Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the warehousing and storage of a general line of goods. The warehousing of goods at foreign trade zones is classified in Industry 4226. Field warehousing is classified in Services, Industry 7389.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 4225 - General Warehousing and Storage are:
- General warehousing and storage
- Miniwarehouse warehousing
- Warehousing, self-storage
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
General Warehousing & Storage in the US (49311)
Revenue 2025
$42.8bn
Growth 2025
2.26%
Key Trends
Profit has been constrained due to raised wages and rental costs for operators
Demand for industry services tends to follow trends in consumer spending
IBISWorld expects outsourcing to continue growing over the next five years
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 4225 - General Warehousing and Storage
US-SIC Code 4225 - General Warehousing and Storage sits in the 2-digit General Warehousing and Storage sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: E
Division Title: Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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411 Local and Suburban Passenger Transportation
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412 Taxicabs
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413 Intercity and Rural Bus Transportation
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414 Bus Charter Service
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415 School Buses
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417 Terminal and Service Facilities for Motor Vehicle
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421 Trucking and Courier Services, Except Air
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422 Public Warehousing and Storage
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423 Terminal and Joint Terminal Maintenance
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431 United States Postal Service
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441 Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight
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442 Deep Sea Domestic Transportation of Freight
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443 Freight Transportation On the Great Lakes-st.
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444 Water Transportation of Freight, Not Elsewhere
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448 Water Transportation of Passengers
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449 Services Incidental To Water Transportation
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451 Air Transportation, Scheduled, and Air Courier
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452 Air Transportation, Nonscheduled
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458 Airports, Flying Fields, and Airport Terminal
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461 Pipelines, Except Natural Gas
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472 Arrangement of Passenger Transportation
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473 Arrangement of Transportation of Freight and Cargo
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474 Rental of Railroad Cars
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478 Miscellaneous Services Incidental To Transportation
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481 Telephone Communications
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482 Telegraph and Other Message Communications
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483 Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations
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484 Cable and Other Pay Television Services
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489 Communications Services, Not Elsewhere
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491 Electric Services
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492 Gas Production and Distribution
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493 Combination Electric and Gas, and Other Utility
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494 Water Supply
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495 Sanitary Services
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496 Steam and Air-conditioning Supply
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497 Irrigation Systems
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 4225 - General Warehousing and Storage
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 4225 - General Warehousing and Storage. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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422501 Storage
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422502 Warehousing-field
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422503 Storage-household & commercial
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422504 Warehouses-bonded
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422505 Warehouses-merchandise & self storage
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422506 Warehouses-private & public
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422507 Warehouses-self storage
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422508 Warehouses-mini & self storage
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422509 Warehouses
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422510 Records-stored
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422511 Tools-stored
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422512 Storage containers
8 Digit SIC Codes
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42250000 General warehousing and storage
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42259900 General warehousing and storage, nec
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42259901 General warehousing
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42259902 Miniwarehouse, warehousing
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42259903 Warehousing, self storage
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