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

NAICS 311351 — Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans

Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans

NAICS 311351 is the national industry code for chocolate and confectionery manufacturing from cacao beans establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of 1,250 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: 1,250 View full SBA standard

Related industries in 31135 (Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing)

View parent 31135

311352

Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

manufacturing chocolate and chocolate confectionery from purchased chocolate (See 311352 Confectionery manufacturing from purchased chocolate (US))

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrup, cooking), made from cacao beans chocolate candy (including chocolate-covered), made from cacao beans chocolate confectionery (e.g., bars, fudge, syrup), made from cacao beans chocolate covered nuts, made from cacao beans cocoa (e.g., instant, mix, powdered), made from cacao beans

Complete Index of Activities (10 recognized activities) ▼

candy bars, chocolate (including chocolate-covered), made from cacao beans

chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrup, cooking), made from cacao beans

chocolate and chocolate confectionery manufacturing from cacao beans

chocolate bars, made from cacao beans

chocolate candy (including chocolate-covered), made from cacao beans

chocolate confectionery (e.g., bars, fudge, syrup), made from cacao beans

chocolate covered nuts, made from cacao beans

cocoa (e.g., instant, mix, powdered), made from cacao beans

cocoa butter, made from cacao beans

cocoa powder drink, made from cacao beans

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/