grips - golf clubs, handlebars)
  • 158260 — Baths, Bathtubs, Pool Shells, Shower Stalls
  • 158880 — Plumbers’ Goods
  • 164390 — Racks and Related Articles (Corrals, shopping carts)
  • 168815 — Razors, safety, disposable
  • 172670 — Seats, Agricultural Implement, Aircraft, Automobile
  • 174610 — Containers, Barrels, Drums, or Kegs
  • 175120 — Sheet Steel Articles
  • 175885 — Signals, road traffic, light flassing
  • 176050 — Signs
  • 177320 — Sponges
  • 177670 — Sprayers, hand held or hand operated
  • 178090 — Sprinklers, garden, lawn, or irrigation
  • 178530 — Flowerpots
  • 178690 — Stands, other than furniture (tree stands, crowd control)
  • 179180 — Stationery
  • 181920 — Targets, including Military Targets
  • 181990 — Tarpaulins, Drop Cloths or Covers
  • 182130 —  Tents or Canopies
  • 183630 — Applicators, pain, hand, other than bristle type
  • 186620 — Tools, hand, other than power
  • 186960 — Tops, synthetic fiber
  • 187120 — Traps, animal, bird, fish, or insect
  • 187645 — Carrying cases or Bags (backpacks, handbags)
  • 188560 — Barrows, Carts, Trucks, Wagons, or Wheelbarrows
  • 188690 — Carriages, Strollers or Bicycle Carts or Trailers
  • 189800 — Vehicles, Children’s Automobiles, Scooters
  • 190220 — Automobiles or Cars, Go-Carts
  • 194120 — Washers, Gaskets
  • 195310 — Plastic Scrap
  • 198080 — Wire Goods or Wirework
  • 199970 — Woodenware or Wooden Articles