2022 NAICS national industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
311520 Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing
NAICS 311520 is the US industry code for ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturing. It covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing ice cream, frozen yogurts, frozen ices, sherbets, frozen tofu, and other frozen desserts (except bakery products).
- Code
- 311520 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing
- Part of
- Dairy Product Manufacturing
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 1,000 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 10511, 10512, 10519, 10520 (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 ice cream, frozen yogurts, frozen ices, sherbets, frozen tofu, and other frozen desserts (except bakery products).
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
Activities listed under 311520
The Census index assigns these 19 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Custard, frozen, manufacturing
- Desserts, frozen (except bakery), manufacturing
- Frozen custard manufacturing
- Frozen dairy product substitutes manufacturing
- Frozen desserts (except bakery) manufacturing
- Fruit pops, frozen, manufacturing
- Ice cream manufacturing
- Ice cream specialties manufacturing
- Ice milk manufacturing
- Ice milk specialties manufacturing
- Ices, flavored sherbets, manufacturing
- Juice pops, frozen, manufacturing
- Nondairy frozen desserts (except bakery) manufacturing
- Nondairy frozen yogurt manufacturing
- Nondairy ice cream manufacturing
- Pudding pops, frozen, manufacturing
- Sherbets manufacturing
- Tofu frozen desserts manufacturing
- Yogurt, frozen, manufacturing
SBA size standard for 311520
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 311520, 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: 1050), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 10511Liquid milk and cream productionUK SIC
- 10512Butter and cheese productionUK SIC
- 10519Manufacture of other milk productsUK SIC
- 10520Manufacture of ice creamUK SIC
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.