SIC Code 5169 — Chemicals and Allied Products, Not Elsewhere Classified

4-digit industry in the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification — still requested by banks, insurers, SEC filings and legacy systems.

Code	5169
Title	Chemicals and Allied Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
System	SIC 1987 (final edition — replaced by NAICS in 1997)

The SIC was last revised in 1987 and officially superseded by NAICS in 1997, but it never fully disappeared: the SEC still tags EDGAR filings with SIC codes, and many banks, insurers and legacy databases keep requesting it. That is why converting between the two systems is still routine work.

NAICS equivalents of SIC 5169

From the official U.S. Census concordance (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS). Where the 2002 code no longer exists in NAICS 2022, the closest current code is shown.

NAICS 2002	Title (2002)	Current 2022 code
424690	Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	424690 (same code)
425110	Business to Business Electronic Markets	superseded — closest: 4251 Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
425120	Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers	425120 (same code)

Other SIC codes in 51xx

• 5111 — Printing and Writing Paper
• 5112 — Stationery and Office Supplies
• 5113 — Industrial and Personal Service Paper
• 5122 — Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries
• 5131 — Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Good
• 5136 — Men's and Boy's Clothing and Furnishings
• 5137 — Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories
• 5139 — Footwear
• 5141 — Groceries, General Line
• 5142 — Packaged Frozen Foods
• 5143 — Dairy Products, Except Dried or Canned
• 5144 — Poultry and Poultry Products

Data: 1987 SIC titles (OSHA/Census) and official Census concordance — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.