2022 NAICS national industry in sector 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
111120 Oilseed (except Soybean) Farming
NAICS 111120 is the US industry code for oilseed (except soybean) farming. It covers establishments primarily engaged in growing fibrous oilseed producing plants and/or producing oilseed seeds, such as sunflower, safflower, flax, rape, canola, and sesame.
- Code
- 111120 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Oilseed (except Soybean) Farming
- Part of
- Oilseed and Grain Farming
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $2.25 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 01110 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing fibrous oilseed producing plants and/or producing oilseed seeds, such as sunflower, safflower, flax, rape, canola, and sesame.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Growing soybeans are classified in Industry 111110, Soybean Farming.
- Growing oilseed(s) in combination with grain(s) with no one oilseed (or family of oilseeds) or grain(s) (or family of grains) accounting for one-half of the establishment's agricultural production (value of crops for market) are classified in U.S. Industry 111191, Oilseed and Grain Combination Farming.
Activities listed under 111120
The Census index assigns these 8 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Canola farming, field and seed production
- Flaxseed farming, field and seed production
- Mustard seed farming, field and seed production
- Oilseed farming (except soybean), field and seed production
- Rapeseed farming, field and seed production
- Safflower farming, field and seed production
- Sesame farming, field and seed production
- Sunflower farming, field and seed production
SBA size standard for 111120
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 111120, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $2.25 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 0111), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.