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NAICS 311422: Specialty canning

NAICS 311422 is the industry code for specialty canning. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for manufacturing and start your application when you are ready.

What 311422 covers

Businesses classified here can specialty foods such as soups, baby food, beans, chili and pasta products.

Included in this code

  • Canned soups
  • Baby food
  • Canned beans and chili
  • Canned pasta
  • Canned specialty meals

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Businesses that use 311422

Soup canneryBaby food maker

Financing for this trade

Food makers use equipment loans for retorts, fillers and packaging 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 retailer contracts, ingredient costs and food safety audits.

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Is 311422 the right code for a specialty canner?

Yes, if your business cans soups, baby food, beans or other specialty foods. The code for canned fruits and vegetables is 311421. 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 311422?

The SBA size standard for 311422 is 1,400 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 specialty canners use?

Food makers use equipment loans for retorts, fillers and packaging 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 retailer contracts, ingredient costs and food safety audits. Lenders that already fund this trade move faster because they know how to read its cash cycle.

What does NAICS 311422 cover?

Specialty 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 311422 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 311422?

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.