Industry Classification - NAICS and SIC - Coffee Research Guide

Sources for Obtaining NAICS and SIC Codes

When doing business research, it is useful to obtain the NAICS and SIC codes. The links below will help you find the codes for specific types of industries. Using the search term coffee identifies the following as potential codes:

NAICS 722213 Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars ; SIC 5812 Eating Places (snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)

NAICS 311920 Coffee and Tea Manufacturing ; SIC 2095 Roasted Coffee

There are also other NAICS codes that might be relevant. Use the NAICS search interface to find them.

The NAICS code should be used to retrieve statistical information produced by the Census since 1997. You can also use it to search in some databases.

NAICS
NAICS is the North American Industry Classification System, a standard implemented in 1997 for classifying industry, product, and establishment. Use this site to find your industry NAICS code. Click on the relevant code to read its description and to ensure that you have the right code.
SIC System Search
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is an industry classification system in which all Federal economic statistics are based on up to 1996. Use this site to do a keyword search to find an SIC code for an industry.

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Applying NAICS Codes

You can use NAICS codes to find Industry reports in IBISWorld and First Research.

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Sources for Obtaining NAICS and SIC Codes

Applying NAICS Codes