PSIC 2019 · Class

Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Open to 100%

This class covers retail sales in general stores where food products, beverages, or tobacco are the main items sold, alongside a variety of other goods.

Includes

Retail sale of a large variety of goods with food products, beverages, or tobacco predominating
Retail sale activities of general stores that also sell wearing apparel, furniture, appliances, hardware, cosmetics, etc.

Excludes

Retail sale of fuel in combination with food, beverages, etc. with fuel sales dominating 4730

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Details

Level: Class
Section: G Wholesale And Retail Trade; Repair Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Parent: 471

Sector statistics

Employed persons: 9.7M persons(May 2026)

Whole PSIC section G (not specific to this code). Source: PSA Labor Force Survey, May 2026.

Industry size

Establishments: 14,124(2022)
Employment: 222,086 persons(2022)
Revenue: ~₱1.4T(2022)

Figures are for PSIC group 471 (the nearest level PSA surveys), not this specific code. Source: PSA OpenStat, Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), 2022. Revenue figures are approximate.

Guides from Emerhub

Set up in the Philippines

Emerhub runs the SEC and BIR filings for a foreign-owned corporation, a local corporation with structured control, employer of record, or product holding, whichever fits PSIC 4711.