Analysis
NAICS 314910 is the 2022 national industry for textile bag and canvas mills, part of 31491 (Textile Bag and Canvas Mills). Census lists 20 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 1,336 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 20,774 people at an average annual payroll of $49,483 per employee (17th percentile of national industries). 44% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include awnings and canopies, outdoor, made from purchased fabrics, bags, plastics, made from purchased woven plastics, bags, rubberized fabric, manufacturing and bags, textile, made from purchased woven or knitted…, among 20 in all.
Its goods appear in 31 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 6306 (tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds; tents (including…), 6305 (sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods) and 4202 (trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, attache cases, briefcases…). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 6% and employment rose 1%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 326111, 337920 and 316990. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing textile bags (except luggage) or other canvas and canvas-like products, such as awnings, sails, tarpaulins, and tents from purchased textile fabrics or yarns.
Illustrative Examples:
Covers (e.g., boat, swimming pool, truck) made from purchased fabrics Laundry bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials Seed bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials Textile bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing plastic bags | 326111 Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing canvas blinds and shades | 337920 Blind and Shade Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing luggage (all materials) and handbags and purses of leather or other material (except precious metal) | 316990 Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing |
Index entries (20)
- Awnings and canopies, outdoor, made from purchased fabrics
- Bags, plastics, made from purchased woven plastics
- Bags, rubberized fabric, manufacturing
- Bags, textile, made from purchased woven or knitted materials
- Blanket bags manufacturing
- Canvas bags manufacturing
- Canvas products made from purchased canvas or canvas substitutes
- Covers (e.g., boat, swimming pool, truck) made from purchased fabrics
- Feed bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials
- Flour bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials
- Garment storage bags manufacturing
- Knapsacks (e.g., backpacks, book bags) manufacturing
- Knapsacks, made from purchased woven or knitted materials
- Laundry bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials
- Sails made from purchased fabrics
- Seed bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials
- Shipping bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials
- Tarpaulins made from purchased fabrics
- Tents made from purchased fabrics
- Textile bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials