SIC Code 46.38 — Wholesale of Other Food

46.38

Class

Wholesale of other food

SDMX: G4638

Class Level

4 Depth

0 Children

8 Siblings

📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ Includes

This class includes other specialised wholesale of food not already classified in the previous classes 46.31 to 46.37 (for example, wholesale of salt, vinegar, flour, yeast, honey).

+ Also Includes

This class also includes: - wholesale of ready-made meals - wholesale of homogenised food preparations and dietetic food - wholesale of food for pets - wholesale of food supplements for human consumption - wholesale of insects (e.g. crickets) which are processed and ready-to-eat

✗ Excludes

This class excludes: - wholesale of livestock feed, see 46.21

Frequently Confused With

46.21

Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds

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Who is this code for?

Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIX

Managers and directors in retail and wholesale

SOC 2020:1150

Common titles: Shop manager, Retail director

Sales and retail assistants

SOC 2020:7111

Common titles: Shop assistant, Sales person

Retail cashiers and check-out operators

SOC 2020:7112

Common titles: Cashier, Checkout assistant

Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section G (Wholesale of other food).

In this section

Frequently confused with

46.21 — Wholesale of Grain, Unmanufactured Tobacco, Seeds and Animal Feeds

Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) — UK SIC 2026
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46.38 — Wholesale of Other Food