2022 NAICS national industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
312140 Distilleries
NAICS 312140 is the US industry code for distilleries. It covers establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) distilling potable liquors (except brandies); (2) distilling and blending liquors; and (3) blending and mixing liquors and other ingredients.
- Code
- 312140 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Distilleries
- Part of
- Beverage Manufacturing
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 1,100 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 11010, 20110 (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 one or more of the following: (1) distilling potable liquors (except brandies); (2) distilling and blending liquors; and (3) blending and mixing liquors and other ingredients.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Manufacturing nonpotable ethyl alcohol are classified in U.S. Industry 325193, Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing.
- Bottling purchased liquors and wholesaling bottled liquors are classified in Industry 424820, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers.
- Manufacturing brandies are classified in Industry 312130, Wineries.
Activities listed under 312140
The Census index assigns these 13 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Alcoholic beverages (except brandy) distilling
- Beverages, liquors (except brandies), manufacturing
- Blending distilled beverages (except brandy)
- Distilleries
- Distilling alcoholic beverages (except brandy)
- Distilling potable liquor (except brandy)
- Eggnog, alcoholic, manufacturing
- Ethyl alcohol, potable, manufacturing
- Grain alcohol, beverage, manufacturing
- Liquors, distilling and blending (except brandy)
- Mixed drinks, alcoholic, manufacturing
- Neutral spirit, beverages (except fruit), manufacturing
- Spirits, distilled (except brandy), manufacturing
SBA size standard for 312140
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 312140, 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: 1101, 2011), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.