NAICS and SIC codes for baking companies
In North America, commercial baking businesses are classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NAICS was developed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In 1997 this replaced the older Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, that were used to classify baking businesses up until then. Still the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) still lists SIC business classifications on their website.
Baking industry NAICS codes are updated about every five years by the United States Federal government. NAICS codes are from two to six digits long. That creates five levels of detail on a particular business. The highest level in the hierarchy is two digits and is the broadest classification of baking businesses. in a particular category. For example, codes beginning with 31 represent commercial bakeries. Codes beginning with 33 represent commercial baking equipment manufacturers. It’s a hierarchical system and gets more precise defining a business as you add additional digits. For example NAICS code 3118 represents bakeries and tortilla manufacturing companies. 311812 is more specific and represents companies that manufacture breads, doughnut and pastries in commercial bakeries.
Baking SIC codes to NAICS codes crossover table
Sometimes businesses are classified by the older SIC system even though that’s outdated. Here’s a crossover table for older SIC codes to newer NAICS codes. You can see in the table below that in some cases, one of the old SIC codes representing bakery businesses crosses over to multiple NAICS baking codes.
Old baking SIC code | Old baking SIC code description | Crossover to new baking NAICS code |
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2024 | Manufacturer of frozen deserts except bakery | 311520 Ice cream, frozen dessert manufacturing |
2024 | Ice cream and frozen desert manufacturing | 311520 Ice cream, frozen dessert manufacturing |
2051 | Bread and other baked products (no cookies or crackers) | 311812 Commercial bakeries |
2052 | Cookies and crackers, dry bakery products like biscuits, crackers and pretzels | 311812 Commercial bakeries |
2052 | Cookies and crackers, dry bakery products like biscuits, crackers and pretzels | 311821 Cooking and cracker manufacturing |
2052 | Frozen bakery products including pies (excluding bread) | 311919 Other snack food manufacturing |
2053 | Frozen bakery products including pies (excluding bread) | 311813 Frozen cakes, pies, pastries manufacturing |
3556 | Machinery for food products including ovens | 333241 Food product machinery manufacturing |
5142 | Packaged frozen foods, wholesale | 424420 Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers |
5149 | Wholesale groceries, related products, not elsewhere classified | 424490 Other grocery and related products wholesalers |
Baking companies NAICS codes table with descriptions
Here is a list of NAICS codes for the baking industry. You can see one NAICS code represents multiple possible businesses.
Baking NAICS code | Baking NAICS description | Related baking keywords |
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3118 | Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing | Manufacturers of bread, retail bakeries, commercial bakeries, frozen cakes manufacturing, dry past manufacturing, tortilla manufacturing |
31199 | All other food manufacturing | Companies engaged in food manufacturing not elsewhere classified |
31181 | Bakeries | Bread and bakery product manufacturing |
311811 | Retail bakeries | Local bakery, baking with flour, baking for retail not for immediate consumption |
311812 | Commercial bakeries | Commercial baking company, commercial bakery, breads and other products made in commercial bakery |
311812 | Bagels made in commercial bakeries | Commercial bagel manufacturing company, commercial bagel baking |
311812 | Biscuits made in commercial bakeries | Commercial biscuit manufacturing company, commercial biscuit baking |
311812 | Fresh pastries made in commercial bakeries | Commercial pastry manufacturing company, commercial pastry baking |
311812 | Pies, fresh, made in commercial bakeries | Commercial pie manufacturing company, commercial pie baking |
311812 | Soft pretzels, made in commercial bakeries | Commercial soft pretzel manufacturing company, commercial pretzel baking |
311813 | Frozen bread and bread-type rolls made in commercial bakeries | Commercial roll manufacturing company, commercial roll baking, frozen roll bakery |
311813 | Frozen cakes, pies, pastries manufacturing | Desert manufacturing, frozen bakery manufacturing |
311821 | Dry bakery products manufacturing | Manufacturers of biscuits, cookies and crackers |
311999 | All other miscellaneous food manufacturing | Commercial food preparation, commercial baking, food manufacturing |
311999 | Baking powder manufacturing | Manufacturers of baking powder products |
333241 | Food product machinery manufacturing | Commercial baking machinery, baking equipment manufacturing |
333241 | Bakery ovens manufacturing | Manufacturers of baking ovens |
423830 | Industrial machinery and equipment wholesalers | Bakery machinery and baking equipment wholesalers and distributors |
424420 | Packaged frozen food wholesalers | Frozen bakery products wholesalers, frozen bakery products distributors |
424490 | Other grocery and related products wholesalers | Bakery products (except frozen) merchant wholesalers, Grocery products distributors |