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

NAICS 311511 — Fluid Milk Manufacturing

Fluid Milk Manufacturing

NAICS 311511 is the national industry code for fluid milk manufacturing establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of 1,150 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: 1,150 View full SBA standard

Related industries in 31151 (Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing)

View parent 31151

311512

Creamery Butter Manufacturing

311513

Cheese Manufacturing

311514

Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing

Official Inclusions

substitute milk products manufacturing

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

manufacturing canned fluid milk or dietary milk-based drinks (See 311515 Butter, cheese, and dry and condensed dairy product manufacturing (CAN))
manufacturing dry mix whipped toppings and canned milk (See 311515 Butter, cheese, and dry and condensed dairy product manufacturing (CAN))
manufacturing ice cream, frozen yogurt and other frozen dairy desserts (See 311520 Ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturing)

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

cottage cheese, manufacturing dairy, fluid milk dips, sour-cream based, manufacturing eggnog, fresh, non-alcoholic, manufacturing milk processing (e.g., bottling, homogenizing, pasteurizing, vitaminizing) whipped toppings (except frozen or dry mix), manufacturing yogurt (except frozen), manufacturing

Complete Index of Activities (18 recognized activities) ▼

cottage cheese, manufacturing

cream, manufacturing

dairy, fluid milk

dips, sour-cream based, manufacturing

eggnog, fresh, non-alcoholic, manufacturing

fluid milk substitutes, manufacturing

fluid milk, processing

milk processing (e.g., bottling, homogenizing, pasteurizing, vitaminizing)

milk substitutes, manufacturing

milk, fluid (except canned), manufacturing

milk-based drinks (e.g., chocolate, acidophilus, buttermilk) (except dietary), manufacturing

non-dairy creamers, liquid, manufacturing

sour cream substitutes, manufacturing

sour cream, manufacturing

substitute milk products manufacturing

whipped toppings (except frozen or dry mix), manufacturing

whipping cream, manufacturing

yogurt (except frozen), manufacturing

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/