Publish Date: October 2026
Updated Tariff & Recession Risk Analysis and Forecasts
The Button & Fastener Manufacturing Market Report covers the $884.2 million industry which produces garment closure systems and decorative elements spanning buttons, snaps, zippers, hooks, and specialized apparel components. Competitive structure encompasses high-volume industrial suppliers alongside specialized manufacturers addressing premium fashion segments or specialized applications. Market requirements increasingly emphasize design aesthetics complementing apparel collections, durability supporting garment lifecycle, specialized functionality addressing particular closure requirements, and increasingly sustainable materials addressing environmental concerns. Manufacturers face challenges balancing design diversity, production efficiency, material selection for specific applications, and significant tariff implications affecting both finished product competition and material inputs. Industry leaders differentiate through design capabilities creating aesthetic distinctiveness, manufacturing precision ensuring consistent quality, material expertise optimizing performance characteristics, and increasingly sustainable practices incorporating recycled materials in a sector where functional reliability and design aesthetics drive apparel manufacturer purchasing decisions.
Button & Fastener Manufacturing Industry Definition
Button & Fastener Manufacturing produces small closure devices for apparel, upholstery, and related soft goods applications. Companies design and make items from plastic, metal, natural materials, and composites that securely connect fabric components while providing decorative elements as appropriate. Manufacturing processes include material preparation, precision forming through molding or stamping, drilling attachment holes, surface finishing, and quality verification through visual inspection and functional testing. These businesses create essential functional components for apparel and textile products. The industry continuously enhances manufacturing efficiency, material diversity, attachment strength, and increasingly focuses on sustainable materials, innovative designs, and enhanced durability while developing specialized fastening solutions that combine functionality with aesthetic appeal for evolving fashion and textile applications.
NAICS Code: 339993
Total # of Companies: 106
Total # of Factories / Facilities: 116
Industry Employees: 3,952
Market Size: $0.9 billion
TARIFF IMPACT (Summer 2025 – Download Report for Updated Analysis)
This report has in-depth analysis on the recent US tariff changes on material costs, quantifying import dependencies, tariff exposure rates, and key source countries for the button & fastener manufacturing sector.
Estimated Tariff Cost: $50 million
Relative Tariff Impact: VERY HIGH
Button & Fastener Manufacturing Report Format
The 2026 U.S. Button & Fastener Manufacturing Market Report is 63 pages of deep insights into the trends, dynamics, and forecasts shaping the industry. This market report is utilized by professionals to gain a in-depth understanding of the sector for business strategy, planning, forecasting, benchmarking, industry analysis, valuations, identifying organizational inefficiencies, financial analysis, and more.
This report covers more than 100 statistical data sets with historical trend data from 2017 to 2025, and 2026 and 2030 forecasts. The report includes revenue & cost trends, in-depth OPEX analysis on 26 categories, dozens of financial metrics, extensive forecasts, inventory statistics, composition of balance sheets, numerous industry segmentations, industry concentration analysis, material costs benchmarks, profitability analysis, state benchmarks, plant productivity benchmarks, organizational breakdown, 4 years of inflation analysis, employee pay analysis, in-depth productivity analysis, and numerous other data sets.
Below are a few page images from the report and check out the table of contents for a complete overview.
Report Table of Contents
Review the table of contents to understand the extensive statistical data sets in this report and why thousands of executives, consultants, bankers, accountants, and other professionals trust Kentley Insights for their market research needs.
The sources for the report data include federal and private surveys completed by the majority of companies in the sector covering extensive financial and operational topics for the button & fastener manufacturing industry. The forecasts in the report are modeled by our research analysts using the latest economic forecasts, industry analysis, and historical trends.
1-2 – Market Report Overview & Contents
3 – Market Overview
– Data Sources, Industry Definition & Market Commentary
4 – Market Synopsis – Revenue & Growth
5 – Market Synopsis – Costs & Profitability
SECTION ONE
REVENUE & GROWTH ANALYSIS
7 – Market Size Details
– Industry Revenues, Companies & Facilities
– Trend Analysis 2017-2025
– 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
8 – Growth Benchmarks
– Sales per Company & Plant
– Trend Analysis 2017-2025
– 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
9 – Product Lines Revenue
– Percentage of Revenue from Product Lines
10 – BCG Matrix – Net Income vs. Revenue Growth
– Subsectors vs. Industry
11 – Total Sales by Month & Year
– 2021-2025 Sales per Month
12 – Inventory Value by Month & Year
– Inventory Value per Month for 2021-2025
13 – Months of Inventory
– Months of Inventory per Month for 2021-2025
14 – Sector Revenue by Segments
– Concentration Segments by Top Companies
– Business Size Segments
– Business Structure Segments
15 – Market Size by State
16 – Market Size as a % of State GDP
17 – Sales as a % of State Manufacturing
18 – Market Segmentation by Business Size
19 – Market Segmentation by Business Size
– Business Size Segments – 1-4, 5-9, 10-20, 21-50, 51-100, 101-250, & 250+ employees
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
20 – Segmentation by Concentration (Top 50 Companies)
– Concentration Segments – Top 4, 5-8, 9-20, & 21-50 companies
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
21 – Market Share of Top 50 Companies
