357 active UK companies are classified under wholesale of tobacco products (SIC code 46350), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 7.2% dissolution rate — 357 of 433 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 270% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 114% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 5.8 years. London leads with 21% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1886.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 270% of active companies formed since 2020.
The wholesale of tobacco products sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">7.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 5.8 years old. Geographic concentration: 21% in LONDON.
There are 357 active companies classified under SIC code 46350 (Wholesale of tobacco products) in the UK, out of 433 total registered.
SIC code 46350 stands for "Wholesale of tobacco products". It belongs to Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (76), MANCHESTER (29), BOLTON (11).
The average active wholesale of tobacco products company in the UK is 5.8 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1886.
Our database contains 2,387 data signals across 9 categories for active wholesale of tobacco products companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,095 signals from 5 government sources.
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