STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION CODES
Division G - Retail Trade
Knowing you primary and secondary SIC codes is important for researching a business and locating financial information on your industry. After locating your SIC code, visit the information center or your nearby SBDC office to review the SIC description in "the blue book."
Use our SIC-NAICS conversion tool to identify the new NAICS codes for your business.
SIC SIC CODE DESCRIPTION
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52 Building Materials & Garden Supplies
521 Lumber and Other Building Materials
5211 Lumber and other building materials
523 Paint, Glass, and Wallpaper Stores
5231 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores
525 Hardware Stores
5251 Hardware stores
526 Retail Nurseries and Garden Stores
5261 Retail nurseries and garden stores
527 Mobile Home Dealers
5271 Mobile home dealers
53 General Merchandise Stores
531 Department Stores
5311 Department stores
533 Variety Stores
5331 Variety stores
539 Misc. General Merchandise Stores
5399 Misc. general merchandise stores
54 Food Stores
541 Grocery Stores
5411 Grocery stores
542 Meat and Fish Markets
5421 Meat and fish markets
543 Fruit and Vegetable Markets
5431 Fruit and vegetable markets
544 Candy, Nut, and Confectionery Stores
5441 Candy, nut, and confectionery stores
545 Dairy Products Stores
5451 Dairy products stores
546 Retail Bakeries
5461 Retail bakeries
549 Miscellaneous Food Stores
5499 Miscellaneous food stores
55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations
551 New and Used Car Dealers
5511 New and used car dealers
552 Used Car Dealers
5521 Used car dealers
553 Auto and Home Supply Stores
5531 Auto and home supply stores
554 Gasoline Service Stations
5541 Gasoline service stations
555 Boat Dealers
5551 Boat dealers
556 Recreational Vehicle Dealers
5561 Recreational vehicle dealers
557 Motorcycle Dealers
5571 Motorcycle dealers
559 Automotive Dealers, Nec
5599 Automotive dealers, nec
56 Apparel And Accessory Stores
561 Men's & Boys' Clothing Stores
5611 Men's & boys' clothing stores
562 Women's Clothing Stores
5621 Women's clothing stores
563 Women's Accessory & Specialty Stores
5632 Women's accessory & specialty stores
564 Children's and Infants' Wear Stores
5641 Children's and infants' wear stores
565 Family Clothing Stores
5651 Family clothing stores
566 Shoe Stores
5661 Shoe stores
569 Misc. Apparel & Accessory Stores
5699 Misc. apparel & accessory stores
57 Furniture And Homefurnishings Stores
571 Furniture and Homefurnishings Stores
5712 Furniture stores
5713 Floor covering stores
5714 Drapery and upholstery stores
5719 Misc. homefurnishings stores
572 Household Appliance Stores
5722 Household appliance stores
573 Radio, Television, & Computer Stores
5731 Radio, TV, & electronic stores
5734 Computer and software stores
5735 Record & prerecorded tape stores
5736 Musical instrument stores
58 Eating And Drinking Places
581 Eating and Drinking Places
5812 Eating places
5813 Drinking places
59 Miscellaneous Retail
591 Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores
5912 Drug stores and proprietary stores
592 Liquor Stores
5921 Liquor stores
593 Used Merchandise Stores
5932 Used merchandise stores
594 Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores
5941 Sporting goods and bicycle shops
5942 Book stores
5943 Stationery stores
5944 Jewelry stores
5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops
5946 Camera & photographic supply stores
5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops
5948 Luggage and leather goods stores
5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods
596 Nonstore Retailers
5961 Catalog and mail-order houses
5962 Merchandising machine operators
5963 Direct selling establishments
598 Fuel Dealers
5983 Fuel oil dealers
5984 Liquefied petroleum gas dealers
5989 Fuel dealers, nec
599 Retail Stores, Nec
5992 Florists
5993 Tobacco stores and stands
5994 News dealers and newsstands
5995 Optical goods stores
5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, nec
