UK SIC 2007 code in Section G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
46170 Agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco
SIC 46170 is the UK code for agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco. Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.
- Code
- 46170 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
- Section
- Section G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- Division
- 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- SIC 2026
- 46.17 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco (1:1)
Activities ONS lists under 46170
The ONS index assigns these 18 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.
- Alcoholic beverages (commission agent)
- Beverages (commission agent)
- Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes (commission agent)
- Confectionery (commission agent)
- Fish factor (commission agent)
- Food (commission agent)
- Fruit and vegetables (commission agent)
- Herb infusions (commission agent)
- Hydroalcoholic solution, undenatured, containing by volume less than 80% ethyl alcohol (commission agent)
- Non-alcoholic beverages (commission agent)
- Peptic substances, mucilages and thickeners (commission agent)
- Provision exchange (commission agent)
- Spice broker (commission agent)
- Tea exchange (commission agent)
- Tobacco (commission agent)
- Tobacco broker (commission agent)
- Vegetable saps and extracts (commission agent)
- Yeasts and prepared baking powders (commission agent)
Source: ONS UK SIC 2007 alphabetical index.
What changes in SIC 2026
ONS published UK SIC 2026 in 2026. Its correspondence table maps this code's class (46.17) to:
| SIC 2026 code | Heading | Link type |
|---|---|---|
| 46.17 | Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco | 1:1 |
"1:1" means the class carries over unchanged in scope; other link types mean it was split or merged. Companies House still uses SIC 2007, so keep filing with 46170 until it announces a switch.
Similar codes to compare
- 46110Agents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
- 46120Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals
- 46130Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials
- 46140Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft
- 46150Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery
- 46160Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods
- 46180Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products
- 46190Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.