Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of printing and writing paper, including envelope paper; fine paper; and groundwood paper.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5111 - Printing and Writing Paper are:
- Paper, fine or printing and writing-wholesale
- Printing paper-wholesale
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Paper Wholesaling in the US (42411)
Revenue 2025
$13.1bn
Growth 2025
-9.74%
Key Trends
Operators have closed underperforming facilities to reduce their reliance on labor
Advertisers are increasingly transferring their funds to internet pages instead of printed ones
Industry operators will introduce new paper products to assist with business presentations
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5111 - Printing and Writing Paper
US-SIC Code 5111 - Printing and Writing Paper sits in the 2-digit Printing and Writing Paper 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 5111 - Printing and Writing Paper
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5111 - Printing and Writing Paper. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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511101 Paper products (wholesale)
8 Digit SIC Codes
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51110000 Printing and writing paper
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51119900 Printing and writing paper, nec
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51119901 Fine paper
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51119902 Printing paper
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51119903 Writing paper
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