Analysis
NAICS 311411 is the 2022 national industry for frozen fruit, juice, and vegetable manufacturing, part of 31141 (Frozen Food Manufacturing). Census lists 14 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 218 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 27,520 people at an average annual payroll of $58,134 per employee (29th percentile of national industries). 20% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Frozen Food Manufacturing, with 27.5% of them.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include blast freezing on a contract basis, citrus pulp, frozen, manufacturing, concentrates, frozen fruit juice, manufacturing and french fries, frozen, pre-cooked, manufacturing, among 14 in all.
Its goods appear in 96 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 0710 (vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in…), 0811 (fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling…) and 2009 (fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut…). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
For example, manufacturing frozen specialty foods are classified in 311412 (Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing frozen fruits; frozen vegetables; and frozen fruit juices, ades, drinks, cocktail mixes and concentrates.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing frozen specialty foods | 311412 Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing |
Index entries (14)
- Blast freezing on a contract basis
- Citrus pulp, frozen, manufacturing
- Concentrates, frozen fruit juice, manufacturing
- French fries, frozen, pre-cooked, manufacturing
- Frozen ades, drinks and cocktail mixes, manufacturing
- Frozen citrus pulp manufacturing
- Frozen fruit and vegetable processing
- Frozen fruits, fruit juices, and vegetables, manufacturing
- Fruit juice concentrates, frozen, manufacturing
- Fruits, frozen, manufacturing
- Juices, fruit or vegetable concentrates, frozen, manufacturing
- Juices, fruit or vegetable, frozen, manufacturing
- Vegetable juice concentrates, frozen, manufacturing
- Vegetables, frozen, manufacturing