2022 NAICS national industry in sector 42 Wholesale Trade
423220 Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 423220 is the US industry code for home furnishing merchant wholesalers. It covers establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of home furnishings and/or housewares.
- Code
- 423220 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
- Part of
- Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 100 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 46410, 46491, 46499, 46630 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of home furnishings and/or housewares.
Examples Census gives
- Carpet merchant wholesalers
- Floor coverings (except wood flooring) merchant wholesalers
- Glassware, household-type, merchant wholesalers
- Chinaware, household-type, merchant wholesalers
- Lamps (i.e., lighting fixtures) merchant wholesalers
- Household-type cooking utensils merchant wholesalers
- Curtains merchant wholesalers
- Draperies merchant wholesalers
- Linens (e.g., bath, bed, table) merchant wholesalers
- Window shades and blinds merchant wholesalers
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Merchant wholesale distribution of wood flooring are classified in Industry 423310, Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers.
- Merchant wholesale distribution of household-type gas and electric appliances (except water heaters and heating stoves (i.e., noncooking)) are classified in Industry 423620, Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers.
- Merchant wholesale distribution of precious metal flatware are classified in Industry 423940, Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers.
- Merchant wholesale distribution of disposable paper and plastics tableware and containers are classified in Industry 424130, Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers.
Activities listed under 423220
The Census index assigns these 37 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Antique home furnishings merchant wholesalers
- Antique houseware merchant wholesalers
- Bathroom accessories merchant wholesalers
- Blankets (except electric) merchant wholesalers
- Blinds and shades, window, merchant wholesalers
- Brooms and brushes, household-type, merchant wholesalers
- Carpet merchant wholesalers
- Ceramic wall (except structural) and floor tile merchant wholesalers
- Chinaware, household-type, merchant wholesalers
- Closet accessories merchant wholesalers
- Containers, household (except paper and disposable plastics), merchant wholesalers
- Cooking utensils, household-type, merchant wholesalers
- Cups, plastics (except disposable), merchant wholesalers
- Curtains merchant wholesalers
- Dishes, household-type (except disposable plastics, paper), merchant wholesalers
- Draperies merchant wholesalers
- Fireplaces, prefabricated (except gas), merchant wholesalers
- Flatware (except plated, precious) merchant wholesalers
- Floor coverings merchant wholesalers
- Frames and pictures merchant wholesalers
- Furniture coverings and protectors merchant wholesalers
- Glassware, household-type, merchant wholesalers
- Hollowware (except precious metal) merchant wholesalers
- Home furnishings merchant wholesalers
- Housewares (except electric) merchant wholesalers
- Ironing boards merchant wholesalers
- Kitchen utensils, household-type, merchant wholesalers
- Lamps (i.e., lighting fixtures) merchant wholesalers
- Linens (e.g., bath, bed, table) merchant wholesalers
- Mirrors (except automotive) merchant wholesalers
- Mops, household, merchant wholesalers
- Napkins (except paper) merchant wholesalers
- Rugs merchant wholesalers
- Slipcovers merchant wholesalers
- Tableware (except disposable, plated, precious) merchant wholesalers
- Towels and washcloths merchant wholesalers
- Window shades and blinds merchant wholesalers
SBA size standard for 423220
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 423220, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 100 employees. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 4641, 4649, 4663), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 46410Wholesale of textilesUK SIC
- 46491Wholesale of musical instrumentsUK SIC
- 46499Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.UK SIC
- 46630Wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machineryUK SIC
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.