2022 NAICS national industry in sector 42 Wholesale Trade
423420 Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 423420 is the US industry code for office equipment merchant wholesalers. It covers establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of office machines and related equipment (except computers and computer peripheral equipment).
- Code
- 423420 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- Part of
- Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 200 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 46510, 46520 (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 office machines and related equipment (except computers and computer peripheral equipment).
Examples Census gives
- Automated teller machines (ATM) merchant wholesalers
- Calculators and calculating machines merchant wholesalers
- Cash registers merchant wholesalers
- Security safes merchant wholesalers
- Copying machines merchant wholesalers
- Point of sale terminals merchant wholesalers
- Paper shredders merchant wholesalers
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Merchant wholesale distribution of office furniture are classified in Industry 423210, Furniture Merchant Wholesalers.
- Merchant wholesale distribution of computers and computer peripheral equipment (including printers) are classified in Industry 423430, Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers.
- Merchant wholesale distribution of office supplies are classified in Industry 424120, Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers.
- Merchant wholesale distribution of facsimile (fax) machines, modems, and communications equipment are classified in Industry 423690, Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers.
Activities listed under 423420
The Census index assigns these 32 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Accounting machines merchant wholesalers
- Addressing machines merchant wholesalers
- Automated teller machines (ATM) merchant wholesalers
- Bank equipment merchant wholesalers
- Blueprinting equipment merchant wholesalers
- Bookkeeping machines merchant wholesalers
- Business machines and equipment (except computers) merchant wholesalers
- Calculators and calculating machines merchant wholesalers
- Cash registers merchant wholesalers
- Check handling machines merchant wholesalers
- Coin sorting machines merchant wholesalers
- Copying machines merchant wholesalers
- Currency handling machines merchant wholesalers
- Dictating machines merchant wholesalers
- Forms handling machines merchant wholesalers
- Labeling machines merchant wholesalers
- Letter and envelope handling machines merchant wholesalers
- Machines, office, merchant wholesalers
- Mailing machines merchant wholesalers
- Microfilm equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
- Office equipment merchant wholesalers
- Office machines merchant wholesalers
- Paper shredders merchant wholesalers
- Perforating machines merchant wholesalers
- Point of sale terminals merchant wholesalers
- Postage meters merchant wholesalers
- Safes, security, merchant wholesalers
- Security safes merchant wholesalers
- Stapling machines merchant wholesalers
- Tape dispensing machines merchant wholesalers
- Time recording machines merchant wholesalers
- Typewriters merchant wholesalers
SBA size standard for 423420
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 423420, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 200 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: 4659), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 46510Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and softwareUK SIC
- 46520Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and partsUK SIC
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
Similar codes to compare
- 423410Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- 423430Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
- 423440Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- 423450Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- 423460Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers
- 423490Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.