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NAICS code 311351: Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in shelling, roasting, and grinding cacao beans and making chocolate cacao products and chocolate confectioneries.

SBA small-business size limit
1,250 staff

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The SBA limit is 1,250 employees average number of employees.

What 311351 covers

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Activities listed under 311351

  • Baking chocolate made from cacao beans
  • Candy bars, chocolate (including chocolate covered), made from cacao beans
  • Candy, chocolate, made from cacao beans
  • Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrups) made from cacao beans
  • Chocolate bars made from cocoa beans
  • Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans
  • Coatings, chocolate, made from cacao beans
  • Cocoa (e.g., instant, mix, mixed with other ingredients, powder drink, powdered) made from cacao beans
  • Cocoa butter made from cocoa beans
  • Confectionery chocolate made from cacao beans
  • Cooking chocolate made from cacao beans
  • Drink powdered mixes, cocoa, made from cacao
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  • Fudge, chocolate, made from cacao beans
  • Granola bars and clusters, chocolate, made from cacao beans
  • Liquor, chocolate, made from cacao beans
  • Nuts, chocolate covered, made from cacao beans
  • Syrup, chocolate, made from cacao beans

Questions

What is NAICS code 311351?

NAICS 311351 is “Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans”. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in shelling, roasting, and grinding cacao beans and making chocolate cacao products and chocolate confectioneries.

What businesses use NAICS code 311351?

Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Baking chocolate made from cacao beans; Candy bars, chocolate (including chocolate covered), made from cacao beans; Candy, chocolate, made from cacao beans; Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrups) made from cacao beans; Chocolate bars made from cocoa beans; and Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans.

What is not included in NAICS 311351?

Businesses mainly manufacturing, not for immediate consumption, chocolate confectioneries from chocolate made elsewhere are classified in U.S. Industry 311352, Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate; manufacturing, not for immediate consumption, nonchocolate candies are classified in Industry 311340, Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing; and preparing and selling confectioneries for immediate consumption are classified in U.S. Industry 722515, Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars.

What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 311351?

1,250 employees (average over the last 24 months), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.

What is the SIC code for NAICS 311351?

SIC 2066 (Chocolate and Cocoa Products, part), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).

What is the IRS business code for NAICS 311351?

311300 (Sugar & confectionery product mfg.) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes. The IRS code covers NAICS 311313–311352.

How do I find government contracts for NAICS 311351?

Federal agencies put a NAICS code on each solicitation in SAM.gov, and some states and cities use NAICS codes too. Add 311351 to your SAM.gov registration and to your bid alerts; PublicBeam emails new bids for the codes you choose every morning.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS (public domain). PublicBeam is independent and not affiliated with the Census Bureau or any agency. Always check the NAICS code in the official notice before you bid.