314910 Textile Bag and Canvas Mills

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing textile bags (except luggage) or other canvas and canvas-like products, such as awnings, sails, tarpaulins, and tents from purchased textile fabrics or yarns.

Examples Census gives

• Covers (e.g., boat, swimming pool, truck) made from purchased fabrics
• Laundry bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials
• Seed bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials
• Textile bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials

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 plastic bags are classified in U.S. Industry 326111, Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing canvas blinds and shades are classified in Industry 337920, Blind and Shade Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing luggage (all materials) and handbags and purses of leather or other material (except precious metal) are classified in Industry 316990, Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing.

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

Activities listed under 314910

The Census index assigns these 20 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Awnings and canopies, outdoor, made from purchased fabrics
• Bags, plastics, made from purchased woven plastics
• Bags, rubberized fabric, manufacturing
• Bags, textile, made from purchased woven or knitted materials
• Blanket bags manufacturing
• Canvas bags manufacturing
• Canvas products made from purchased canvas or canvas substitutes
• Covers (e.g., boat, swimming pool, truck) made from purchased fabrics
• Feed bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials
• Flour bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials
• Garment storage bags manufacturing
• Knapsacks (e.g., backpacks, book bags) manufacturing
• Knapsacks, made from purchased woven or knitted materials
• Laundry bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials
• Sails made from purchased fabrics
• Seed bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials
• Shipping bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials
• Tarpaulins made from purchased fabrics
• Tents made from purchased fabrics
• Textile bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 314910

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 314910, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 500 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: 1392, 1512, 2220), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 13921Manufacture of soft furnishingsUK SIC
• 13922Manufacture of canvas goods, sacks, etc.UK SIC
• 13923Manufacture of household textilesUK SIC
• 15120Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harnessUK SIC

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