NAICS Code 312 — Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing

Subsector in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 2 direct sub-codes.

Code	312
Title	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
Level	Subsector (3-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

Industries in the Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing subsector manufacture beverages and tobacco products. The Beverage Manufacturing industry group includes three types of establishments: (1) those that manufacture nonalcoholic beverages; (2) those that manufacture alcoholic beverages through the fermentation process; and (3) those that produce distilled alcoholic beverages. Ice manufacturing, while not a beverage, is included with nonalcoholic beverage manufacturing because it uses the same production process as water purification.

In the case of activities related to the manufacture of beverages, the structure follows the defined production processes. Brandy, a distilled beverage, is not placed under distillery product manufacturing, but rather under winery product manufacturing since the production process used in the manufacturing of alcoholic grape-based beverages produces both wines (fermented beverage) and brandies (distilled beverage).

The Tobacco Manufacturing industry group includes two types of establishments: (1) those engaged in redrying and stemming tobacco and (2) those that manufacture tobacco products, such as cigarettes and cigars.

Where 312 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	31-33	Manufacturing
Subsector	312	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing

Codes under 312

Code	Title
3121	Beverage Manufacturing
3122	Tobacco Manufacturing

Related Subsector codes

• 311 — Food Manufacturing
• 313 — Textile Mills
• 314 — Textile Product Mills
• 315 — Apparel Manufacturing
• 316 — Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
• 321 — Wood Product Manufacturing
• 322 — Paper Manufacturing
• 323 — Printing and Related Support Activities
• 324 — Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
• 325 — Chemical Manufacturing
• 326 — Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
• 327 — Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing

Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.