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NAICS 311615 — Poultry Processing

Poultry Processing

NAICS 311615 is the national industry code for poultry processing 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 31161 (Animal Slaughtering and Processing)

View parent 31161

311611

Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

311612

Meat Processed from Carcasses

311613

Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

manufacturing fresh preparations of poultry and other ingredients, such as fresh pot pies (See 311990 All other food manufacturing (CAN))
manufacturing frozen preparations of poultry and other ingredients, such as frozen dinners (See 311410 Frozen food manufacturing (CAN))
manufacturing preparations, except frozen or fresh, of poultry and other ingredients, such as baby food (See 311420 Fruit and vegetable canning, pickling and drying (CAN))
producing dog and cat food from beef products (See 311111 Dog and cat food manufacturing (US))
producing dog and cat food from pork products (See 311111 Dog and cat food manufacturing (US))
producing dog and cat food from poultry products (See 311111 Dog and cat food manufacturing (US))

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing (except baby or pet food) poultry (e.g., chickens, ducks, geese, turkey) slaughtering and dressing poultry meat products (e.g., weiners, luncheon meats, sausages), manufacturing rabbits slaughtering, processing and dressing (i.e., fresh, frozen, canned or cooked) schmaltz produced in chicken processing plants

Complete Index of Activities (7 recognized activities) ▼

poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing (except baby or pet food)

poultry (e.g., chickens, ducks, geese, turkey) slaughtering and dressing

poultry meat products (e.g., weiners, luncheon meats, sausages), manufacturing

rabbits slaughtering, processing and dressing (i.e., fresh, frozen, canned or cooked)

schmaltz produced in chicken processing plants

slaughtering, dressing and packing small game

small game, processing fresh, frozen, canned or cooked

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/