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NAICS Code 42 Wholesale Trade

The NAICS Code 42 is described as
Wholesale Trade
Description
The Sector as a Whole
The Wholesale Trade sector comprises establishments engaged in wholesaling merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. The merchandise described in this sector includes the outputs of agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and certain information industries, such as publishing.
The wholesaling process is an intermediate step in the distribution of merchandise. Wholesalers are organized to sell or arrange the purchase or sale of (a) goods for resale (i.e., goods sold to other wholesalers or retailers), (b) capital or durable nonconsumer goods, and (c) raw and intermediate materials and supplies used in production.
Wholesalers sell merchandise to other businesses and normally operate from a warehouse or office. These warehouses and offices are characterized by having little or no display of merchandise. In addition, neither the design nor the location of the premises is intended to solicit walk-in traffic. Wholesalers do not normally use advertising directed to the general public. Customers are generally reached initially via telephone, in-person marketing, or by specialized advertising that may include Internet and other electronic means. Follow-up orders are either vendor-initiated or client-initiated, generally based on previous sales, and typically exhibit strong ties between sellers and buyers. In fact, transactions are often conducted between wholesalers and clients that have long-standing business relationships.
This sector comprises two main types of wholesalers: merchant wholesalers that sell goods on their own account and business to business electronic markets, agents, and brokers that arrange sales and purchases for others generally for a commission or fee.
(1) Establishments that sell goods on their own account are known as wholesale merchants, distributors, jobbers, drop shippers, and import/export merchants. These establishments typically maintain their own warehouse, where they receive and handle goods for their customers. Goods are generally sold without transformation, but may include integral functions, such as sorting, packaging, labeling, and other marketing services.
(2) Establishments arranging for the purchase or sale of goods owned by others or purchasing goods, generally on a commission basis are known as business to business electronic markets, agents and brokers, commission merchants, import/export agents and brokers, auction companies, and manufacturers' representatives. These establishments operate from offices and generally do not own or handle the goods they sell.
Some wholesale establishments may be connected with a single manufacturer and promote and sell the particular manufacturers' products to a wide range of other wholesalers or retailers. Other wholesalers may be connected to a retail chain, or limited number of retail chains, and only provide a variety of products needed by that particular retail operation(s). These wholesalers may obtain the products from a wide range of manufacturers. Still other wholesalers may not take title to the goods, but act as agents and brokers for a commission.
Although, in general, wholesaling normally denotes sales in large volumes, durable nonconsumer goods may be sold in single units. Sales of capital or durable nonconsumer goods used in the production of goods and services, such as farm machinery, medium and heavy duty trucks, and industrial machinery, are always included in wholesale trade.
(2019-08-02)

It belongs to the code group
NAICS code

To this Code "42" belongs the sub codes
  • NAICS Code 423: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
    (Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods)
  • NAICS Code 424: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
    (Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods)
  • NAICS Code 425: Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
    (Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers)


The equivalent ISIC Code (Rev. 3.1) is
G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods
  Commerce de gros et de détail; réparation de véhicules automobiles, de motocycles

The nearest NACE Code (Rev. 1.1) is
G: Handel; Instandhaltung und Reparatur von Kraftfahrzeugen und Gebrauchsgütern
G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods

The equivalent CPC Code (Rev. 1.1) is
xxxx: No Code defined

Translation of the Code description
42: Wholesale Trade
(2019-08-02)

Alternative Spellings (synonyms): wholesale, wholesaler, wholesalers
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