NAICS 311812: Commercial bakeries
NAICS 311812 is the industry code for commercial bakeries. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for manufacturing and start your application when you are ready.
What 311812 covers
Businesses classified here bake bread, rolls, cakes and other fresh baked goods for sale to grocers, restaurants and distributors.
Included in this code
- Wholesale bread bakeries
- Commercial roll and bun bakeries
- Wholesale cake and pastry baking
- Frozen bread dough
- Pita and flatbread bakeries
Not this code
- Retail bakeries: see 311811 Retail bakeries
- Cookies and crackers: see 311821 Cookie and cracker manufacturing
- Tortillas: see 311830 Tortilla manufacturing
Businesses that use 311812
Financing for this trade
Food makers use equipment loans for ovens, mixers, slicers and delivery trucks, asset based lines on inventory and grocery receivables, invoice factoring, and SBA 504 or 7(a) loans for plants and expansions. Lenders look at grocer and restaurant contracts, route economics and flour costs.
Apply for funding with AIIs 311812 the right code for a commercial bakery?
Yes, if your business bakes bread or baked goods for wholesale customers. The code for retail bakeries is 311811. 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 311812?
The SBA size standard for 311812 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 commercial bakeries use?
Food makers use equipment loans for ovens, mixers, slicers and delivery trucks, asset based lines on inventory and grocery receivables, invoice factoring, and SBA 504 or 7(a) loans for plants and expansions. Lenders look at grocer and restaurant contracts, route economics and flour costs. Lenders that already fund this trade move faster because they know how to read its cash cycle.
What does NAICS 311812 cover?
Commercial bakeries. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 31-33 Manufacturing, 311 Food manufacturing, 3118 Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing, 31181 Bread and bakery product manufacturing.
What financing do NAICS 311812 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 311812?
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.