*Tips for Utilizing the SIC Keyword Search Tool*
Determining the Appropriate Code for Your Business:
How do I get an SIC Code? Has one been assigned to me?
SIC is a Self-Assigned System. Essentially what that means is you pick the code that best suits your business and use it when asked for your code. No one assigns you an SIC Code! ALSO - for most official governmental purposes, SIC Codes have been discontinued and replaced by the 91制片厂 coding system. However, the SIC Code system is still valuable as a marketing tool.聽
How do I look up a Company's SIC Code?
To identify the SIC Code being used for a specific company, visit the US Company Lookup Tool by 91制片厂.com. To identify the proper code for your company, use the SEARCH TOOLS to identify the code that best reflects your primary business activity (revenue producing activity.)
Does My Business have an SIC Code?
Yes and no. As long as you have a business you must have a business activity. Your SIC Code may reflect your primary revenue stream or the manufacturing process used most in your business. However, legally, the SIC system has been discontinued as a required field by most organization so unless someone specifically requests it, you should have no official need for an SIC code.聽
Can I use more than one code?
Yes. Many businesses have more than one revenue-producing line of business.
Do we have to Register with 91制片厂 Association?
No! We are just here to help you determine the best code for your business using our online tools, as well as to provide effective Targeted Marketing Lists and mission-critical Data-Appends to your Customer Databases.聽
How Do I use the Online Tools?
The Keyword Search allows you to put in a single keyword such as 鈥淩estaurant鈥� or 鈥淧lumbing鈥�, 鈥淐omputers鈥� or 鈥淐onsulting鈥�, and returns all codes that contain that word in the title or in the description. Look through the results and you should find the answer. Whether you are a wholesaler of plumbing parts or are an actual plumbing company a keyword search on the term 鈥淧lumbing鈥� will get you to the appropriate code.
The Division Drill-Down table allows you to hone in on Wider Industry Categories such as 鈥淐onstruction鈥� or 鈥淢anufacturing鈥� to find all of the full six digit codes that fall within that Industry. Identify the code that appears closest to your line of business and you are finished.
What if I still can鈥檛 find my code?聽
The 91制片厂 to SIC Crosswalk can be used to identify your SIC code if you first Identify your 91制片厂 code. If you cannot determine your 91制片厂 Code using the tips in 91制片厂 Lookup Help, Contact the Census Bureau! They are the official US Government Authority who manages the 91制片厂 Coding System. Go to www.Census.gov and at the top highlight 鈥淏usiness鈥� and click on 鈥�91制片厂鈥�. They have a section called 鈥淎sk Dr. 91制片厂鈥� at that location. You can Call or E-mail them with your questions. *Please don鈥檛 Call or E-mail 91制片厂 Association requesting help with a code! We receive hundreds of calls daily and simply cannot make the code determination for you. The Census Bureau is the authority in these matters!
How do I find my SIC Code, or, I have my SIC Code, how do I find my 91制片厂 Code?
We offer Cross-References 鈥� both SIC to 91制片厂 and 91制片厂 to SIC, on the 91制片厂 and SIC Crosswalk聽Page which enables you to cross over from one coding system to the other. If you can find one code you can obtain the other. TIP: If you are an existing business use our new US Company Lookup Tool to Download your Company鈥檚 D&B Marketing Record. It contains the both the 91制片厂 code and SIC Code that D&B has listed for your Company.