NAICS 2022 nationalIndustry USA Verified: Census NAICS 2022 · 2026-01-01

NAICS 311225 — Fats and Oils Refining and Blending

Fats and Oils Refining and Blending

NAICS 311225 is the national industry code for fats and oils refining and blending establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of 1,100 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: 1,100 View full SBA standard

Related industries in 31122 (Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing)

View parent 31122

311221

Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing

311224

Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing

Official Inclusions

edible and inedible animal and vegetable fat and oil products

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

lard produced in slaughtering plants (See 311617 Hog slaughtering (CAN))
manufacturing butter (See 311515 Butter, cheese, and dry and condensed dairy product manufacturing (CAN))
manufacturing corn oil by wet corn milling (See 311221 Wet corn milling (US))
manufacturing lard made from purchased fat (See 311617 Hog slaughtering (CAN))
manufacturing vegetable fats and oils by crushing oilseeds (See 311224 Oilseed processing (CAN))
processing marine fats and oils (See 311710 Seafood product preparation and packaging)
tallow produced in slaughtering plants (See 311616 Beef cattle slaughtering (CAN))

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

blending purchased fats and oils butter substitutes made from purchased oils cooking oil, made from purchased fats and oils hydrogenating purchased oils margarine (including imitation), made from purchased fats and oils non-dairy butter made from purchased oils re-refining purchased fats and oils shortening, made from purchased fats and oils tree nut oils (e.g., tung, walnut), made from purchased oils

Complete Index of Activities (20 recognized activities) ▼

animal fats and oils refining from purchased fats and oils

blending purchased fats and oils

butter substitutes made from purchased oils

cooking oil filtering service

cooking oil, made from purchased fats and oils

corn oil, made from purchased oils

edible and inedible animal and vegetable fat and oil products

edible animal fats and oils, refining and blending

fats and oils, made from purchased fats and oils

hydrogenating purchased oils

lecithin, made from purchased oils

margarine (including imitation), made from purchased fats and oils

margarine-butter blend, made from purchased fats and oils

non-dairy butter made from purchased oils

oil (e.g., rapeseed (canola), cottonseed, soybean, olive, peanut, linseed, palm-kernel, sunflower), made from purchased oils

oil, vegetable stearin, made from purchased oils

re-refining purchased fats and oils

shortening, made from purchased fats and oils

tree nut oils (e.g., tung, walnut), made from purchased oils

vegetable cooking and table oils, made from purchased oils

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022
Issuing authority	U.S. Census Bureau with OMB, Statistics Canada, and INEGI
Tax authority	Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Purpose	Statistical business classification and federal contracting (SAM.gov, SBA standards)
Used in	SAM.gov registration, SBA size determinations, IRS tax classification, SEC EDGAR (via SIC crosswalk)
Active since	2022 (current edition)
Hierarchy level	Sector (2-digit)
Source	https://www.census.gov/naics/