{
    "code": "395",
    "title": "Pens, Pencils, and other Artists Materials",
    "sic_manual": "OSHA SIC Manual",
    "level": "Industry group",
    "major_group_code": "39",
    "parent_code": "39",
    "parent_title": "Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries",
    "plain_english_definition": "SIC 395 - Pens, Pencils, and other Artists Materials is an SIC industry group within SIC 39 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries. It groups the following 4-digit SIC industries: SIC 3951 - Pens, Mechanical Pencils, and Parts, SIC 3952 - Lead Pencils, Crayons, and Artists' Materials, SIC 3953 - Marking Devices, and SIC 3955 - Carbon Paper and Inked Ribbons.\n\nUse SIC 395 when referring to this industry group as a whole. When the establishment's specific activity is known, use the appropriate 4-digit SIC industry within the group.",
    "summary_plain": "",
    "official_definition": "",
    "official_source": "https://www.osha.gov/data/sic-manual/major-group-39",
    "classification_note": "",
    "included_activities": [],
    "excluded_activities": [
        {
            "label": "Jewelry, Silverware, and Plated Ware",
            "code": "391",
            "title": "Jewelry, Silverware, and Plated Ware",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/391/jewelry-silverware-plated-ware"
        },
        {
            "label": "Musical Instruments",
            "code": "393",
            "title": "Musical Instruments",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/393/musical-instruments"
        },
        {
            "label": "Dolls, Toys, Games and Sporting and Athletic",
            "code": "394",
            "title": "Dolls, Toys, Games and Sporting and Athletic",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/394/dolls-toys-games-sporting-athletic"
        },
        {
            "label": "Costume Jewelry, Costume Novelties, Buttons, and Miscellaneous Notions, except Precious Metal",
            "code": "396",
            "title": "Costume Jewelry, Costume Novelties, Buttons, and Miscellaneous Notions, except Precious Metal",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/396/costume-jewelry-costume-novelties-buttons-notions"
        },
        {
            "label": "Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries",
            "code": "399",
            "title": "Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/399/manufacturing-industries"
        }
    ],
    "confused_codes": [],
    "official_siblings": [
        {
            "code": "391",
            "title": "Jewelry, Silverware, and Plated Ware",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/391/jewelry-silverware-plated-ware",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "393",
            "title": "Musical Instruments",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/393/musical-instruments",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "394",
            "title": "Dolls, Toys, Games and Sporting and Athletic",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/394/dolls-toys-games-sporting-athletic",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "395",
            "title": "Pens, Pencils, and other Artists Materials",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/395/pens-pencils-artists-materials",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "396",
            "title": "Costume Jewelry, Costume Novelties, Buttons, and Miscellaneous Notions, except Precious Metal",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/396/costume-jewelry-costume-novelties-buttons-notions",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "399",
            "title": "Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/399/manufacturing-industries",
            "label": "Industry group"
        }
    ],
    "official_children": [
        {
            "code": "3951",
            "title": "Pens, Mechanical Pencils, and Parts",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/3951/pens-mechanical-pencils-parts",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "3952",
            "title": "Lead Pencils, Crayons, and Artists' Materials",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/3952/lead-pencils-crayons-artists-materials",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "3953",
            "title": "Marking Devices",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/3953/marking-devices",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "3955",
            "title": "Carbon Paper and Inked Ribbons",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/3955/carbon-paper-inked-ribbons",
            "label": "Industry"
        }
    ],
    "related_naics_codes": [],
    "example_companies": [
        {
            "name": "Charisma Brands",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/charisma-brands",
            "city": "Laguna Hills",
            "state": "CA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Clover Technologies Group, LLC",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/clover-technologies-group-llc",
            "city": "Ottawa",
            "state": "IL",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Shachihata Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/shachihata-inc",
            "city": "Torrance",
            "state": "CA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Laffpix Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/laffpix-inc",
            "city": "Brooklyn",
            "state": "NY",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Online NY Store",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/online-ny-store",
            "city": "Bronx",
            "state": "NY",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Ideal Metal Products Co Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/ideal-metal-products-co-inc",
            "city": "Westwood",
            "state": "NJ",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Paradise Pen Co",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/paradise-pen-co",
            "city": "Mc Lean",
            "state": "VA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Pilot Pen Corp of America",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/pilot-pen-corp-of-america",
            "city": "Park Ridge",
            "state": "IL",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Eversharp Pen Co",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/eversharp-pen-co",
            "city": "Addison",
            "state": "IL",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Pentel of America, Ltd",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/pentel-of-america-ltd",
            "city": "Ontario",
            "state": "CA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Coles of London",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/coles-of-london",
            "city": "Boca Raton",
            "state": "FL",
            "reviewed": false
        }
    ],
    "company_count": 356,
    "email_contact_count": 180,
    "phone_count": 228,
    "website_count": 240,
    "database_as_of": "Nov 13, 2026",
    "count_type": "commercial",
    "count_disclaimer": "These are SICCODE.com commercial database counts, not official government establishment totals. Website-Reviewed & Enriched is a separate review of company websites for products, services, markets, and fit.",
    "canonical_url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/395/pens-pencils-artists-materials",
    "json_url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/395.json",
    "reviewed_by": "Industry Classification Review Team",
    "last_updated": "October 2026"
}