UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)

Commission File Number: 333-183246

STERLING CONSOLIDATED CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1105 Green Grove Road

Neptune, New Jersey 07753

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(732) 918-8004

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

 (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,

if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  o No  x

As of May 16, 2013, there were 37,040,040 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value issued and outstanding.

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment") to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2013 (the "Original Form 10-Q"), is being filed solely to furnish the exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index hereto, which provide certain items from the Original Form 10-Q formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language ("XBRL"). This Amendment is being filed within the 30-day grace period provided by Rule 405(a)(2) of Regulation S-T.

No other changes have been made to the Original Form 10-Q except for the furnishing of the exhibits described above. This Amendment does not reflect subsequent events occurring after the date of the Original Form 10-Q or modify or update any disclosures set forth in the Original Form 10-Q.

Item 6.      Exhibits

In accordance with SEC Release 33-8238, Exhibit 32.1 and 32.2 are being furnished and not filed.

* Furnished herewith. XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.