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This Directory provides information on a wide variety of Trade Associations that contribute to the U.S. standards and conformity assessment system and that are engaged internationally. This includes contact information; the scope of the trade association’s membership; the standards, conformity assessment, and technical regulations typically used by the trade association’s members, and its international activities by geographic region.

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AATCC	American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists	Textiles, fibers, fabrics, color, wet processing, dying, finishing
ABMA	American Bearing Manufacturers Association	bearings, cylindrical, manufacturing, rollers, tapered
AEM	The Association of Equipment Manufactures	Off-road equipment, technical, safety, tradeshow, operator training, China, construction, agriculture, mining, utility
AHRI	Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute	Air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating, ventilation, controls, boilers, furnaces
AMT	The Association For Manufacturing Technology	Machine tool, machine, metal cutting, metal forming, machinery, risk assessment, lean and safety, manufacturing
AOCS	American Oil Chemists’ Society	Fats and fatty acids, oils, oilseeds, lipids, phospholipids
API	American Petroleum Institute	Pipe, valves, cranes, refinery, pipelines, tanks, oil, natural gas, custody transfer
AWC	American Wood Council	Wood, structural design, construction, residential, commercial, engineered wood products, structural panels, framing, green building
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials	backflow prevention, building inspection, drinking water, HVAC, hydronics, mechanical, plumbing, solar energy, swimming pools
ITA	Industrial Truck Association	Industrial trucks, pallet trucks, attachments, forklifts, engines, batteries
MHIA	Material Handling Industry of America	Material handling, supply chain, logistics, distribution, storage, manufacturing, warehousing, operations, transportation, fulfillment
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.	motorcycles, motorcycle manufacturers, motorcycle distributors, motorcycle parts, motorcycle accessories, motorcycle laws, motorcycle regulations
NEI	Nuclear Energy Institute	Nuclear, energy, uranium, power, radiopharmaceutical, waste, fuel, utility, manufacturers
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association	NEMA, electrical manufacturing, MITA, medical imaging, Z535, enclosures, lighting utility, grid e-mobility, electric vehicles
PMI	Project Management Institute	Project Management, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Schedule
SEMI	SEMI	Metrology, Packaging, Automation Technology, Cybersecurity, Traceability, Silicon Materials, Environmental, Health & Safety, Equipment Automation, Facilities, Process Chemicals & Gases
SVIA	Specialty Vehicle Institute of America	All-terrain, off-road, off-highway, utility, vehicle

