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
5072Hardware6,310
507200Hardware2,972
50720000Hardware2,972
507201Bolts, nuts, and screws578
50720100Bolts, nuts, and screws158
50720101Bolts240
50720102Nuts (hardware)109
50720103Rivets19
50720104Screws52
507202Hand tools449
50720200Hand tools342
50720201Cutlery68
50720202Garden tools, hand39
507203Power tools and accessories259
50720300Power tools and accessories173
50720301Power handtools55
50720302Saw blades31
507204Miscellaneous fasteners944
50720400Miscellaneous fasteners570
50720401Brads233
50720402Staples25
50720403Tacks116
507299Hardware, nec1,108
50729901Builders' hardware, nec609
50729902Casters and glides72
50729903Chains151
50729904Furniture hardware, nec75
50729905Nozzles25
50729906Padlocks2
50729907Security devices, locks134
50729908Shelf or light hardware24
50729909Washers (hardware)16