2022 NAICS national industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
325611 Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
NAICS 325611 is the US industry code for soap and other detergent manufacturing. This U.S.
- Code
- 325611 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
- Part of
- Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 1,100 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 20200 (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 U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and packaging bath, facial, and hand soaps, hand sanitizers, and other detergents, such as laundry and dishwashing detergents; toothpaste gels and tooth powders; and natural glycerin.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
Activities listed under 325611
The Census index assigns these 16 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Bar soaps manufacturing
- Dentifrices manufacturing
- Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, industrial, laundry) manufacturing
- Dishwasher detergents manufacturing
- Glycerin (i.e., glycerol), natural, manufacturing
- Hand sanitizers manufacturing
- Hand soaps (e.g., hard, liquid, soft) manufacturing
- Laundry soap, chips, and powder manufacturing
- Mechanic's hand soaps and pastes manufacturing
- Presoaks manufacturing
- Scouring cleansers (e.g., pastes, powders) manufacturing
- Soaps (e.g., bar, chip, powder) manufacturing
- Teeth whiteners (e.g., pastes, gels) manufacturing
- Toilet soaps manufacturing
- Toothpastes, gels, and tooth powders manufacturing
- Waterless hand soaps manufacturing
SBA size standard for 325611
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 325611, 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: 2023), 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.