North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 311211 is used by federal buyers for market research, set-aside size standards, and reporting. Official titles come from the Census Bureau NAICS structure.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) milling flour or meal from grains (except rice) or vegetables and/or (2) milling flour and preparing flour mixes or doughs.
- Official title
- Flour Milling
- Code level
- 6
- Parent industry
- Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing 31121
- Open opportunities
- 1 open · 4 active
SBA small-business size standard
1,050 employees
Employee-count basis
Check this standard and its exceptionsExcluded or separately classified activities
Official Census cross-references identify activities that belong under another North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
Crushing soybeans and extracting soybean oil--are classified in U.S. Industry 311224, Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing.
Manufacturing prepared flour mixes or doughs from flour ground elsewhere--are classified in U.S. Industry 311824, Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour;
Milling rice or cleaning and polishing rice--are classified in U.S. Industry 311212, Rice Milling;
Preparing breakfast cereals from flour milled in the same establishment--are classified in Industry 311230, Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing;
Wet milling corn and vegetables--are classified in U.S. Industry 311221, Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing; and
Source and edition
2022 NAICS Manual definition and reference material from the U.S. Census Bureau.