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US Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code Lookup

Division: F - Wholesale Trade

US-SIC Code 5085 - Industrial Supplies

Industry Description

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of industrial supplies, not elsewhere classified.

Business Examples

Common types of business activities within US SIC 5085 - Industrial Supplies are:

  • Abrasives-wholesale
  • Barrels, new and reconditioned-wholesale
  • Bearings-wholesale
  • Bort-wholesale
  • Bottlers'supplies: caps, bottles, etc.-wholesale
  • Bottles, glass or plastics-wholesale
  • Box shooks-wholesale
  • Boxes, crates, etc., other than paper-wholesale
  • Cans for fruits and vegetables-wholesale
  • Chain, power transmission-wholesale
  • Cooperage stock-wholesale
  • Cordage-wholesale
  • Cork-wholesale
  • Crates, except paper-wholesale
  • Crowns and closures, metal-wholesale
  • Diamonds, industrial: natural and crude-wholesale
  • Drums, new and reconditioned-wholesale
  • Gaskets-wholesale
  • Gears-wholesale
  • Glass bottles-wholesale
  • Grommets-wholesale
  • Hose, belting, and packing industrial-wholesale
  • Hydraulic and pneumatic pistons and valves-wholesale
  • Industrial fittings-wholesale
  • Industrial sewing thread-wholesale
  • Industrial wheels-wholesale
  • Ink, printers'-wholesale
  • Lapidary equipment-wholesale
  • Leather belting, packing-wholesale
  • Mill supplies-wholesale
  • Pails, metal-wholesale
  • Pistons and valves, industrial-wholesale
  • Power transmission supplies, mechanical-wholesale
  • Refractory material-wholesale
  • Rope, except wire rope-wholesale
  • Rubber goods, mechanical-wholesale
  • Seals, gaskets, and packing-wholesale
  • Sprockets-wholesale
  • Textile printers'supplies-wholesale
  • Twine-wholesale
  • Valves and fittings, except plumbers'-wholesale

IBISWorld Industry Research Report

Industrial Machinery & Equipment Wholesaling in the US (42383)

Revenue 2026

$339.6bn

Growth 2026

1.97%

Key Trends

  • Economic recovery brought pent-up demand to wholesalers

  • The industry's connection to commodity markets and crude oil production leaves it vulnerable

  • Private investment in industrial machinery and equipment is set to return to growth

Products and Services

US-SIC Hierarchy 5085 - Industrial Supplies

US-SIC Code 5085 - Industrial Supplies sits in the 2-digit Industrial 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 5085 - Industrial Supplies

For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5085 - Industrial Supplies. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.

6 Digit SIC Codes

  • 508501 Packing materials-mechanical (wholesale)
  • 508502 Fiber glass products (wholesale)
  • 508503 Pipe fittings (wholesale)
  • 508504 Pails (wholesale)
  • 508505 Pneumatic equipment components (whol)
  • 508506 Seals-oil, grease, etc-wholesale
  • 508507 Rope (wholesale)
  • 508508 Spraying equipment-wholesale
  • 508509 Sheet metal working equip & supls (whol)
  • 508510 Sprockets (wholesale)
  • 508511 Tools-powder actuated (wholesale)
  • 508512 Strapping & strapping equipment (whol)
  • 508513 Valves-wholesale
  • 508514 Twines & cordage (wholesale)
  • 508515 Gaskets (wholesale)
  • 508516 Hose & tubing-flexible-metal (wholesale)
  • 508517 Gutters & downspouts-wholesale
  • 508518 Hose & tubing-rubber & plastic (whol)
  • 508519 Hose couplings & fittings (wholesale)
  • 508520 Hydraulic equipment & supplies (whol)
  • 508521 Lapidary equipment & supplies (whol)
  • 508522 Industrial equipment & supplies (whol)
  • 508523 Abrasives (wholesale)
  • 508524 Machinery-used (wholesale)
  • 508525 Bearings (wholesale)
  • 508526 Bottlers equipment & supplies (whol)
  • 508527 Belting & belting supplies (wholesale)
  • 508528 Chains (wholesale)
  • 508529 Cans (wholesale)
  • 508530 Cylinders-air & hydraulic (wholesale)
  • 508531 Disinfectants & germicides (wholesale)
  • 508532 Diamonds-industrial (wholesale)
  • 508533 Eyelets (wholesale)
  • 508534 Glass beads-industrial (wholesale)
  • 508535 Fasteners-textile & apparel (wholesale)
  • 508536 Tapes-adhesive (wholesale)
  • 508537 Stencils & stencil supplies (wholesale)
  • 508538 Sawmill equipment & supplies (wholesale)
  • 508539 Lithographers equipment & supls (whol)
  • 508540 Textile mill supplies-wholesale
  • 508541 Flanges (wholesale)
  • 508542 Springs-coil, flat, etc-distributors
  • 508543 Grilles & registers & diffusers (whol)
  • 508544 Maple sugar-manufacturers supls (whol)
  • 508545 Cargo & freight containers (wholesale)
  • 508546 Wire-insulated (wholesale)
  • 508547 Canning equipment & supplies (wholesale)
  • 508548 Rubber products-wholesale
  • 508549 Leather goods-manufacturers supls (whol)
  • 508550 Inks-manufacturers materials (wholesale)
  • 508551 Paper mill supplies (wholesale)
  • 508552 Carbide metals & products (wholesale)
  • 508553 Cork & cork products (wholesale)
  • 508554 Mattress makers supplies (wholesale)
  • 508555 Boxes-wooden (wholesale)
  • 508556 Barrels & drums-equipment & supls (whol)
  • 508557 Boxes-metal (wholesale)
  • 508558 Propane gas equipment (wholesale)
  • 508559 Bottles-wholesale
  • 508560 Filters-liquid & industrial-distributors
  • 508561 Filters-air & gas-coml & indstrl (whol)
  • 508562 Mill equipment & supplies (wholesale)
  • 508563 Garbage/rubbish rmvl contrs equip (whol)
  • 508564 Taps & dies (wholesale)
  • 508565 Refractory materials (wholesale)
  • 508566 Jigs & fixtures-components (wholesale)
  • 508567 Refinery equipment (wholesale)
  • 508568 Brush-manufacturers equip/supls (whol)
  • 508569 Hose (wholesale)
  • 508570 Grommets (wholesale)
  • 508571 Seals-mechanical (wholesale)
  • 508572 Valve actuators (wholesale)
  • 508573 Missile & rockets equipment & supplies
  • 508574 Seals-hermetic-distributors
  • 508576 Spray booths (wholesale)
  • 508577 Rope splicing (wholesale)
  • 508579 Barrels & drums-fiber (wholesale)
  • 508580 Fruit packers supplies (wholesale)
  • 508582 Vinyl layers' equipment & supls (whol)
  • 508583 Orifice fittings (wholesale)
  • 508584 Vises (wholesale)
  • 508585 Metal working machinery (wholesale)
  • 508586 Spark arrestors (wholesale)
  • 508587 Wheels-industrial (wholesale)
  • 508588 Silicone products (wholesale)
  • 508589 Jars-glass & plastic (wholesale)
  • 508590 Swivels (wholesale)
  • 508591 Steel rule dies (wholesale)
  • 508592 Dumbwaiters-supplies & parts (wholesale)
  • 508593 Envelope machinery parts & supls (whol)
  • 508596 Gas burners-supplies & parts (wholesale)
  • 508597 Plastics-high pressure laminates-whol
  • 508599 Miscellaneous industrial supplies (whol)

