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NAICS 311421: Fruit and vegetable canning

NAICS 311421 is the industry code for fruit and vegetable canning. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for manufacturing and start your application when you are ready.

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What 311421 covers

Businesses classified here can, bottle and pickle fruits and vegetables and make jams, jellies, juices and ketchup.

Included in this code

  • Canned fruits and vegetables
  • Jams and jellies
  • Pickles and sauerkraut
  • Ketchup and tomato sauces
  • Bottled juices
  • Salsa

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Businesses that use 311421

Tomato canneryJam and jelly makerPickle company

Financing for this trade

Food makers use equipment loans for retorts, fillers and labeling 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 seasonal pack inventory, grower contracts and retailer concentration.

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Is 311421 the right code for a fruit and vegetable canner?

Yes, if your business cans or bottles fruits or vegetables or makes jams, pickles or juices. The code for frozen fruits and vegetables is 311411. 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 311421?

The SBA size standard for 311421 is 1,000 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 fruit and vegetable canners use?

Food makers use equipment loans for retorts, fillers and labeling 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 seasonal pack inventory, grower contracts and retailer concentration. Lenders that already fund this trade move faster because they know how to read its cash cycle.

What does NAICS 311421 cover?

Fruit and vegetable canning. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 31-33 Manufacturing, 311 Food manufacturing, 3114 Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing, 31142 Fruit and vegetable canning, pickling, and drying.

What financing do NAICS 311421 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 311421?

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.