UK SIC 2007 code in Section G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
46770 Wholesale of waste and scrap
SIC 46770 is the UK code for wholesale of waste and scrap. Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.
- Code
- 46770 (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
- 46.87 Wholesale of waste and scrap (1:1)
Activities ONS lists under 46770
The ONS index assigns these 30 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.
- Car dismantlers (wholesale)
- Collecting ,sorting, separating, stripping of used goods to obtain reusable parts (wholesale)
- Construction materials from demolished buildings (wholesale)
- Cotton rags (wholesale)
- Cotton waste (wholesale)
- Dismantling of automobiles, computers, and other equipment for re-sale of usable parts (wholesale)
- Engine cleaning waste (wholesale)
- Glass waste (wholesale)
- Marine store waste (wholesale)
- Metal and non-metal waste and scrap and materials for recycling (wholesale)
- Packing, repacking, storage and delivery of waste and scrap without transformation (wholesale)
- Rag and bone dealer (wholesale)
- Rag merchant
- Sawdust (wholesale)
- Scrap (wholesale)
- Scrap iron (wholesale)
- Scrap leather (wholesale)
- Scrap merchant (general dealer) (wholesale)
- Scrap metal (wholesale)
- Tailors' trimmings (wholesale)
- Textile waste (wholesale)
- Upholsterers' trimmings (wholesale)
- Waste (wholesale)
- Waste and scrap exporter (wholesale)
- Waste and scrap importer (wholesale)
- Waste paper (wholesale)
- Waste rubber (wholesale)
- Waste string (wholesale)
- Waste, parings and scrap of plastic (wholesale)
- Woollen rag (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 (46.77) to:
| SIC 2026 code | Heading | Link type |
|---|---|---|
| 46.87 | Wholesale of waste and scrap | 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 46770 until it announces a switch.
Similar codes to compare
- 46711Wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products
- 46719Wholesale of other fuels and related products
- 46720Wholesale of metals and metal ores
- 46730Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment
- 46740Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
- 46750Wholesale of chemical products
- 46760Wholesale of other intermediate products
Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.