UK SIC 2007 code in Section G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
46450 Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics
SIC 46450 is the UK code for wholesale of perfume and cosmetics. Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.
- Code
- 46450 (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
- 46.45 Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics (1:1)
Activities ONS lists under 46450
The ONS index assigns these 10 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.
- Cosmetics (wholesale)
- Hairdressers' sundriesman (wholesale)
- Perfume (wholesale)
- Perfumes and cosmetics exporter (wholesale)
- Perfumes and cosmetics importer (wholesale)
- Soap (wholesale)
- Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations (wholesale)
- Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations for toilet use (wholesale)
- Soap flakes, soap wafers, soap granules or soap powders (wholesale)
- Toilet preparations (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 (46.45) to:
| SIC 2026 code | Heading | Link type |
|---|---|---|
| 46.45 | Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics | 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 46450 until it announces a switch.
Similar codes to compare
- 46410Wholesale of textiles
- 46420Wholesale of clothing and footwear
- 46431Wholesale of audio tapes, records, CDs and video tapes and the equipment on which these are played
- 46439Wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, CD's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them)
- 46440Wholesale of china and glassware and cleaning materials
- 46460Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods
- 46470Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
- 46480Wholesale of watches and jewellery
- 46491Wholesale of musical instruments
- 46499Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.