Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of transportation equipment and supplies. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts are classified in Industry Group 501, and those distributing pleasure boats are classified in Industry 5091.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5088 - Transportation Equipment and Supplies, Except Motor Vehicles are:
- Aeronautical equipment and supplies-wholesale
- Aircraft and parts-wholesale
- Aircraft engines and engine parts-wholesale
- Aircraft equipment and supplies-wholesale
- Boats, except pleasure-wholesale
- Combat vehicles, except trucks-wholesale
- Golf carts, self-propelled-wholesale
- Guided missiles and space vehicles-wholesale
- Marine propulsion machinery and equipment-wholesale
- Marine supplies (dunnage)-wholesale
- Railroad equipment and supplies-wholesale
- Ships-wholesale
- Space propulsion units and parts-wholesale
- Tanks and tank components-wholesale
- Transportation equipment and supplies except motor
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Aircraft, Marine & Railroad Transportation Equipment Wholesaling in the US (42386)
Revenue 2025
$59.2bn
Growth 2025
2.02%
Key Trends
Investment in digital capabilities such as e-commerce is becoming increasingly important
The industry was left particularly vulnerable to disruption from the coronavirus pandemic
The freight transportation services index is expected to remain a significant driver of industry revenue
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5088 - Transportation Equipment and Supplies, Except Motor Vehicles
US-SIC Code 5088 - Transportation Equipment and Supplies, Except Motor Vehicles sits in the 2-digit Transportation Equipment and Supplies, Except Motor Vehicles 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 5088 - Transportation Equipment and Supplies, Except Motor Vehicles
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5088 - Transportation Equipment and Supplies, Except Motor Vehicles. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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508801 Railroad equipment & supplies (whol)
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508802 Parking sta/garages equip/supls (whol)
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508803 Ship brokers
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508804 Tanks-fiber, glass, plastic, etc (whol)
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508805 Ship chandlers (wholesale)
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508806 Tanks-metal (wholesale)
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508807 Tanks (wholesale)
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508808 Tanks-used (wholesale)
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508809 Aircraft parts-reclaiming (wholesale)
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508810 Loading dock equipment (wholesale)
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508811 Marine equipment & supplies-wholesale
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508812 Marine electronic equip & supls (whol)
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508813 Nautical instruments (wholesale)
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508814 Aircraft brokers
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508815 Oceanographic equipment (wholesale)
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508816 Bulkheads (wholesale)
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508817 Aircraft avionics-sales & service (whol)
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508818 Audiometers (wholesale)
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508819 Aircraft engines (wholesale)
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508820 Tank cars (wholesale)
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508821 Monorail systems (wholesale)
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508822 Aircraft rebuilding (wholesale)
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508823 Aircraft equipment parts & supls-whol
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508824 Golf cars & carts-wholesale
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508825 Helicopter-distributors
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508826 Cargo stabilizing devices (wholesale)
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508827 Yacht provisioning (wholesale)
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508828 Exporters-trnsptn-equip & supls (whol)
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508829 Gas tanks-sales & service (wholesale)
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508830 Tugboat & barge brokers
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508898 Transportation equipment & supls (whol)
8 Digit SIC Codes
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50880000 Transportation equipment and supplies
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50880100 Marine crafts and supplies
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50880101 Boats, non-recreational
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50880102 Marine propulsion machinery and equipment
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50880103 Marine supplies
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50880104 Navigation equipment and supplies
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50880105 Ships
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50880200 Combat vehicles
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50880201 Tanks and tank components
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50880300 Aircraft and space vehicle supplies and parts
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50880301 Aeronautical equipment and supplies
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50880302 Aircraft and parts, nec
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50880303 Aircraft engines and engine parts
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50880304 Aircraft equipment and supplies, nec
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50880305 Guided missiles and space vehicles
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50880306 Helicopter parts
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50880307 Space propulsion units and parts
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50889900 Transportation equipment and supplies, nec
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50889901 Golf carts
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50889902 Pulleys
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50889903 Railroad equipment and supplies
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