Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of dairy products, such as butter, cheese, ice cream and ices, and fluid milk and cream. This industry does not include establishments primarily engaged in pasteurizing and bottling milk, which are classified in Manufacturing, Industry Group 202. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of dried or canned dairy products are classified in Industry 5149.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5143 - Dairy Products, Except Dried or Canned are:
- Butter-wholesale
- Cheese-wholesale
- Cream stations-wholesale
- Dairy depots-wholesale
- Dairy products, except dried or canned-wholesale
- Frozen dairy desserts-wholesale
- Ice cream and ices-wholesale
- Milk and cream, fluid-wholesale
- Milk cooling stations, operated by farm assemblers
- Milk depots-wholesale
- Yogurt-wholesale
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Dairy Wholesaling in the US (42443)
Revenue 2025
$93.1bn
Growth 2025
0.55%
Key Trends
Falling demand and stagnating prices will place the industry back under pressure
Dairy wholesalers benefited from rising prices that ushered in heightened revenue
The consumption of dairy products will decline every year over the next five years
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5143 - Dairy Products, Except Dried or Canned
US-SIC Code 5143 - Dairy Products, Except Dried or Canned sits in the 2-digit Dairy Products, Except Dried or Canned 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 5143 - Dairy Products, Except Dried or Canned
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5143 - Dairy Products, Except Dried or Canned. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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514301 Cheese-wholesale
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514302 Butter (wholesale)
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514303 Dairy products-wholesale
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514304 Ice cream & frozen desserts-distributors
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514305 Ice cream mixes (wholesale)
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514306 Yogurt-wholesale
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514307 Milk buyers
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514308 Cheese-importing (wholesale)
8 Digit SIC Codes
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51430000 Dairy products, except dried or canned
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51430100 Milk
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51430101 Milk and cream, fluid
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51430102 Milk cooling stations
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51430103 Milk depot
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51439900 Dairy products, except dried or canned, nec
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51439901 Butter
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51439902 Cheese
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51439903 Dairy depot
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51439904 Frozen dairy desserts
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51439905 Ice cream and ices
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51439906 Yogurt
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