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Common types of business activities within US SIC 5051 - Metals Service Centers and Offices are:

US-SIC Hierarchy 5051 - Metals Service Centers and Offices

US-SIC Code 5051 - Metals Service Centers and Offices sits in the 2-digit Metals Service Centers and Offices 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

• 50 Wholesale Trade - Durable Goods
  • 501 Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies
    • 5012 Automobiles and Other Motor Vehicles
    • 5013 Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts
    • 5014 Tires and Tubes
    • 5015 Motor Vehicle Parts, Used
  • 502 Furniture and Home Furnishings
    • 5021 Furniture
    • 5023 Home furnishings
  • 503 Lumber and Other Construction Materials
    • 5031 Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panels
    • 5032 Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Materials
    • 5033 Roofing, Siding, and Insulation Materials
    • 5039 Construction Materials, Not Elsewhere Classified
  • 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
  • 505 Metals and Minerals, Except Petroleum
    • 5051 Metals Service Centers and Offices
    • 5052 Coal and Other Minerals and Ores
  • 506 Electrical Goods
    • 5063 Electrical Apparatus and Equipment Wiring Supplies, and Construction Materials
    • 5064 Electrical Appliances, Television and Radio Sets
    • 5065 Electronic Parts and Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified
  • 507 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment
    • 5072 Hardware
    • 5074 Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics)
    • 5075 Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Supplies
    • 5078 Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies
  • 508 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies
    • 5082 Construction and Mining (Except Petroleum) Machinery and Equipment
    • 5083 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment
    • 5084 Industrial Machinery and Equipment
    • 5085 Industrial Supplies
    • 5087 Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies
    • 5088 Transportation Equipment and Supplies, Except Motor Vehicles
  • 509 Miscellaneous Durable Goods
    • 5091 Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies
    • 5092 Toys and Hobby Goods and Supplies
    • 5093 Scrap and Waste Materials
    • 5094 Jewelry, Watches, Precious Stones, and Precious Metals
    • 5099 Durable Goods, Not Elsewhere Classified
• 51 Wholesale Trade - Nondurable Goods
  • 511 Paper and Paper Products
    • 5111 Printing and Writing Paper
    • 5112 Stationery and Office Supplies
    • 5113 Industrial and Personal Service Paper
  • 512 Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries
    • 5122 Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries
  • 513 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions
    • 5131 Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Good
    • 5136 Men's and Boy's Clothing and Furnishings
    • 5137 Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories
    • 5139 Footwear
  • 514 Groceries and Related Products
    • 5141 Groceries, General Line
    • 5142 Packaged Frozen Foods
    • 5143 Dairy Products, Except Dried or Canned
    • 5144 Poultry and Poultry Products
    • 5145 Confectionery
    • 5146 Fish and Seafoods
    • 5147 Meats and Meat Products
    • 5148 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
    • 5149 Groceries and Related Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
  • 515 Farm-product Raw Materials
    • 5153 Grain and Field Beans
    • 5154 Livestock
    • 5159 Farm-Product Raw Materials, Not Elsewhere Classified
  • 516 Chemicals and Allied Products
    • 5162 Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes
    • 5169 Chemicals and Allied Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
  • 517 Petroleum and Petroleum Products
    • 5171 Petroleum Bulk stations and Terminals
    • 5172 Petroleum and Petroleum Products Wholesalers, Except Bulk Stations and Terminals
  • 518 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
    • 5181 Beer and Ale
    • 5182 Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
  • 519 Miscellaneous Non-durable Goods
    • 5191 Farm Supplies
    • 5192 Books, Periodicals, and Newspapers
    • 5193 Flowers, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies
    • 5194 Tobacco and Tobacco Products
    • 5198 Paints, Varnishes, and Supplies
    • 5199 Nondurable Goods, Not Elsewhere Classified

Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 5051 - Metals Service Centers and Offices

For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5051 - Metals Service Centers and Offices. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.

