UK SIC 2007 code in Section G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
46230 Wholesale of live animals
SIC 46230 is the UK code for wholesale of live animals. Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.
- Code
- 46230 (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
- 46.23 Wholesale of live animals (1:1)
- Closest US NAICS
- 424440, 424510, 424520, 424590 and 1 more
Activities ONS lists under 46230
The ONS index assigns these 9 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.
- Horses (wholesale)
- Live animal exporter (wholesale)
- Live animal importer (wholesale)
- Live animals (wholesale)
- Live poultry (wholesale)
- Livestock (wholesale)
- Pig jobber (wholesale)
- Pigs (wholesale)
- Sheep (wholesale)
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 (46.23) to:
| SIC 2026 code | Heading | Link type |
|---|---|---|
| 46.23 | Wholesale of live animals | 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 46230 until it announces a switch.
Closest US NAICS codes
Matched through the shared international class (ISIC Rev. 4). Treat these as a starting point and read the definition before using one.
Similar codes to compare
Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.