Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of home furnishings and housewares, including antiques; china; glassware and earthenware; lamps (including electric); curtains and draperies; linens and towels; and carpets, linoleum, and all other types of hard and soft surface floor coverings. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of other electrical household goods are classified in Industry 5064, and those distributing precious metal flatware are classified in Industry 5094.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5023 - Home furnishings are:
- Aluminum ware-wholesale
- Bedspreads-wholesale
- Blankets-wholesale
- Carpets-wholesale
- China-wholesale
- Crockery-wholesale
- Curtains-wholesale
- Draperies-wholesale
- Floor coverings-wholesale
- Glassware, household-wholesale
- Home furnishings-wholesale
- Kitchen tools and utensils, except precious metal flatware-wholesale
- Lamps: floor, boudoir, desk-wholesale
- Linens-wholesale
- Linoleum-wholesale
- Pillow cases-wholesale
- Rugs-wholesale
- Sheets, textile-wholesale
- Slipcovers, furniture-wholesale
- Table linens-wholesale
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Home Furnishing Wholesaling in the US (42322)
Revenue 2025
$94.2bn
Growth 2025
1.91%
Key Trends
Many home furnishing manufacturers have rolled out internalized distribution processes and sold goods directly to retailers
Home improvement buoyed revenue through the COVID-19 pandemic
Private investment in home improvement will decline
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5023 - Home furnishings
US-SIC Code 5023 - Home furnishings sits in the 2-digit Home furnishings 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 5023 - Home furnishings
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5023 - Home furnishings. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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502301 Apartment house supplies (wholesale)
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502302 Towels-cloth-wholesale
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502303 Bedspreads-wholesale
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502304 Bedding-wholesale
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502305 Blankets (wholesale)
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502306 Chinaware & glassware-wholesale
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502307 Carpet & rug-distributors
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502308 Draperies & curtains-wholesale
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502309 Closets & closet accessories (whol)
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502310 Fireplace equipment-wholesale
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502311 Drapery & curtain fixtures-wholesale
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502312 Glassware-wholesale
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502313 Floor materials-wholesale
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502314 Housewares-wholesale
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502315 Linens-wholesale
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502316 Lamps-wholesale
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502317 Picture frames-wholesale
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502318 Linoleum-wholesale
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502319 Pottery-wholesale
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502320 Table pads (wholesale)
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502321 Shower curtains (wholesale)
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502322 Vertical blinds-wholesale
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502323 Venetian blinds-wholesale
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502324 Lamp shades-wholesale
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502325 Mirrors-wholesale
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502326 Tile-non-ceramic-distributors
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502327 Mats & matting (wholesale)
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502328 Window shades-wholesale
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502329 Ceramic products-decorative-wholesale
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502331 Cooking utensils-wholesale
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502332 Curtains-shower & bath-wholesale
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502334 Furniture accessories & decor-wholesale
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502335 Hampers-wholesale
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502336 House furnishings-wholesale
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502337 Kitchen accessories-whol & mfrs
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502338 Pillows-wholesale
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502339 Quilting-wholesale
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502341 Slip covers-wholesale
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502342 Wine storage equipment-wholesale
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502343 Carpet & rug pads linings & acces-whol
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502344 Valances (wholesale)
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502346 Tapestries-wholesale
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502347 Cardtable covers (wholesale)
8 Digit SIC Codes
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50230000 Homefurnishings
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50230100 Kitchenware
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50230101 Aluminumware
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50230102 China
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50230103 Crockery
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50230104 Glassware
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50230105 Kitchen tools and utensils, nec
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50230106 Stainless steel flatware
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50230107 Tupperware
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50230108 Grills, barbecue
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50230200 Linens and towels
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50230201 Bedspreads
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50230202 Blankets
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50230203 Linens, table
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50230204 Pillowcases
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50230205 Sheets, textile
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50230206 Slip covers (furniture)
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50230207 Towels
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50230300 Window furnishings
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50230301 Curtains
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50230302 Draperies
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50230303 Venetian blinds
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50230304 Vertical blinds
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50230305 Window covering parts and accessories
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50230306 Window shades
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50230400 Floor coverings
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50230401 Carpets
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50230402 Floor cushion and padding
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50230403 Resilient floor coverings: tile or sheet
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50230404 Rugs
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50230405 Wood flooring
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50230500 Decorative home furnishings and supplies
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50230501 Decorating supplies
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50230502 Frames and framing, picture and mirror
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50230503 Mirrors and pictures, framed and unframed
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50230504 Pottery
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50239900 Homefurnishings, nec
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50239901 Fireplace equipment and accessories
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50239902 Home furnishings, wicker, rattan or reed
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50239903 Lamps: floor, boudoir, desk
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