6 Digit SIC Codes

• 505101 Wire & cable-non-electric (wholesale)
• 505102 Wire (wholesale)
• 505103 Wire products (wholesale)
• 505104 Piling (wholesale)
• 505105 Wire rope (wholesale)
• 505106 Steel-distributors & warehouses
• 505107 Pipe-wholesale
• 505108 Tube fittings (wholesale)
• 505109 Iron (wholesale)
• 505110 Tubing-metal (wholesale)
• 505111 Metal-distributors
• 505112 Lead (wholesale)
• 505113 Metal specialties (wholesale)
• 505114 Nails & tacks (wholesale)
• 505115 Metals-base (wholesale)
• 505116 Metal letters (wholesale)
• 505117 Alloys (wholesale)
• 505118 Anodes (wholesale)
• 505119 Concrete reinforcements (wholesale)
• 505120 Castings-investment (wholesale)
• 505121 Copper products (wholesale)
• 505122 Metal finishers-equipment & supls (whol)
• 505123 Die castings (wholesale)
• 505124 Laminated structural products (whol)
• 505126 Metal powders (wholesale)
• 505127 Metal extrusions-impact (wholesale)
• 505128 Aluminum (wholesale)
• 505129 Steel brokers
• 505130 Metal-steel (wholesale)
• 505131 Sheet metal work-wholesale
• 505133 Castings-wholesale
• 505134 Ironwork-wholesale
• 505135 Wire cloth-wholesale
• 505136 Screens-wholesale
• 505137 Iron-pig (wholesale)
• 505138 Highway guard rails (wholesale)
• 505140 Wire rope fittings (wholesale)
• 505141 Ball screws & splines (wholesale)
• 505142 Steel alloy (wholesale)
• 505144 Steel products (wholesale)
• 505145 Steel processing/fabricating equip-whol

8 Digit SIC Codes

• 50510000 Metals service centers and offices
• 50510100 Metal wires, ties, cables, and screening
• 50510101 Bale ties, wire
• 50510102 Cable, wire
• 50510103 Reinforcement mesh, wire
• 50510104 Rods, wire (not insulated)
• 50510105 Rope, wire (not insulated)
• 50510106 Wire screening
• 50510107 Wire, nec
• 50510200 Iron and steel (ferrous) products
• 50510201 Bearing piles, iron or steel
• 50510202 Black plate, iron or steel
• 50510203 Cast iron pipe
• 50510204 Castings, rough: iron or steel
• 50510205 Concrete reinforcing bars
• 50510206 Ferroalloys
• 50510207 Ferrous metals
• 50510208 Forgings, ferrous
• 50510209 Forms, concrete construction (steel)
• 50510210 Iron or steel flat products
• 50510211 Iron or steel semifinished products
• 50510212 Pig iron
• 50510213 Piling, iron and steel
• 50510214 Pipe and tubing, steel
• 50510215 Rails and accessories
• 50510216 Steel
• 50510217 Structural shapes, iron or steel
• 50510218 Terneplate
• 50510219 Track spikes
• 50510220 Steel decking
• 50510300 Copper products
• 50510301 Copper
• 50510302 Copper sheets, plates, bars, rods, pipes, etc., nec
• 50510400 Miscellaneous nonferrous products
• 50510401 Anode metal
• 50510402 Lead
• 50510403 Mercury
• 50510404 Nonferrous metal sheets, bars, rods, etc., nec
• 50510405 Tin and tin base metals, shapes, forms, etc., nec
• 50510406 Tin plate
• 50510407 Tin plate bars
• 50510408 Zinc
• 50519900 Metals service centers and offices, nec
• 50519901 Aluminum bars, rods, ingots, sheets, pipes, plates, etc.
• 50519902 Bars, metal
• 50519903 Foundry products
• 50519904 Ingots
• 50519905 Nails
• 50519906 Plates, metal
• 50519907 Rods, metal
• 50519908 Sheets, galvanized or other coated
• 50519909 Sheets, metal
• 50519910 Strip, metal
• 50519911 Tubing, metal
• 50519912 Stampings, metal

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