01 03.100 11 11.040 13 13.220 13.320 17 19 21 21.100 23 25 25.040 25.160 27 27.120 29 29.035 29.060 29.120 29.130 29.140 29.160 29.180 29.220 29.240 29.260 31 33 33.100 33.120 35 43 43.060 43.120 43.140 43.140 43.150 43.160 53 53.060 55 59.020 59.060 59.080 59.100 65.060 65.120 67 67.020 67.050 67.200 71 73 79 83 83.160 91 91.040 91.100 91.120 91.140 91.160 91.180 91.220 93 93.010
01 - Generalities, Terminology, Standardization, Documentation
AHRI	Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
API	American Petroleum Institute
SEMI	SEMI
03.100 - Sociology, services, company organization and management administration, transport
PMI	Project Management Institute
11 - Health care technology
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
11.040 - Medical equipment
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
13 - Environment, Health protection, Safety
AHRI	Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
API	American Petroleum Institute
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
MHIA	Material Handling Industry of America
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
SEMI	SEMI
13.220 - Protection against fire
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
13.320 - Alarm and warning systems
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
17 - Metrology and measurement, Physical phenomena
SEMI	SEMI
19 - Testing
SEMI	SEMI
21 - Mechanical systems and components for general
ABMA	American Bearing Manufacturers Association
21.100 - Bearings
ABMA	American Bearing Manufacturers Association
23 - Fluid Systems and Components for General Use
AHRI	Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
25 - Manufacturing Engineering
AHRI	Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
AMT	The Association For Manufacturing Technology
API	American Petroleum Institute
MHIA	Material Handling Industry of America
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
25.040 - Industrial automation systems
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
25.160 - Welding, brazing, and soldering
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
27 - Energy and Heat Transfer Engineering
AHRI	Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
API	American Petroleum Institute
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
27.120 - Nuclear energy engineering
NEI	Nuclear Energy Institute
29 - Electrical Engineering
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
29.035 - Insulating Materials
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
29.060 - Electrical Wires and Cables
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
29.120 - Electrical Accessories
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
29.130 - Switchgear and Control Gear
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
29.140 - Lamps and Related Equipment
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
29.160 - Rotating Machinery
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
29.180 - Transformers, Reactors
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
29.220 - Galvanic Cells and Batteries
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
29.240 - Power transmission and distribution networks
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
29.260 - Electrical equipment for working in special conditions
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
31 - Electronics
SEMI	SEMI
33 - Telecommunications, Audio, & Video Engineering
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
33.100 - Electromagnetic Interference and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
33.120 - Components and Accessories for Telecommunications Equipment
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
35 - Information Technology, Office Machines
MHIA	Material Handling Industry of America
SEMI	SEMI
43 - Road vehicle engineering
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
43.060 - Internal Combustion Engines for Road Vehicles
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
43.120 - Electric Road Vehicles
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
43.140 - Motor cycles and mopeds
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
43.140 - Motorcycles and Mopeds
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
SVIA	Specialty Vehicle Institute of America
43.150 - Cycles
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
43.160 - Special Purpose Vehicles
SVIA	Specialty Vehicle Institute of America
53 - Materials Handling Equipment
MHIA	Material Handling Industry of America
SEMI	SEMI
53.060 - Industrial trucks
ITA	Industrial Truck Association
55 - Packaging and distribution of goods
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
MHIA	Material Handling Industry of America
59.020 - Processes of the textile industry
AATCC	American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
59.060 - Textile fibers
AATCC	American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
59.080 - Products of the textile industry
AATCC	American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
59.100 - Materials of the reinforcement of composites
AATCC	American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
65.060 - Agricultural Machines, Implements, and Equipment
AMT	The Association For Manufacturing Technology
SVIA	Specialty Vehicle Institute of America
65.120 - Animal Feeding Stuffs
AOCS	American Oil Chemists’ Society
67 - Food Technology
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
67.020 - Processes in the Food Industry
AOCS	American Oil Chemists’ Society
67.050 - General methods of tests and analysis for food products
AOCS	American Oil Chemists’ Society
67.200 - Edible Oils and Fats, Oilseeds
AOCS	American Oil Chemists’ Society
71 - Chemical Technology
SEMI	SEMI
73 - Mining and Minerals
API	American Petroleum Institute
79 - Wood Technology
AWC	American Wood Council
83 - Rubber and Plastics Industries
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
83.160 - Tyres
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
SVIA	Specialty Vehicle Institute of America
91 - Construction materials and building
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
91.040 - Buildings
AWC	American Wood Council
91.100 - Construction Materials
AWC	American Wood Council
91.120 - Protection of and in buildings
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
91.140 - Installations in buildings
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
91.160 - Lighting
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
91.180 - Interior Finishing
AWC	American Wood Council
91.220 - Construction equipment
AEM	The Association of Equipment Manufactures
AWC	American Wood Council
93 - Civil Engineering
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
93.010 - Civil Engineering in general
AWC	American Wood Council

