SIC Industry Description

Industry: 5198—Paints, Varnishes, and Supplies
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of paints, varnishes, wallpaper, and supplies. Establishments selling to the general public and known as retail in the trade are classified in Retail Trade, Industry 5231.

Calcimines—wholesalePaints—wholesale
Colors and pigments—wholesaleShellac—wholesale
Enamels—wholesaleVarnishes—wholesale
Lacquers—wholesaleWallpaper—wholesale
Paint brushes, rollers, and sprayers—wholesale
Codes TitlesTotal Marketable US Businesses
5198Paints, Varnishes, and Supplies4,081
519800Paints, varnishes, and supplies226
51980000Paints, varnishes, and supplies226
519801Paints3,009
51980100Paints2,893
51980101Calcimines1
51980102Colors and pigments41
51980103Enamels13
51980104Lacquers61
519802Varnishes245
51980200Varnishes5
51980201Shellac6
51980202Stain234
519899Paints, varnishes, and supplies, nec601
51989901Paint brushes, rollers, sprayers60
51989902Wallcoverings534
51989903Paint or varnish thinner7