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
5072Hardware6,393
507200Hardware3,003
50720000Hardware3,003
507201Bolts, nuts, and screws589
50720100Bolts, nuts, and screws159
50720101Bolts242
50720102Nuts (hardware)115
50720103Rivets20
50720104Screws53
507202Hand tools446
50720200Hand tools341
50720201Cutlery67
50720202Garden tools, hand38
507203Power tools and accessories260
50720300Power tools and accessories174
50720301Power handtools55
50720302Saw blades31
507204Miscellaneous fasteners967
50720400Miscellaneous fasteners582
50720401Brads239
50720402Staples25
50720403Tacks121
507299Hardware, nec1,128
50729901Builders' hardware, nec612
50729902Casters and glides73
50729903Chains162
50729904Furniture hardware, nec78
50729905Nozzles26
50729906Padlocks2
50729907Security devices, locks135
50729908Shelf or light hardware25
50729909Washers (hardware)15