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Agricultural Machines, Implements, and Equipment - 65.060
AMT	The Association For Manufacturing Technology
SVIA	Specialty Vehicle Institute of America
Alarm and warning systems -  13.320
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Animal Feeding Stuffs  -  65.120
AOCS	American Oil Chemists’ Society
Bearings - 21.100
ABMA	American Bearing Manufacturers Association
Buildings -  91.040
AWC	American Wood Council
Chemical Technology - 71
SEMI	SEMI
Civil Engineering -  93
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
Civil Engineering in general -  93.010
AWC	American Wood Council
Components and Accessories for Telecommunications Equipment -  33.120
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Construction equipment  -  91.220
AEM	The Association of Equipment Manufactures
AWC	American Wood Council
Construction Materials -  91.100
AWC	American Wood Council
Construction materials and building -  91
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Cycles -  43.150
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
Edible Oils and Fats, Oilseeds - 67.200
AOCS	American Oil Chemists’ Society
Electric Road Vehicles -  43.120
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Electrical Accessories -  29.120
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Electrical Engineering -  29
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Electrical equipment for working in special conditions -  29.260
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Electrical Wires and Cables -  29.060
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Electromagnetic Interference and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) -  33.100
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Electronics -  31
SEMI	SEMI
Energy and Heat Transfer Engineering -  27
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
API	American Petroleum Institute
AHRI	Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
Environment, Health protection, Safety -  13
AHRI	Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
API	American Petroleum Institute
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
MHIA	Material Handling Industry of America
SEMI	SEMI
Fluid Systems and Components for General Use - 23
AHRI	Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
Food Technology -  67
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
Galvanic Cells and Batteries - 29.220
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
General methods of tests and analysis for food products -  67.050
AOCS	American Oil Chemists’ Society
Generalities, Terminology, Standardization, Documentation -  01
AHRI	Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
SEMI	SEMI
API	American Petroleum Institute
Health care technology - 11
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Industrial automation systems - 25.040
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Industrial trucks -  53.060
ITA	Industrial Truck Association
Information Technology, Office Machines -  35
SEMI	SEMI
MHIA	Material Handling Industry of America
Installations in buildings -  91.140
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
Insulating Materials -  29.035
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Interior Finishing -  91.180
AWC	American Wood Council
Internal Combustion Engines for Road Vehicles -  43.060
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
Lamps and Related Equipment - 29.140
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Lighting -  91.160
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Manufacturing Engineering - 25
MHIA	Material Handling Industry of America
API	American Petroleum Institute
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
AMT	The Association For Manufacturing Technology
AHRI	Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
Materials Handling Equipment -  53
MHIA	Material Handling Industry of America
SEMI	SEMI
Materials of the reinforcement of composites  -  59.100
AATCC	American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Mechanical systems and components for general -  21
ABMA	American Bearing Manufacturers Association
Medical equipment  -  11.040
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Metrology and measurement, Physical phenomena -  17
SEMI	SEMI
Mining and Minerals -  73
API	American Petroleum Institute
Motor cycles and mopeds -  43.140
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
Motorcycles and Mopeds -  43.140
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
SVIA	Specialty Vehicle Institute of America
Nuclear energy engineering - 27.120
NEI	Nuclear Energy Institute
Packaging and distribution of goods - 55
MHIA	Material Handling Industry of America
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
Power transmission and distribution networks -  29.240
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Processes in the Food Industry -  67.020
AOCS	American Oil Chemists’ Society
Processes of the textile industry  -  59.020
AATCC	American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Products of the textile industry -  59.080
AATCC	American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Protection against fire -  13.220
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Protection of and in buildings -  91.120
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Road vehicle engineering - 43
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
Rotating Machinery -  29.160
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Rubber and Plastics Industries -  83
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
IAPMO	The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
Sociology, services, company organization and management administration, transport  - 03.100
PMI	Project Management Institute
Special Purpose Vehicles -  43.160
SVIA	Specialty Vehicle Institute of America
Switchgear and Control Gear -  29.130
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Telecommunications, Audio, & Video Engineering - 33
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Testing -  19
SEMI	SEMI
Textile fibers  -  59.060
AATCC	American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Transformers, Reactors -  29.180
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Tyres -  83.160
SVIA	Specialty Vehicle Institute of America
MIC	Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
Welding, brazing, and soldering - 25.160
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Wood Technology -  79
AWC	American Wood Council

In the United States, Trade Associations play an important role in coordinating the activities and promoting the common policy positions of stakeholders within a specific industry sector. Trade Associations can be an essential resource in determining which standards, conformity assessment procedures, and technical regulations apply to a given industry. In addition, they can offer several targeted services and networking opportunities for these stakeholders.

As a coordinator of the U.S. standards system, ANSI has developed this Trade Association Directory to help international stakeholders learn more about the Trade Associations active in the U.S. and the services they can provide.

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