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Division: F - Wholesale Trade

US-SIC Code 5047 - Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies

Industry Description

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of surgical and other medical instruments, apparatus, and equipment; dentist equipment; artificial limbs; operating room and hospital equipment; X-ray machines; and other electromedical equipment and apparatus used by physicians and in hospitals. Also included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of professional supplies used by medical and dental practitioners.

Business Examples

Common types of business activities within US SIC 5047 - Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies are:

  • Baths, whirlpool-wholesale
  • Beds, hospital-wholesale
  • Dental equipment-wholesale
  • Dental laboratory equipment-wholesale
  • Dentists'professional supplies-wholesale
  • Diagnostic equipment, medical-wholesale
  • Electromedical equipment-wholesale
  • Face and eye masks-wholesale
  • Frames, ophthalmic-wholesale
  • Hearing aids-wholesale
  • Hospital equipment-wholesale
  • Hospital furniture-wholesale
  • Industrial safety devices: first-aid kits,
  • Laboratory equipment, dental and medical-wholesale
  • Medical equipment-wholesale
  • Medical glass-wholesale
  • Orthopedic equipment-wholesale
  • Patient monitoring equipment-wholesale
  • Physicians'equipment-wholesale
  • Physicians'supplies-wholesale
  • Surgical and medical instruments-wholesale
  • Surgical equipment-wholesale
  • Therapy equipment-wholesale

IBISWorld Industry Research Report

Medical Supplies Wholesaling in the US (42345)

Revenue 2025

$326.4bn

Growth 2025

4.20%

Key Trends

  • Demand for healthcare products will surge as restrictions on nonessential services are lifted

  • Industry wholesalers worked with government agencies to better coordinate where and how to distribute supplies

  • Changing demographics in the US population will have a favorable effect on the industry

Products and Services

US-SIC Hierarchy 5047 - Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies

US-SIC Code 5047 - Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies sits in the 2-digit Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies 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

Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 5047 - Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies

For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5047 - Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.

6 Digit SIC Codes

  • 504701 Physical therapy equipment (wholesale)
  • 504702 X-ray protection (wholesale)
  • 504703 Reducing equipment (wholesale)
  • 504704 Physicians & surgeons equip & supls-whol
  • 504705 Respirators (wholesale)
  • 504706 Surgical supplies (wholesale)
  • 504707 Wheel chair lifts & ramps (wholesale)
  • 504708 Handicapped equipment-sales & svc (whol)
  • 504709 Trusses-medical & surgical (wholesale)
  • 504710 Health appliances (wholesale)
  • 504711 Medical alarms (wholesale)
  • 504712 Hospital equipment & supplies (whol)
  • 504713 Microscopes (wholesale)
  • 504714 Chairs-orthopedic & lift (wholesale)
  • 504715 Artificial larynxes (wholesale)
  • 504716 Canes (wholesale)
  • 504717 Beds-hospital (wholesale)
  • 504718 Massage equipment & supplies (wholesale)
  • 504719 Dental equipment & supplies-wholesale
  • 504720 X-ray apparatus & supplies (wholesale)
  • 504721 Podiatrists equipment & supplies (whol)
  • 504722 Oxygen-medical (wholesale)
  • 504723 Hearing aids & devices-wholesale
  • 504724 Orthopedic appliances-wholesale
  • 504725 Wheel chairs-wholesale
  • 504726 Foot appliances-wholesale
  • 504727 Sterilizing apparatus (wholesale)
  • 504728 Surgical corsets (wholesale)
  • 504729 Ultraviolet ray lamps & apparatus (whol)
  • 504731 Medical electronics (wholesale)
  • 504733 Electrocardiogram systs/analysis (whol)
  • 504734 Bed boards (wholesale)
  • 504735 Oxygen producing equipment (wholesale)
  • 504736 Gloves-surgical & examination (whol)
  • 504737 Nursing home equipment & supls (whol)

8 Digit SIC Codes

  • 50470000 Medical and hospital equipment
  • 50470100 Hospital equipment and furniture
  • 50470101 Beds, hospital
  • 50470102 Hospital equipment and supplies, nec
  • 50470103 Hospital furniture
  • 50470104 Instruments, surgical and medical
  • 50470105 Oxygen therapy equipment
  • 50470106 Patient monitoring equipment
  • 50470107 Physician equipment and supplies
  • 50470108 Surgical equipment and supplies
  • 50470109 X-ray machines and tubes
  • 50470200 Dental equipment and supplies
  • 50470201 Dental laboratory equipment
  • 50470202 Dentists' professional supplies
  • 50470300 Medical equipment and supplies
  • 50470301 Artificial limbs
  • 50470302 Baths, whirlpool
  • 50470303 Diagnostic equipment, medical
  • 50470304 Electro-medical equipment
  • 50470305 Glass, medical
  • 50470306 Hearing aids
  • 50470307 Incontinent care products and supplies
  • 50470308 Medical laboratory equipment
  • 50470309 Orthopedic equipment and supplies
  • 50470310 Technical aids for the handicapped
  • 50470311 Therapy equipment
  • 50479900 Medical and hospital equipment, nec
  • 50479901 Industrial safety devices: first aid kits and masks
  • 50479902 Veterinarians' equipment and supplies
  • 50479903 X-ray film and supplies

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Each US SIC Code is part of a Division, which corresponds with a numerical range. Select a Division category from the table below, then drill down to discover the industries within that Division.

Division US-SIC Code Sector title
A 01-09 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
B 10-14 Mining
C 15-17 Construction
D 20-39 Manufacturing
E 40-49 Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services
F 50-51 Wholesale Trade
G 52-59 Retail Trade
H 60-67 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
I 70-89 Services
J 90-99 Public Administration

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