This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) knitting outerwear; (2) knitting fabric and manufacturing outerwear; and (3) knitting, manufacturing, and finishing knit outerwear. Examples of products made in knit outerwear mills are shirts, shorts, sweat suits, sweaters, gloves, and pants.
The NAICS industry code for Outerwear Knitting Mills is 315191. Included in this industry are:
Athletic clothing made in apparel knitting mills
Bathing suits made in apparel knitting mills
Beachwear made in apparel knitting mills
Blouses made in apparel knitting mills
Body stockings made in apparel knitting mills
Caps made in apparel knitting mills
Chemises made in apparel knitting mills
Clerical vestments made in apparel knitting mills
Collar and cuff sets made in apparel knitting mills
Dress and semidress gloves made in apparel knitting mills
Dresses made in apparel knitting mills
Dresses, hand-knit, manufacturing
Ensemble dresses made in apparel knitting mills
Gloves, knit, made in apparel knitting mills
Hats made in apparel knitting mills
Housecoats made in apparel knitting mills
Jackets made in apparel knitting mills
Jerseys made in apparel knitting mills
Jogging suits made in apparel knitting mills
Knit gloves made in apparel knitting mills
Leotards made in apparel knitting mills
Mittens, knit, made in apparel knitting mills
Mufflers made in apparel knitting mills
Neckties made in apparel knitting mills
Neckwear made in a apparel knitting mills
Outerwear handknitted for the trade
Pants, athletic, made in apparel knitting mills
Pants, outerwear, made in apparel knitting mills
Polo shirts made in apparel knitting mills
Prayer shawls made in apparel knitting mills
Scarves made in apparel knitting mills
Shirts, outerwear, made in apparel knitting mills
Shorts, outerwear, made in apparel knitting mills
Ski pants made in apparel knitting mills
Ski suits made in apparel knitting mills
Skirts made in apparel knitting mills
Slacks made in apparel knitting mills
Slacks, jean-cut casual, made in apparel knitting mills
Snowsuits made in apparel knitting mills
Sports clothing made in apparel knitting mills
Sports shirts made in apparel knitting mills
Suits made in apparel knitting mills
Sweat bands made in apparel knitting mills
Sweat pants made in apparel knitting mills
Sweat suits made in apparel knitting mills
Sweater jackets made in apparel knitting mills
Sweater vests made in apparel knitting mills
Sweaters made in apparel knitting mills
Sweatshirts made in apparel knitting mills
Swimsuits made in apparel knitting mills
Tank tops, outerwear, made in apparel knitting mills
Tennis shirts made in apparel knitting mills
Tennis skirts made in apparel knitting mills
Ties made in apparel knitting mills
Trousers made in apparel knitting mills
T-shirts, outerwear, made in apparel knitting mills
Uniforms, nontailored, made in apparel knitting mills
Warmup suits made in apparel knitting mills
Work gloves and mittens, knit, made in apparel knitting mills
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing outerwear from purchased fabric - classified in Industry Group 3152, Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing;
- Finishing apparel products only - classified in U.S. Industry 313312, Textile and Fabric Finishing (except Broadwoven Fabric) Mills; and
- Knitting underwear and nightwear, knitting fabric and manufacturing underwear and nightwear, or knitting, manufacturing, and finishing knit underwear and nightwear - classified in U.S. Industry 315192, Underwear and Nightwear Knitting Mills.
Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
