NAICS 311314

Overview

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the federal standard for categorizing business establishments to support the collection, analysis, and publication of statistics on the U.S. economy. Developed under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and adopted in 1997, NAICS was created jointly by the U.S. Economic Classification Policy Committee, Statistics Canada, and Mexico’s INEGI to ensure cross-country statistical comparability. The current U.S. NAICS vintage is 2022. ¹

NAICS 311314 defines Cane Sugar Manufacturing as establishments primarily engaged in processing sugarcane and/or refining cane sugar from raw cane sugar. It captures production of raw and refined cane sugar forms and differentiates these activities from beet sugar, corn sweeteners, maple products, and synthetic sweeteners via explicit cross-references. ²

• See also on G2X:
  • G2X — NAICS 311314 overview: https://app.g2xchange.com/naics/311314
  • G2X — NAICS 311313 (Beet Sugar Manufacturing)
  • G2X — NAICS 311221 (Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing)

What this NAICS covers

• Processing sugarcane into raw cane sugar and intermediate products prior to refining. ²
• Refining raw cane sugar into finished forms such as granulated and brown sugar. ²
• Manufacturing powdered (confectioners’) cane sugar for food and industrial uses. ²
• Producing liquid cane sugar solutions for commercial and institutional buyers. ²
• Producing invert sugar from cane sugar for bakery, beverage, and confectionery applications. ²
• Manufacturing cane syrup products derived from cane sugar. ²

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Type	Code	Descriptor
NAICS	311313	Beet Sugar Manufacturing
NAICS	311221	Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing
NAICS	111998	All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming (e.g., maple sap/syrup)
PSC	8925	Sugar, Confectionery, and Nuts

NAICS descriptors per the 2022 NAICS Manual. ²
PSC descriptor per the Product and Service Code Manual (April 2025). ³

Scope notes and cross-references

• Includes establishments that process sugarcane and/or refine cane sugar; beet sugar operations are classified in 311313. ²
• Corn sweeteners produced by wet milling are classified in 311221. ²
• Table syrups made from corn syrup are classified in 311999. ²
• Maple sap reduced to maple syrup or maple sugar is classified in 111998. ²

Frequently asked questions

• What is included under NAICS 311314? The code covers establishments that process sugarcane and/or refine cane sugar from raw cane sugar, including outputs such as granulated, brown, powdered (confectioners’), liquid, invert sugar, and cane syrup. See also on G2X: https://app.g2xchange.com/naics/311314. ²

• How does 311314 differ from 311313? 311314 is for cane sugar processing and refining. 311313 is limited to refined beet sugar from sugar beets; cross-references direct cane sugar activities to 311314. See also on G2X: https://app.g2xchange.com/naics/311313. ²

• Are corn-based sweeteners or maple syrup included in 311314? No. Corn sweeteners from wet milling fall under 311221, and maple syrup or maple sugar is classified in 111998. See also on G2X: https://app.g2xchange.com/naics/311221. ²

• Which PSCs commonly align to cane sugar products in federal buys? Sugar products generally map to PSC 8925 (Sugar, Confectionery, and Nuts) within the Subsistence group; agencies may also use adjacent food PSCs depending on line-item composition. ³

• Does 311314 explicitly list every cane sugar product? The manual provides the industry definition, cross-references, and an alphabetic index with representative items (e.g., granulated cane sugar, invert sugar, cane syrup), but it is not an exhaustive product catalog. ²

Useful resources

• G2X — NAICS 311314 overview: https://app.g2xchange.com/naics/311314
• U.S. Census Bureau — NAICS main page and 2022 vintage information. ¹
• 2022 NAICS Manual (official U.S. definitions and cross-references). ²
• Product and Service Code (PSC) Manual (FY 2025 edition). ³

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) — Main page. https://www.census.gov/naics/
2. U.S. Census Bureau. North American Industry Classification System: United States, 2022 (NAICS Manual), including 311314 Cane Sugar Manufacturing and alphabetic index entries. https://www.census.gov/naics/reference_files_tools/2022_NAICS_Manual.pdf
3. Acquisition.gov (GSA). Product and Service Code Manual, Fiscal Year 2025 Edition (April 2025), including Group 89 and PSC 8925 descriptions. https://origin-www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/manual/PSC%20Manual%20April%202025.pdf