2022 NAICS industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
31151 Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing
NAICS 31151 is the US industry code for dairy product (except frozen) manufacturing. It covers establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing dairy products (except frozen) from raw milk and/or processed milk products; (2) manufacturing dairy substitutes (except frozen) from soybeans and other nondairy substances; and (3) manufacturing dry, condensed, concentrated, and evaporated dairy and dairy substitute products.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing dairy products (except frozen) from raw milk and/or processed milk products; (2) manufacturing dairy substitutes (except frozen) from soybeans and other nondairy substances; and (3) manufacturing dry, condensed, concentrated, and evaporated dairy and dairy substitute products.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Manufacturing cheese-based salad dressings are classified in Industry 31194, Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing margarine, margarine-butter blends, or butter substitutes are classified in Industry 31122, Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing frozen whipped toppings are classified in Industry 31141, Frozen Food Manufacturing.
- Manufacturing ice cream, frozen yogurt, and other frozen dairy desserts are classified in Industry 31152, Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing.
- Milking dairy cattle are classified in Industry 11212, Dairy Cattle and Milk Production.
Codes in 31151
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