Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of professional equipment and supplies, not elsewhere classified, such as drafting instruments, laboratory equipment, and scientific instruments.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5049 - Professional Equipment and Supplies, Not Elsewhere Classified are:
- Analytical instruments: photometers, spectrographs, and
- Architects'equipment and supplies-wholesale
- Drafting instruments and tables-wholesale
- Engineers'equipment and supplies-wholesale
- Laboratory equipment, except medical or dental-wholesale
- Scientific instruments-wholesale
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Laboratory Supply Wholesaling in the US (42349)
Revenue 2025
$30.4bn
Growth 2025
1.35%
Key Trends
Industry costs, including wages, are expected to outpace industry revenue growth
The extent to which downstream markets have been affected by COVID-19 varied, with some markets experiencing a lagged effect and other markets growing
Despite high uncertainty and growing fears of a recession in 2023, the economy is expected to expand over the next five years
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5049 - Professional Equipment and Supplies, Not Elsewhere Classified
US-SIC Code 5049 - Professional Equipment and Supplies, Not Elsewhere Classified sits in the 2-digit Professional Equipment and Supplies, Not Elsewhere Classified 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 5049 - Professional Equipment and Supplies, Not Elsewhere Classified
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5049 - Professional Equipment and Supplies, Not Elsewhere Classified. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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504901 Architects supplies (wholesale)
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504902 Drafting room equipment & supls (whol)
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504903 Geologists supplies (wholesale)
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504904 Engineering equipment & supplies (whol)
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504905 Scientific apparatus & instruments-whol
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504906 Laboratory equipment & supplies (whol)
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504907 Thermometers (wholesale)
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504908 Lasers (wholesale)
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504909 Geophysical apparatus (wholesale)
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504910 Aircraft instruments (wholesale)
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504911 Levels (wholesale)
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504912 Lie detectors (wholesale)
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504913 Slide rules-wholesale
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504914 Assayers supplies (wholesale)
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504915 Co-generation equipment & supls (whol)
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504916 Global positioning systems
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504917 Biological laboratory supplies (whol)
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504918 Metallurgists equipment & supplies-whol
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504919 Meteorological instruments (wholesale)
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504920 Micrometers (wholesale)
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504922 Surveillance equipment (wholesale)
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504923 Soil testing equipment (wholesale)
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504924 Geotechnical apparatus & supplies
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504999 Professional equipment nec (wholesale)
8 Digit SIC Codes
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50490000 Professional equipment, nec
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50490100 Scientific and engineering equipment and supplies
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50490101 Analytical instruments
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50490102 Engineers' equipment and supplies, nec
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50490103 Laboratory equipment, except medical or dental
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50490104 Optical goods
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50490105 Precision tools
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50490106 Scientific instruments
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50490107 Scientific recording equipment
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50490108 Surveyor's instruments
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50499900 Professional equipment, nec
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50499901 Bank equipment and supplies
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50499902 Drafting supplies
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50499903 Law enforcement equipment and supplies
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50499904 Metal locating equipment and accessories
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50499905 Religious supplies
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50499906 School supplies
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50499907 Theatrical equipment and supplies
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