2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

312230 Tobacco Manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) stemming and redrying tobacco and/or (2) manufacturing cigarettes or other tobacco products.

Illustrative Examples:

Chewing tobacco manufacturing
Cigar manufacturing
Cigarettes manufacturing (except electronic)
Snuff manufacturing
Prepared pipe tobacco manufacturing
Tobacco leaf processing and aging


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Manufacturing tobacco pipes or electronic cigarettes--are classified in U.S. Industry 339999, All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing;
• Manufacturing electronic cigarette vapor refills--are classified in U.S. Industry 325998, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing;
• Selling leaf tobacco as merchant wholesalers that also engage in stemming tobacco--are classified in Industry 424940, Tobacco and Tobacco Product Merchant Wholesalers; and
• Selling leaf tobacco as agents or brokers that also engage in stemming tobacco--are classified in Industry 425120, Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers.

2007 NAICS		2012 NAICS		2017 NAICS		Corresponding Index Entries
312229		312230		312230		Chewing tobacco manufacturing
312229		312230		312230		Cigar manufacturing
312221		312230		312230		Cigarettes manufacturing
312221		312230		312230		Imitation tobacco cigarettes, manufacturing
312229		312230		312230		Pipe tobacco, prepared, manufacturing
312229		312230		312230		Reconstituting tobacco
312229		312230		312230		Smoking tobacco (e.g., cigarette, pipe) manufacturing
312229		312230		312230		Snuff manufacturing
312210		312230		312230		Tobacco leaf processing and aging
312229		312230		312230		Tobacco products (e.g., chewing, smoking, snuff) manufacturing
31222		312230		312230		Tobacco products, imitation, manufacturing
312229		312230		312230		Tobacco sheeting services
312210		312230		312230		Tobacco stemming and redrying