Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of tobacco and its products. Leaf tobacco wholesalers are classified in Industry 5159, and establishments primarily engaged in stemming and redrying tobacco are classified in Manufacturing, Industry 2141.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5194 - Tobacco and Tobacco Products are:
- Chewing tobacco-wholesale
- Cigarettes-wholesale
- Cigars-wholesale
- Smoking tobacco-wholesale
- Snuff-wholesale
- Tobacco products, manufactured-wholesale
- Tobacco, except leaf-wholesale
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Cigarette & Tobacco Product Wholesaling in the US (42494)
Revenue 2025
$169.9bn
Growth 2025
-2.96%
Key Trends
Falling demand for cigarettes has been offset by sustained demand for noncigarette tobacco products
Established operators have been quick to join the electronic vapor products market
Continued price markups on tobacco categories will likely push small operators out of the industry
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5194 - Tobacco and Tobacco Products
US-SIC Code 5194 - Tobacco and Tobacco Products sits in the 2-digit Tobacco and Tobacco Products 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 5194 - Tobacco and Tobacco Products
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5194 - Tobacco and Tobacco Products. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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519401 Tobacco buyers
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519402 Cigar cigarette & tobacco dealers-whol
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519403 Snuff (wholesale)
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519404 Tobacco rehandlers (wholesale)
8 Digit SIC Codes
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51940000 Tobacco and tobacco products
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51940100 Smoking tobacco
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51940101 Cigarettes
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51940102 Cigars
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51940200 Smokeless tobacco
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51940201 Chewing tobacco
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51940202 Snuff
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