Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of furniture, including bedsprings, mattresses, and other household furniture; office furniture; and furniture for public parks and buildings. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of partitions, shelving, lockers, and store fixtures are classified in Industry 5046.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5021 - Furniture are:
- Bar furniture-wholesale
- Bedsprings-wholesale
- Cafeteria furniture-wholesale
- Chairs household, office, and public building-wholesale
- Church pews-wholesale
- Desks, including school-wholesale
- Furniture household, office, restaurant, and public building-wholesale
- Furniture, juvenile-wholesale
- Furniture, unfinished-wholesale
- Lawn furniture-wholesale
- Mattresses-wholesale
- School desks-wholesale
- Theater seats-wholesale
- Waterbeds-wholesale
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Furniture & Furnishings Wholesaling in the US (42321)
Revenue 2025
$57.2bn
Growth 2025
-2.75%
Key Trends
Some smaller wholesalers have found it challenging to compete and have exited the industry altogether
Demand from businesses depends on full-time employment and corporate profit
Positive economic conditions will enable corporations to upgrade facilities
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5021 - Furniture
US-SIC Code 5021 - Furniture sits in the 2-digit Furniture 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: F
Division Title: Wholesale Trade
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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501 Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies
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502 Furniture and Home Furnishings
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503 Lumber and Other Construction Materials
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504 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies
- 5043 Photographic Equipment and Supplies
- 5044 Office Equipment
- 5045 Computers and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software
- 5046 Commercial Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 5047 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies
- 5048 Ophthalmic Goods
- 5049 Professional Equipment and Supplies, Not Elsewhere Classified
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505 Metals and Minerals, Except Petroleum
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506 Electrical Goods
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507 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment
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508 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies
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509 Miscellaneous Durable Goods
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511 Paper and Paper Products
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512 Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries
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513 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions
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514 Groceries and Related Products
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515 Farm-product Raw Materials
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516 Chemicals and Allied Products
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517 Petroleum and Petroleum Products
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518 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
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519 Miscellaneous Non-durable Goods
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 5021 - Furniture
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5021 - Furniture. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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502101 Bathroom fixtures & accessories-whol
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502102 Water beds-wholesale
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502103 Water beds-supplies & parts (whol)
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502104 Stools (wholesale)
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502105 School furniture & equipment (whol)
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502106 Tables-folding (wholesale)
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502107 Furniture-dealers-wholesale
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502108 Furniture buyers (wholesale)
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502109 Library equipment & supplies (wholesale)
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502110 Furniture-outdoor-wholesale
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502111 Mattresses-wholesale
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502112 Office furniture & equip-dealers (whol)
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502113 Office furniture & equip-wholesale
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502114 Breakfast nooks & booths (wholesale)
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502115 Beds-wholesale
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502116 Chairs-wholesale
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502117 Furniture-mfrs' equip & supls (whol)
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502118 Church furnishings (wholesale)
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502119 Seating companies (wholesale)
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502120 Benches & work tables (wholesale)
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502121 Bleachers & grandstands (wholesale)
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502122 Office furniture & equip-instltn (whol)
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502124 Desks (wholesale)
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502125 Bed springs-wholesale
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502126 Bench drawers & legs-wholesale
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502127 Furniture-childrens-wholesale
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502128 Furniture-unfinished-wholesale
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502130 Table tops-wholesale
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502131 School furniture & equipment-retail
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502132 Lecterns (wholesale)
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502133 Chairs-metal (wholesale)
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502134 Chairs-folding (wholesale)
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502135 Hotel & motel furnishings (wholesale)
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502136 Furniture representatives (wholesale)
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502137 Tables-cutting & work (wholesale)
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502138 Stanchions (wholesale)
8 Digit SIC Codes
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50210000 Furniture
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50210100 Office and public building furniture
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50210101 Bar furniture
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50210102 Cafeteria furniture
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50210103 Church pews
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50210104 Filing units
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50210105 Lockers
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50210106 Office furniture, nec
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50210107 Public building furniture, nec
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50210108 Restaurant furniture, nec
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50210109 School desks
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50210110 Theater seats
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50210200 Household furniture
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50210201 Dining room furniture
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50210202 Dressers
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50210203 Juvenile furniture
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50210204 Sofas and couches
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50210205 Tables, occasional
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50210300 Beds and bedding
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50210301 Beds
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50210302 Bedsprings
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50210303 Mattresses
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50210304 Waterbeds
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50219900 Furniture, nec
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50219901 Bookcases
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50219902 Chairs
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50219903 Desks, nec
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50219904 Outdoor and lawn furniture, nec
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50219905 Racks
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50219906 Shelving
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50219907 Unfinished furniture
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