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Division: F - Wholesale Trade

US-SIC Code 5162 - Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes

Industry Description

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of plastics materials, and of unsupported plastics film, sheets, sheeting, rods, tubes, and other basic forms and shapes.

Business Examples

Common types of business activities within US SIC 5162 - Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes are:

  • Plastics basic shapes-wholesale
  • Plastics film-wholesale
  • Plastics materials-wholesale
  • Plastics resins-wholesale
  • Plastics sheet and rods-wholesale
  • Resins, synthetic: except rubber-wholesale

IBISWorld Industry Research Report

Plastics Wholesaling in the US (42461)

Revenue 2025

$48.8bn

Growth 2025

-3.11%

Key Trends

  • The industry has increasingly been marked by consolidation

  • Industry operators have benefited from growing construction sectors and increased manufacturing capacity utilization

  • Demand for industry products will rise due to downstream industries using plastics in large construction projects

Products and Services

US-SIC Hierarchy 5162 - Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes

US-SIC Code 5162 - Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes sits in the 2-digit Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes 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 5162 - Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes

For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5162 - Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.

6 Digit SIC Codes

  • 516201 Plastics-reinforced (wholesale)
  • 516202 Plastics-products-finished-wholesale
  • 516203 Plastics-rods, tubes, sheets etc (whol)
  • 516204 Credit cards-plastic metal etc-distr
  • 516205 Laminations-plastic paper etc-wholesale
  • 516206 Plastic molders-wholesale
  • 516207 Plastics-raw mtrls-powders liquid-whol
  • 516208 Plastics-fabrctng,fnshng,decor-wholesale
  • 516209 Vinyl-wholesale
  • 516210 Pipe-plastic-wholesale
  • 516213 Linings-bag barrel & etc (wholesale)

8 Digit SIC Codes

  • 51620000 Plastics materials and basic shapes
  • 51620100 Resins
  • 51620101 Plastics resins
  • 51620102 Resins, synthetic
  • 51629900 Plastics materials and basic shapes, nec
  • 51629901 Plastics basic shapes
  • 51629902 Plastics film
  • 51629903 Plastics materials, nec
  • 51629904 Plastics products, nec
  • 51629905 Plastics sheets and rods

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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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