Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

31521 - Cut and Sew Clothing Contracting

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing clothing from materials owned by others. These establishments are commonly referred to as contractors. This industry is limited to contract establishments that perform cutting and sewing operations, such as sewing arms to shirt bodies.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • finishing clothing, on a contract basis (See 31331 Textile and Fabric Finishing)
  • embroidering clothing, on a contract basis (See 31499 All Other Textile Product Mills)
  • knitting hosiery and socks, on a contract basis (See 31511 Hosiery and Sock Mills)
  • knitting clothing, except hosiery and socks, on a contract basis (See 31519 Other Clothing Knitting Mills)
  • manufacturing men's and boys' clothing by cutting and sewing purchased fabric (See 31522 Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Clothing Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing women's and girls' clothing by cutting and sewing purchased fabric (See 31523 Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Clothing Manufacturing)
  • printing on articles of clothing, on a contract basis (See 32311 Printing)

315210 - Cut and Sew Clothing Contracting

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing clothing from materials owned by others. These establishments are commonly referred to as contractors. This industry is limited to contract establishments that perform cutting and sewing operations, such as sewing arms to shirt bodies.

• Example Activities:

  • Appliqueing, on clothing owned by others
  • Buttonholing and button covering, on clothing owned by others
  • Children's clothing contractors
  • Clothing contractors, cut-and-sew operations, on materials owned by others
  • Clothing contractors, men's and boys' clothing
  • Clothing contractors, women's, girls' and infants' clothing
  • Embroidering on clothing owned by others
  • Fur clothing, cut and sewn from materials owned by others