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

NAICS 313110 — Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills

Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills

NAICS 313110 is the national industry code for fiber, yarn, and thread mills 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

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

finishing yarn or thread (See 313310 Textile and fabric finishing)
manufacturing artificial and synthetic fibres and filaments (See 325220 Artificial and synthetic fibres and filaments manufacturing)
manufacturing glass fibres (See 32721 Glass and glass product manufacturing)

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

animal fibre yarn, spooling, twisting or winding purchased yarn cotton-type fibre spun yarns made from purchased fibre hemp bags and ropes, made in spinning mills natural hard fibre yarns (e.g., flax, hemp, jute, ramie, paper), made from purchased fibre silk-type filament yarns (e.g., polyester, polypropylene, nylon, rayon, acrylic, modacrylic, etc.), throwing, twisting, texturizing or winding purchased yarn woolen-type yarns made from purchased yarn, manufacturing

Complete Index of Activities (27 recognized activities) ▼

animal fibre yarn, spooling, twisting or winding purchased yarn

artificial or synthetic filament yarn, throwing, twisting, texturizing or winding purchased yarn

cotton-type fibre spun yarns made from purchased fibre

cotton-type fibre yarns made from purchased yarn

darning or embroidery thread (e.g., cotton, man-made fibres, silk, wool), manufacturing

flax-type fibre yarns made from purchased fibre

flax-type yarns made from purchased yarns, manufacturing

hard fibre yarns made from purchased yarns (e.g., ramie, jute, paper, etc.)

hemp bags and ropes, made in spinning mills

knitting and crochet thread, manufacturing

mohair and wool yarn, twisting or winding purchased yarn

natural fibre (e.g., hemp, linen, ramie) thread, manufacturing

natural hard fibre yarns (e.g., flax, hemp, jute, ramie, paper), made from purchased fibre

rug yarn, wool, mohair or similar animal fibre, spinning

sewing thread of any textile material (e.g., cotton, nylon, polyester, rayon, silk), manufacturing

silk yarn, spooling, throwing, twisting or winding purchased yarn

silk yarns made from purchased yarn, manufacture of synthetic or artificial filament yarns

silk-type filament yarns (e.g., polyester, polypropylene, nylon, rayon, acrylic, modacrylic, etc.), throwing, twisting, texturizing or winding purchased yarn

silk-type spun yarns, made from purchased fibre (e.g., acetate, acrylic, modacrylic, nylon, polyester, polypropylene, rayon)

silk-type yarns made from purchased artificial or synthetic fibres

synthetic fibre thread, manufacturing

texturizing purchased monofilament yarn

thread mills

woolen-type yarns made from purchased fibre

woolen-type yarns made from purchased yarn, manufacturing

worsted-type (combed) fibres yarns made from purchased yarns

worsted-type yarns (combed), either with wool or artificial or synthetic fibres, 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/