PSIC 2019 · Class

Retail sale of tobacco products in specialized stores

Open to 100%

This class covers the retail sale of tobacco products in specialized stores that primarily sell these items.

Includes

Sale of cigarettes
Sale of cigars
Sale of tobacco leaves
Sale of smoking accessories

Excludes

Retail sale of tobacco products in supermarkets or convenience stores
Sale of non-tobacco smoking products

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47230Retail sale of tobacco products in specialized stores

Details

Level: Class
Section: G Wholesale And Retail Trade; Repair Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Parent: 472

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: 9,500(2022)
Employment: 50,010 persons(2022)
Revenue: ~₱107.7B(2022)

Figures are for PSIC group 472 (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.

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