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NAICS 312230: Tobacco manufacturing

NAICS 312230 is the industry code for tobacco manufacturing. 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 312230 covers

Businesses classified here make cigarettes, cigars, smoking and chewing tobacco and snuff, and stem and redry leaf tobacco.

Included in this code

  • Cigarettes
  • Cigars
  • Chewing tobacco and snuff
  • Pipe tobacco
  • Tobacco stemming and redrying

Not this code

Businesses that use 312230

Cigar makerSnuff manufacturerLeaf tobacco redrying plant

Financing for this trade

Manufacturers here use equipment loans and leases for rolling and packaging machines, asset based lines on receivables and inventory, and SBA 504 or 7(a) loans for plants and expansions. Lenders look at excise tax compliance, licensing and leaf inventory.

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Is 312230 the right code for a tobacco product manufacturer?

Yes, if your business makes cigarettes, cigars or other tobacco products. The code for tobacco farming is 111910. 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 312230?

The SBA size standard for 312230 is 1,500 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 tobacco manufacturers use?

Manufacturers here use equipment loans and leases for rolling and packaging machines, asset based lines on receivables and inventory, and SBA 504 or 7(a) loans for plants and expansions. Lenders look at excise tax compliance, licensing and leaf inventory. Lenders that already fund this trade move faster because they know how to read its cash cycle.

What does NAICS 312230 cover?

Tobacco manufacturing. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 31-33 Manufacturing, 312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing, 3122 Tobacco manufacturing, 31223 Tobacco manufacturing.

What financing do NAICS 312230 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 312230?

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.