311813 Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing frozen bakery products (except bread), such as cakes, pies, and doughnuts.

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:

• Manufacturing frozen breads are classified in U.S. Industry 311812, Commercial Bakeries.
• Retailing bakery products not for immediate consumption made on the premises from flour, not from prepared dough are classified in U.S. Industry 311811, Retail Bakeries.
• Preparing and selling bakery products (e.g., cookies, pretzels) for immediate consumption are classified in U.S. Industry 722515, Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars.
• Manufacturing cookies and crackers are classified in U.S. Industry 311821, Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing.
• Retailing bakery products not for immediate consumption made elsewhere are classified in U.S. Industry 445291, Baked Goods Retailers.

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

Activities listed under 311813

The Census index assigns these 10 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Baked goods (except bread, bread-type rolls), frozen, manufacturing
• Cake, frozen, manufacturing
• Crullers, frozen, made in a commercial bakery
• Desserts, frozen bakery, manufacturing
• Doughnuts, frozen, manufacturing
• Frozen cake manufacturing
• Knishes, frozen, manufacturing
• Pastries (e.g., Danish, French), frozen, manufacturing
• Pies, frozen, manufacturing
• Sweet yeast goods, frozen, manufacturing

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 311813

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 311813, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 750 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: 1071), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 10710Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakesUK SIC

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

Similar codes to compare

• 311811Retail Bakeries
• 311812Commercial Bakeries