# NAICS 311513: Cheese Manufacturing

The SBA size standard for NAICS 311513 is 1,250 employees (13 CFR 121.201).

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Code | 311513 |
| Title | Cheese Manufacturing |
| Level | 6 |
| Parent | 31151 |
| Size standard | 1,250 employees |
| Footnote | - |

## Description

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing cheese products (except cottage cheese) from raw milk and/or processed milk products and/or (2) manufacturing cheese substitutes from soybean and other nondairy substances.

## Sources

- Census NAICS: https://www.census.gov/naics/
- SBA size standards: https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards

## API and MCP

- REST: GET https://samgovapi.io/api/v1/naics/311513/size-standard?revenue_usd=...
- MCP tools: naics_lookup, size_standard_check

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