311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in slaughtering animals (except poultry and small game). Establishments that slaughter and prepare meats are included in this industry.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Processing meat and meat byproducts (except poultry and small game) from purchased meats are classified in U.S. Industry 311612, Meat Processed from Carcasses.
• Slaughtering and/or processing poultry and small game are classified in U.S. Industry 311615, Poultry Processing.
• Rendering lard and other animal fats and oils, bones, and meat scraps are classified in U.S. Industry 311613, Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing.
• Manufacturing canned and frozen specialty foods containing meat, such as nationality foods (e.g., enchiladas, egg rolls, pizza) and frozen dinners are classified in Industry Group 3114, Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 311611

The Census index assigns these 28 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Abattoirs
• Animal fats (except poultry and small game) produced in slaughtering plants
• Bacon, slab and sliced, produced in slaughtering plants
• Beef carcasses, half carcasses, primal and sub-primal cuts, produced in slaughtering plants
• Beef produced in slaughtering plants
• Boxed beef produced in slaughtering plants
• Boxed meats produced in slaughtering plants
• Canned meats (except poultry) produced in slaughtering plants
• Cured hides and skins produced in slaughtering plants
• Custom slaughtering
• Fats, animal (except poultry, small game), produced in slaughtering plants
• Hams (except poultry) produced in slaughtering plants
• Hides and skins produced in slaughtering plants
• Horsemeat produced in slaughtering plants
• Hot dogs (except poultry) produced in slaughtering plants
• Inedible products (e.g., hides, skins, pulled wool, wool grease) produced in slaughtering plants
• Lamb carcasses, half carcasses, primal and sub-primal cuts, produced in slaughtering plants
• Lard produced in slaughtering plants
• Luncheon meat (except poultry) produced in slaughtering plants
• Meat canning (except poultry) produced in slaughtering plants
• Meats fresh, chilled or frozen (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
• Meats, cured or smoked, produced in slaughtering plants
• Pork carcasses, half carcasses, and primal and sub-primal cuts produced in slaughtering plants
• Sausage casings, natural, produced in slaughtering plant
• Slaughtering, custom
• Tallow produced in a slaughtering plant
• Variety meats, edible organs, made in slaughtering plants
• Veal carcasses, half carcasses, primal and sub-primal cuts, produced in slaughtering plants

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 311611

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 311611, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,150 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: 1010), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 10110Processing and preserving of meatUK SIC
• 10120Processing and preserving of poultry meatUK SIC
• 10130Production of meat and poultry meat productsUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

• 311612Meat Processed from Carcasses
• 311613Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
• 311615Poultry Processing