22 – Subsector Market Share of Top 50 Companies
23 – Segmentation by Business Structure
– Business Structure Segments – C-Corporations, S-Corporations, Partnerships, & Sole Proprietorships
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
24 – Revenue per Company by State
– Revenue per Company
25 – Revenue per Company by Segments
26 – Revenue per Facility by State
27 – Revenue per Facility by Segment
– Business Size, Concentration, & Structure
28 – Subsector Growth
– Sales and 5-Year Growth
29 – Subsector Statistics
– Sales per Company & Facility, and 5-Year Growth
30 – Consolidation Analysis
– 5-Year Growth of Companies & Locations
31 – Employment Consolidation Analysis
– 5-Year Growth of Employee Statistics
32 – Subsector Consolidation Analysis
– Number of Companies & Facilities
– 5-Year Growth
33 – Subsector Consolidation Analysis
– Facilities per Company
– Employees per Company
– 5-Year Growth
SECTION TWO
COST, CAPITAL & PROFIT BENCHMARKS
35 – Profitability & Financial Ratio Analysis
– Percent of Companies that are Profitable
– Average Net Income as a Percent of Revenue
– 10 of the Top Financial Ratios
– Assets and Liabilities indexed to industry revenue at 100
– Current & Non-Current Assets: 14 Categories
– Short-term, Long-term Liabilities, & Net Worth: 13 Categories
37 – OPEX
– Industry OPEX
– Revenue vs. OPEX Growth
– OPEX as a Percent of Revenue
– Trend Analysis 2017-2025
– 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
38 – OPEX by Company & Plant
– OPEX per Company & Facility
– Revenue vs. Expenses Growth per Plant
– Trend Analysis & Forecasts
Page 39 – OPEX Detail
– Employee Expenses: payroll, insurance, pension, defined contribution plans, fringe benefits, temps
– Cost of Materials: materials, parts, containers, packaging, cost of resale, electricity and fuels, contract work
– Buildings and Equipment: capex for equipment, rental or lease for equipment, capex for buildings and structures, rental or leases, repair and maintenance
– Other Operating Expenses: professional and technical services, IT software and hardware, data processing and communications, advertising, refuse removal, taxes and license fees, other
-Inventory Breakdown: finished goods, work-in-progress, materials and supplies
40 – Production Material Costs & Tariff Analysis
– Top Production Material Costs Breakdown
– Industry & Material Tariff Analysis – % of costs, import %, tariff costs, source countries
41 – Producer Pricing Index
– Annual PPI – Indexed to 2006
– Trend Analysis & Forecasts
– Monthly PPI Figures for the Past 4 Years
42 – Plant Utilization & Hours
– Plant Utilization Rate
– Plant Operational Hours per Week
– 2022-2025 Historical Figures by Quarter
43 – Reasons for Non-Full Production
– 7 Categories Quarterly Survey Results for Past 2 Years
44 – Productivity & Employment
– Revenue per Employee
– Total Employees
– Employees per Company
– Trend Analysis & Forecasts
45 – Employee Productivity by Segments
– Business Size, Concentration, & Structure
46 – Employee Productivity by State
47 –Subsector Sales & Payroll per Employee
– Absolute & 5-Year Growth
48 – Payroll Analysis
– Payroll per Employee, Company & Plant
– Trend Analysis & Forecasts
49 – Payroll per Company by Segments
50 – Payroll per Plant by Segments
51 – Payroll per Employee by Segments
52 – Payroll per Employee by State
53 – Organizational Composition
– % of Employees for 27 Job Categories
– Management & Finance
– Sales & Marketing
– Technology, Engineering, Science
– Service, Support & Training
– Operations
54 – Job Categorization Pay Ranges
– Management & Finance
– Sales, Service & Marketing
– Operations
– Pay Bands – Bottom 10% & 25%, Mean, Top 25% & 10%
55 – Top 20 Jobs Breakdown
56 – Top 20 Jobs Pay
57 – Employees per Company by Segments
58 – Employees per Plant by Segments
59 – Facilities per Company by Segments
60 – Total Employment by State
61 – Population to Every Employee by State
62 – Employees per Facility by State
63 – Overview of Kentley Insights
Download a Sample Report
Below is a free sample report download. The 2026 Button & Fastener Manufacturing Market Report has the same layout and data sets as the sample report.
Product Lines, Materials, and Jobs Covered in Report
PRODUCT LINES
Buckles, fasteners (excluding slide fasteners), needles, and pins, excluding those made of precious metals and precious and semiprecious stones
Zippers and slide fasteners, excluding zippers and slide fasteners made of precious metals and precious and semiprecious stones
Buttons and button parts, including button backs, blanks, and molds (excluding buttons and button parts made of precious metals and precious and semiprecious stones)
Fastener, button, needle, and pin manufacturing, nsk, total
MATERIAL COST CATEGORIES
Woven textile fabrics, including broadwoven and narrow fabrics
Fasteners, buttons, needles, zippers, and pins
Thermoplastic and thermosetting resins and plastics materials
Cost of all other materials and components, parts, containers, and supplies consumed
Materials, ingredients, containers, and supplies, nsk
Misc. fabricated metal products (excluding hardware, containers, screw machine, bearing components, castings, forgings, and wire)
Nonwoven textile fabrics, including knits, felts, etc.
INDUSTRY JOBS ANALYZED
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
Miscellaneous Production Workers
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Designers
General and Operations Managers
Machine Tool Cutting Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
Customer Service Representatives
Office Clerks, General
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Painting Workers
Miscellaneous Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Machinists
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
About Kentley Insights
All the top consulting firms, banks, accounting firms, private equity firms, and many of the Fortune 1000 depend on Kentley Insights for their in-depth market research needs.
Purchase the 2026 U.S. Button & Fastener Manufacturing Market Report to unlock the 63 pages of data-rich insights backed by our 100% MoneyBack Guarantee.
Support Contact:
Email us at support@kentleyinsights.com
Call us at 1-800-613-3611