Retail sale by opticians (SIC code 47782)
Retail sale by opticians is UK SIC code 47782. It sits in division 47 (Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles) of the SIC 2007 list. On the August 2026 Companies House register, 3,938 active UK companies list 47782 among their SIC codes. 3,797 of them list it first.
3,938active UK companies list SIC 47782 among their codes on the public recordCompanies House · counts as of August 2026
SIC 47782 in numbers
3,938 companies is 0.08 per cent of the 5,190,464 active companies on the UK register. 47782 is the 25th most used of the 44 codes we track in division 47.
3,797 of the 3,938 put 47782 first, and only 141 carry it as a second, third or fourth code. The code on its own is a clean filter.
ACTIVE COMPANIES BY REGISTERED-OFFICE POST TOWN (WHERE THE PAPERWORK SITS, NOT NECESSARILY THE WORK) · COMPANIES HOUSE PUBLIC RECORD, AUGUST 2026
The five busiest post towns hold 48 per cent of them and Fareham alone 31 per cent. Selling nationally, those towns are most of the market. Selling locally outside them, expect a small pool, so cover a county or a region rather than one town.
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Division 47 covers selling goods to the public. One code towers over it: 47910, retail via mail order or the internet.
Related SIC codes
How to read SIC 47782
SIC 47782 reads as division 47 (retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles), group 477, class 4778, then the full five digits, inside section G, wholesale and retail trade. A company picks its own codes, up to four, and Companies House does not check them, so 47782 is the company's own description of what it does, and 3,797 list it first where 3,938 list it anywhere.
Who sells into division 47
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About SIC 47782
How many UK companies use SIC code 47782?
3,938 active UK companies list 47782 (Retail sale by opticians) among their registered SIC codes. Each company may register up to four. Of those, 3,797 put it first. The figures come from the August 2026 Companies House register snapshot, and count active companies only.
Should my online shop use 47910 or the code for the products I sell?
Use 47910. It is the accepted code for retail over the internet, whatever you sell, and most online-only sellers pick it. The product codes such as 47710 describe specialised physical stores. If you trade both ways, register both. A company may hold up to four SIC codes. Pick them at incorporation, or amend them on a confirmation statement. There is no approval step.
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