Which industries qualify for an International Trade loan?
Short answer
SBA has determined that three groups meet the threshold with no added proof of injury. They are manufacturers (NAICS 31-33), mining and oil and gas businesses (NAICS 21) and listed food supply chain businesses (SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. B, Ch. 5, Para. C.1.b).
SBA has determined that small businesses in three industry groups meet the import-competition threshold for an International Trade loan (SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. B, Ch. 5, Para. C.1.b; Policy Notices 5000-877629 and 5000-881477).
- Manufacturing: NAICS sectors 31, 32 and 33.
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: NAICS sector 21, including subsectors 211, 212 and 213.
- Food supply chain: listed codes covering farming, animal production, fishing, certain wholesalers, supermarkets, and food trucking and warehousing.
Applicants in these listed industries need no additional documentation showing how import competition injured them (Para. C.1.b).
If your industry is not listed
You must demonstrate injury from increased foreign competition in your market. Your application needs an explanation and financial statements showing that directly competitive imports contributed significantly to a decline in your competitive position (Para. C.1.b).
What every applicant must also show
The loan must improve your competitive position, and the lender must document how in its credit memo (Para. C.1.c).
Two limits to check
NAICSThe federal code system that sorts businesses by industry. 484220 and 484230 count only for refrigerated and frozen trucking, farm products, grain products and livestock. Accommodation (721) and gas stations (457) remain ineligible (Para. C.1.d).
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