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NAICS 311212, industry

NAICS 311212: Rice milling

NAICS 311212 is the industry code for rice milling. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for manufacturing and start your application when you are ready.

What 311212 covers

Businesses classified here mill, clean and polish rice and make rice flour or bran.

Included in this code

  • Rice milling
  • Rice polishing
  • Rice flour
  • Parboiled rice

Not this code

Businesses that use 311212

Arkansas rice millSpecialty rice packer and miller

Financing for this trade

Food makers use equipment loans for hulling and polishing lines, asset based lines on inventory and grocery receivables, invoice factoring, and SBA 504 or 7(a) loans for plants and expansions. Lenders look at grower supply, export exposure and customer contracts.

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Is 311212 the right code for a rice mill?

Yes, if your business mills or polishes rice. The code for rice farming is 111160. Pick the code that matches the activity earning most of your revenue, and use that same code on your tax return, loan applications and SBA forms so lenders see one consistent picture.

What is the SBA size standard for 311212?

The SBA size standard for 311212 is 750 employees. A business at or under that headcount, counting affiliates, is small for SBA loans such as 7(a) and 504 and for federal contracting set asides. Employees are averaged across all pay periods over the past 24 months, including part time and temporary staff.

What financing do rice millers use?

Food makers use equipment loans for hulling and polishing lines, asset based lines on inventory and grocery receivables, invoice factoring, and SBA 504 or 7(a) loans for plants and expansions. Lenders look at grower supply, export exposure and customer contracts. Lenders that already fund this trade move faster because they know how to read its cash cycle.

What does NAICS 311212 cover?

Rice milling. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 31-33 Manufacturing, 311 Food manufacturing, 3112 Grain and oilseed milling, 31121 Flour milling and malt manufacturing.

What financing do NAICS 311212 businesses use?

Equipment financing, working capital, SBA loans and invoice factoring are the products placed most for manufacturing businesses. Start an application and the AI matches the deal to lenders that fund this code.

Where do I put NAICS 311212?

On the SBA loan application, on federal Schedule C or Form 1120, on SAM.gov and state registrations, and on most lender applications. A business can report more than one code; use this one if it describes what produces most of your revenue.