Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of distilled spirits, including neutral spirits and ethyl alcohol used in blended wines and distilled liquors.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5182 - Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages are:
- Bottling wines and liquors-wholesale
- Brandy and brandy spirits-wholesale
- Cocktails, alcoholic: premixed-wholesale
- Liquors, distilled-wholesale
- Neutral spirits-wholesale
- Spirits-wholesale
- Wine coolers, alcoholic-wholesale
- Wines-wholesale
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Wine & Spirits Wholesaling in the US (42482)
Revenue 2025
$144.5bn
Growth 2025
2.53%
Key Trends
Wholesalers' continued relevance is partly the result of US state alcohol distribution laws
Demand from wine and liquor stores increased significantly in 2020 as consumers spent more time at home
Excise taxes will continue to decrease moving forward
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5182 - Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
US-SIC Code 5182 - Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages sits in the 2-digit Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages 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 5182 - Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5182 - Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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518201 Liquors-wholesale
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518202 Distillers representatives
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518203 Wines-wholesale
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518204 Wine brokers
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518205 Distillery equipment & supplies (whol)
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518206 Brewers equipment & supplies (whol)
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518207 Wines-sacramental (wholesale)
8 Digit SIC Codes
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51820000 Wine and distilled beverages
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51820100 Wine
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51820101 Brandy and brandy spirits
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51820102 Wine coolers, alcoholic
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51820200 Liquor
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51820201 Cocktails, alcoholic: premixed
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51820202 Neutral spirits
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51829900 Wine and distilled beverages, nec
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51829901 Bottling wines and liquors
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