8 Digit SIC Codes

  • 50850000 Industrial supplies
  • 50850100 Commercial containers
  • 50850101 Barrels, new or reconditioned
  • 50850102 Bins and containers, storage
  • 50850103 Box shooks
  • 50850104 Boxes, crates, etc., other than paper
  • 50850105 Cans for fruits and vegetables
  • 50850106 Cooperage stock
  • 50850107 Crates, except paper
  • 50850108 Drums, new or reconditioned
  • 50850109 Glass bottles
  • 50850110 Pails, metal
  • 50850111 Plastic bottles
  • 50850200 Hose, belting, and packing
  • 50850201 Leather belting, packing
  • 50850202 Packing, industrial
  • 50850300 Valves, pistons, and fittings
  • 50850301 Hydraulic and pneumatic pistons and valves
  • 50850302 Industrial fittings
  • 50850303 Valves and fittings
  • 50850400 Fasteners and fastening equipment
  • 50850401 Fasteners, industrial: nuts, bolts, screws, etc.
  • 50850402 Grommets
  • 50850403 Staplers and tackers
  • 50850500 Bearings, bushings, wheels, and gears
  • 50850501 Bearings
  • 50850502 Gears
  • 50850503 Industrial wheels
  • 50850504 Sprockets
  • 50850600 Industrial tools
  • 50850601 Brushes, industrial
  • 50850602 Electric tools
  • 50850603 Knives, industrial
  • 50850604 Tools, nec
  • 50850700 Rope, cord, and thread
  • 50850701 Cordage
  • 50850702 Industrial sewing thread
  • 50850703 Rope, except wire rope
  • 50850704 Twine
  • 50850800 Abrasives and adhesives
  • 50850801 Abrasives
  • 50850802 Adhesives, tape and plasters
  • 50850803 Bort
  • 50850900 Power transmission equipment and apparatus
  • 50850901 Chains, power transmission
  • 50851000 Gaskets and seals
  • 50851001 Gaskets
  • 50851002 Seals, industrial
  • 50859900 Industrial supplies, nec
  • 50859901 Bottler supplies
  • 50859902 Crowns and closures, metal
  • 50859903 Diamonds, industrial: natural, crude
  • 50859904 Filters, industrial
  • 50859905 Gas equipment, parts and supplies
  • 50859906 Ink, printer's
  • 50859907 Lapidary equipment
  • 50859908 Mill supplies
  • 50859909 Pipeline wrappings, anti-corrosive
  • 50859910 Refractory material
  • 50859911 Rubber goods, mechanical
  • 50859912 Signmaker equipment and supplies
  • 50859913 Springs
  • 50859914 Tanks, pressurized
  • 50859915 Textile printers' supplies
  • 50859916 Welding supplies
  • 50859917 Clean room supplies
  • 50859918 Plastic pallets

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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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