2022 NAICS national industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
311340 Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
NAICS 311340 is the US industry code for nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing. It covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing nonchocolate confectioneries.
- Code
- 311340 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
- Part of
- Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 1,000 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 10730 (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 manufacturing nonchocolate confectioneries. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in retailing nonchocolate confectionery products not for immediate consumption made on the premises.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Manufacturing chocolate confectioneries from cacao beans are classified in U.S. Industry 311351, Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans.
- Manufacturing chocolate confectioneries from chocolate made elsewhere are classified in U.S. Industry 311352, Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate.
- Retailing confectioneries not for immediate consumption made elsewhere are classified in U.S. Industry 445292, Confectionery and Nut Retailers.
- Preparing and selling confectioneries for immediate consumption are classified in U.S. Industry 722515, Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars.
- Roasting, salting, drying, cooking, or canning nuts and seeds are classified in U.S. Industry 311911, Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing.
Activities listed under 311340
The Census index assigns these 30 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Breakfast bars, nonchocolate covered, manufacturing
- Cake ornaments, confectionery, manufacturing
- Candied fruits and fruit peel manufacturing
- Candy bars, nonchocolate, manufacturing
- Candy stores, nonchocolate, candy made on premises, not for immediate consumption
- Chewing gum base manufacturing
- Chewing gum manufacturing
- Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing
- Corn confections manufacturing
- Cough drops (except medicated) manufacturing
- Crystallized fruits and fruit peel manufacturing
- Dates, sugared and stuffed, manufacturing
- Fruit peel products (e.g., candied, crystallized, glace, glazed) manufacturing
- Fruits (e.g., candied, crystallized, glazed) manufacturing
- Fudge, nonchocolate, manufacturing
- Granola bars and clusters, nonchocolate, manufacturing
- Gum, chewing, manufacturing
- Halvah manufacturing
- Hard candies manufacturing
- Jelly candies manufacturing
- Licorice candy manufacturing
- Lozenges, nonmedicated, candy, manufacturing
- Marshmallow creme manufacturing
- Marshmallows manufacturing
- Marzipan (i.e., candy) manufacturing
- Nuts, covered (except chocolate covered), manufacturing
- Popcorn balls manufacturing
- Popcorn, candy covered popped, manufacturing
- Synthetic chocolate manufacturing
- Toffee manufacturing
SBA size standard for 311340
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 311340, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,000 employees. 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: 1073), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.