SBA Standard NAICS 311421 USA

SBA Size Standard: NAICS 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning — Small Business Threshold

Size Standard

1,000

SBA Description

Fruit and Vegetable Canning3

[3]: NAICS code 311421 – For purposes of Government procurement for food canning and preserving, the standard of 1,000 employees excludes agricultural labor as defined in section 3306(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 3306(k).

Threshold from SBA Changes Receipts

Fruit and Vegetable Canning3

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Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	SBA Table of Small Business Size Standards
Maintained by	U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Purpose	Defines who qualifies as a small business under each NAICS code
Primary use	Set-aside contracts, SBA lending, certifications, and SAM.gov compliance
This threshold	1,000

1 Use this SBA standard when checking if your business qualifies as small under NAICS 311421.

2 Use it before bidding on federal set-aside contracts or certifying size status in SAM.gov.

3 Use it when reviewing whether growth in receipts or employees changes your eligibility.

4 Use it when comparing the industry code itself with the compliance threshold tied to that code.