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national industry 311612

Meat Processed from Carcasses

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in processing or preserving meat and meat byproducts (except poultry and small game) from purchased meats. This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in assembly cutting and packing of meats (i.e., boxed meats) from purchased meats.

The immediate parent of national industry 311612 is international industry 31161: Animal Slaughtering and Processing

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Slaughtering animals (except poultry and small game)--are classified in U.S. Industry 311611, Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering;
  • Slaughtering poultry and small game--are classified in U.S. Industry 311615, Poultry Processing;
  • Rendering lard and other animal fats and oils, bones, and meat scraps--are classified in U.S. Industry 311613, Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing;
  • Manufacturing canned meats for baby food--are classified in U.S. Industry 311422, Specialty Canning;
  • Manufacturing meat-based animal feeds from carcasses--are classified in Industry 31111, Animal Food Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing canned and frozen specialty foods containing meat, such as nationality foods (e.g., enchiladas, egg rolls, pizza) and frozen dinners--are classified in Industry Group 3114, Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing; and
  • Cutting meat (except boxed meat)--are classified in Industry 424470, Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 311612 - Bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased carcasses
  2. 311612 - Beef stew made from purchased carcasses
  3. 311612 - Beef, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses
  4. 311612 - Bologna made from purchased carcasses
  5. 311612 - Boxed beef made from purchased carcasses
  6. 311612 - Boxed meat produced from purchased carcasses
  7. 311612 - Collagen sausage casings made from purchased hides
  8. 311612 - Cooked meats made from purchased carcasses
  9. 311612 - Corned meats made from purchases carcasses
  10. 311612 - Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses
  11. 311612 - Dried meats made from purchased carcasses
  12. 311612 - Frozen meat pies (i.e., tourtires) made from purchased carcasses
  13. 311612 - Hams, canned, made from purchased carcasses
  14. 311612 - Hams, preserved (except poultry), made from purchased carcasses
  15. 311612 - Hot dogs (except poultry) made from purchased carcasses
  16. 311612 - Lamb, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses
  17. 311612 - Luncheon meat (except poultry) made from purchased carcasses
  18. 311612 - Meat canning (except baby, pet food, poultry), made from purchased carcasses
  19. 311612 - Meat extracts made from purchased carcasses
  20. 311612 - Meat products canning (except baby, pet food, poultry) made from purchased carcasses
  21. 311612 - Meats (except poultry), cured or smoked, made from purchased carcasses
  22. 311612 - Meats, fresh or chilled (except poultry and small game), frozen, made from purchased carcasses
  23. 311612 - Pastrami made from purchased carcasses
  24. 311612 - Pig's feet, cooked and pickled, made from purchased carcasses
  25. 311612 - Pork, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses
  26. 311612 - Potted meats made from purchased carcasses
  27. 311612 - Processed meats manufacturing
  28. 311612 - Salted meats made from purchased carcasses
  29. 311612 - Sandwich spreads, meat, made from purchased carcasses
  30. 311612 - Sausage and similar cased products made from purchased carcasses
  31. 311612 - Sausage casings, collagen, made from purchased hides
  32. 311612 - Smoked meats made from purchased carcasses
  33. 311612 - Variety meats, edible organs, made from purchased meats
  34. 311612 - Veal, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 311612
2007 311612
2012 311612
2017 311612
2022 311612

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 2013 - Sausages and Other Prepared Meat Products

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 311612, Meat Processed from Carcasses:

  1. animal slaughtering and processing
  2. canning and preserving meat fish seafood
  3. employment contractor temporary food product manufacturing not otherwise classified staff de pa
  4. food manufacturing
  5. food product manufacturing
  6. food product manufacturing in meat not dry or no glass container
  7. food product manufacturing not otherwise classified
  8. food product manufacturing not otherwise classified frozen
  9. food product manufacturing or processing not otherwise classified
  10. frozen food processing fish seafood meat
  11. frozen food processing meat fish seafood fruit vegetable
  12. frozen food product manufacturing
  13. luncheon meat manufacturing
  14. manufacturing
  15. meat fish poultry or seafood curing
  16. meat fish poultry or seafood manufacturing not in airtight container
  17. meat fish poultry or seafood processing in airtight container
  18. meat fish poultry or seafood processing not in airtight container
  19. meat prepared product frozen manufacturing
  20. meat prepared product in airtight packaging manufacturing
  21. meat processed from carcass
  22. meat product manufacture not otherwise classified
  23. meat product manufacturing
  24. meat product manufacturing not otherwise classified
  25. meat product manufacturing not otherwise classified including canning
  26. processed meat product manufacturing
  27. processed meat product manufacturing no slaughtering or handling of livestock
  28. sandwich steak manufacturing
  29. sausage and other prepared meat product
  30. sausage or sausage casing manufacturing

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