2017 NAICS Definition

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

313310 Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills

This industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in finishing textiles, fabrics, and apparel and (2) establishments of converters who buy fabric goods in the grey, have them finished on contract, and sell at wholesale. Finishing operations include: bleaching, dyeing, printing (e.g., roller, screen, flock, plisse), stonewashing, and other mechanical finishing, such as preshrinking, shrinking, sponging, calendering, mercerizing, and napping; as well as cleaning, scouring, and the preparation of natural fibers and raw stock.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Coating or impregnating fabrics--are classified in Industry 313320, Fabric Coating Mills;
  • Knitting or knitting and finishing fabric--are classified in Industry 313240, Knit Fabric Mills;
  • Manufacturing and finishing apparel--are classified in Subsector 315, Apparel Manufacturing;
  • Weaving and finishing fabrics--are classified in Industry Group 3132, Fabric Mills;
  • Manufacturing and finishing rugs and carpets--are classified in Industry 314110, Carpet and Rug Mills; and
  • Printing on apparel--are classified in Industry 32311, Printing.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
31331   313310   313310   Bleaching textile products, apparel, and fabrics
31331   313310   313310   Broadwoven fabrics finishing
31331   313310   313310   Burling and mending fabrics
31331   313310   313310   Calendering textile products, apparel, and fabrics
313312   313310   313310   Carbonizing textile fibers
313312   313310   313310   Carding textile fibers
31331   313310   313310   Chemical finishing (e.g., fire, mildew, water resistance) fabrics
313312   313310   313310   Combing and converting top
313312   313310   313310   Combing textile fibers
31331   313310   313310   Converters, piece goods
31331   313310   313310   Converting textiles
31331   313310   313310   Crease resistant finishing of fabrics
313312   313310   313310   Dyeing gloves, woven or knit, for the trade
31331   313310   313310   Dyeing textile products and fabrics
31331   313310   313310   Embossing textile products and fabrics
31331   313310   313310   Fabric finishing
31331   313310   313310   Fabric mercerizing
313312   313310   313310   Gassing yarn (i.e., singeing)
31331   313310   313310   Mechanical finishing of fabrics
31331   313310   313310   Mercerizing textile products and fabrics
31331   313310   313310   Napping textile products and fabrics
31331   313310   313310   Preshrinking textile products and fabrics
31331   313310   313310   Printing fabric grey goods
313312   313310   313310   Printing textile banners (except screen printing)
313312   313310   313310   Printing textile products (except screen and apparel printing)
313312   313310   313310   Scouring and combing textile fibers
31331   313310   313310   Screen printing fabric grey goods
31331   313310   313310   Shrinking textile products and fabrics
31331   313310   313310   Sizing of fabrics
31331   313310   313310   Sponging textile products and fabrics
31331   313310   313310   Stone washing textile products, apparel, and fabrics
31331   313310   313310   Sueding textile products and fabrics
31331   313310   313310   Teaseling fabrics
313312   313310   313310   Textile products finishing
313312   313310   313310   Thread finishing
313312   313310   313310   Wool tops and noils manufacturing