SIC Industry Description

Industry: 5072—Hardware
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of cutlery and general hardware, including handsaws; saw blades; brads, staples, and tacks; and bolts, nuts, rivets, and screws. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of nails, non-insulated wire, and screening are classified in Industry 5051.

Bolts, nuts, rivets, and screws—wholesaleHardware, shelf or light—wholesale
Brads—wholesaleLocks and related materials—wholesale
Builders' hardware—wholesalePower handtools—wholesale
Cutlery—wholesaleSaw blades—wholesale
Fasteners, hardware—wholesaleStaples—wholesale
Handsaws—wholesaleTacks—wholesale
Handtools, except automotive and machinists' precision—wholesaleWashers, hardware—wholesale
Hardware, heavy—wholesale
Codes TitlesTotal Marketable US Businesses
5072Hardware6,433
507200Hardware3,151
50720000Hardware3,151
507201Bolts, nuts, and screws571
50720100Bolts, nuts, and screws158
50720101Bolts235
50720102Nuts (hardware)106
50720103Rivets18
50720104Screws54
507202Hand tools438
50720200Hand tools336
50720201Cutlery66
50720202Garden tools, hand36
507203Power tools and accessories262
50720300Power tools and accessories172
50720301Power handtools55
50720302Saw blades35
507204Miscellaneous fasteners912
50720400Miscellaneous fasteners565
50720401Brads214
50720402Staples23
50720403Tacks110
507299Hardware, nec1,099
50729901Builders' hardware, nec607
50729902Casters and glides72
50729903Chains142
50729904Furniture hardware, nec77
50729905Nozzles22
50729906Padlocks3
50729907Security devices, locks135
50729908Shelf or light hardware24
50729909Washers (hardware)17