312112 Bottled Water Manufacturing

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in purifying and bottling water (including naturally carbonated).

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 artificially carbonated or flavored waters are classified in U.S. Industry 312111, Soft Drink Manufacturing.
• Bottling purchased purified water and wholesaling bottled water are classified in Industry 424490, Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers.

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

Activities listed under 312112

The Census index assigns these 4 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Beverages, naturally carbonated bottled water, manufacturing
• Naturally carbonated water, purifying and bottling
• Spring waters, purifying and bottling
• Water, naturally carbonated, purifying and bottling

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 312112

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 312112, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,100 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: 1104), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 11040Manufacture of other non-distilled fermented beveragesUK SIC

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

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