SICIndustry
SIC 5961—Catalog and Mail-Order Houses
Industry · Standard Industrial Classification (1987)
Where 5961 sits
- G Retail Trade
- 59 Miscellaneous Retail
- 596 Nonstore Retailers
- 5961 Catalog and Mail-Order Houses
Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of products by television, catalog, and mail-order. These establishments do not ordinarily maintain stock for sale on the premises. Separate stores operated by catalog and mail-order houses for the retail sale of products on the premises are classified according to the product sold.
What 5961 includes
6-digit codes
- 596100 — Catalog and Mail-Order Houses
- 596101 — Food, Mail Order
- 596102 — Computer Equipment and Electronics, Mail Order
- 596103 — Book and Record Clubs
- 596104 — Stamps, Coins, and Other Collectibles, Mail Order
- 596199 — Catalog and Mail-Order Houses, NEC
8-digit codes
- 59610000 — Catalog and mail-order houses
- 59610100 — Food, mail order
- 59610101 — Cheese, mail order
- 59610102 — Fruit, mail order
- 59610200 — Computer equipment and electronics, mail order
- 59610201 — Computer software, mail order
- 59610202 — Computers and peripheral equipment, mail order
- 59610203 — Electronic kits and parts, mail order
- 59610300 — Book and record clubs
- 59610301 — Book club, mail order
- 59610302 — Magazines, mail order
- 59610303 — Record and/or tape (music or video) club, mail order
- 59610400 — Stamps, coins, and other collectibles, mail order
- 59610401 — Coins, mail order
- 59610402 — Collectibles and antiques, mail order
- 59610403 — Stamps, mail order
- 59619900 — Catalog and mail-order houses, nec
- 59619901 — Arts and crafts equipment and supplies, mail order
- 59619902 — Automotive supplies and equipment, mail order
- 59619903 — Books, mail order (except book clubs)
- 59619904 — Cards, mail order
- 59619905 — Catalog sales
- 59619906 — Clothing, mail order (except women's)
- 59619907 — Cosmetics and perfumes, mail order
- 59619908 — Educational supplies and equipment, mail order
- 59619909 — Fishing, hunting and camping equipment and supplies: by mail
- 59619910 — Fitness and sporting goods, mail order
- 59619911 — Flowers, plants and bulbs: mail order
- 59619912 — Furniture and furnishings, mail order
- 59619913 — General merchandise, mail order
- 59619914 — Gift items, mail order
- 59619915 — Jewelry, mail order
- 59619916 — Mail order house, nec
- 59619917 — Mail order house, order taking office only
- 59619918 — Novelty merchandise, mail order
- 59619919 — Religious merchandise, mail order
- 59619920 — Television, home shopping
- 59619921 — Tools and hardware, mail order
- 59619922 — Toys and games (including dolls and models), mail order
- 59619923 — Women's apparel, mail order
- 59619924 — Pharmaceuticals, mail order
- 59619925 — Electronic shopping
- 59619926 — Electronic auctions
Example activities
- book clubs, not publishing
- books, mail-order-retail
- catalog (order taking) offices of mail-order houses-retail
- cheese, mail-order-retail
- coins, mail-order-retail
- computer and peripheral equipment, mail-order-retail
- computer software, mail-order-retail
- food, mail-order-retail
- fruit, mail-order-retail
- jewelry, mail-order-retail
- magazines, mail-order-retail
- mail-order houses-retail (not including retail outlets)
- novelty merchandise, mail-order-retail
- order taking offices of mail-order houses-retail
- record clubs, mail-order-retail
- stamps mail-order-retail
- television, mail-order (home shopping)-retail
5961 in other systems
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