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
5072Hardware6,583
507200Hardware3,088
50720000Hardware3,088
507201Bolts, nuts, and screws612
50720100Bolts, nuts, and screws169
50720101Bolts248
50720102Nuts (hardware)116
50720103Rivets24
50720104Screws55
507202Hand tools456
50720200Hand tools350
50720201Cutlery69
50720202Garden tools, hand37
507203Power tools and accessories265
50720300Power tools and accessories174
50720301Power handtools56
50720302Saw blades35
507204Miscellaneous fasteners1,010
50720400Miscellaneous fasteners605
50720401Brads244
50720402Staples28
50720403Tacks133
507299Hardware, nec1,152
50729901Builders' hardware, nec610
50729902Casters and glides76
50729903Chains174
50729904Furniture hardware, nec80
50729905Nozzles29
50729906Padlocks3
50729907Security devices, locks140
50729908Shelf or light hardware27
50729909Washers (hardware)13