NAICS 311615 Poultry Processing

NAICS Code: 311615

Code Title: Poultry Processing

Code Sector: 31-33 - Manufacturing

NAICS 311615 Poultry Processing Description

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) slaughtering poultry and small game and/or (2) preparing processed poultry and small game meat and meat byproducts.


Cross References

Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Slaughtering animals (except poultry and small game) and/or preparing meats--are classified in U.S. Industry 311611, Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering;
  • Preparing meat and meat byproducts (except poultry and small game) from purchased meats--are classified in U.S. Industry 311612, Meat Processed from Carcasses;
  • Rendering animal fat, bones, and meat scraps--are classified in U.S. Industry 311613, Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing;
  • Canning poultry and small game for baby food--are classified in U.S. Industry 311422, Specialty Canning;
  • Producing meat-based animal feeds from carcasses--are classified in Industry 31111, Animal Food Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing canned and frozen meat products, 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;
  • Drying, freezing, and breaking eggs--are classified in U.S. Industry 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing.

Alternate Titles

  • Canning poultry (except baby and pet food)
  • Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food)
  • Chickens, slaughtering and dressing
  • Dressing small game
  • Ducks, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked
  • Ducks, slaughtering and dressing
  • Geese, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked
  • Geese, slaughtering and dressing
  • Hams, poultry, manufacturing
  • Hot dogs, poultry, manufacturing
  • Luncheon meat, poultry, manufacturing
  • Meat canning, poultry (except baby and pet food), manufacturing
  • Meat products (e.g., hot dogs, luncheon meats, sausages) made from a combination of poultry and other meats
  • Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) manufacturing
  • Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing
  • Poultry canning (except baby, pet food)
  • Poultry slaughtering, dressing, and packing
  • Processed poultry manufacturing
  • Rabbits processing (i.e., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen)
  • Rabbits slaughtering and dressing
  • Small game, processing, fresh, frozen, canned or cooked
  • Small game, slaughtering, dressing and packing
  • Turkeys, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked
  • Turkeys, slaughtering and dressing

NAICS 311615 Crosswalk

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC) --

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Code Revision 4.0 --

  • ISIC 1010 - Processing and preserving of meat