2022 NAICS national industry in sector 42 Wholesale Trade
423440 Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 423440 is the US industry code for other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers. It covers establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of commercial and related machines and equipment (except photographic equipment and supplies; office equipment; and computers and computer peripheral equipment and software) generally used in restaurants and stores.
- Code
- 423440 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- Part of
- Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 100 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 commercial and related machines and equipment (except photographic equipment and supplies; office equipment; and computers and computer peripheral equipment and software) generally used in restaurants and stores.
Examples Census gives
- Balances and scales (except laboratory) merchant wholesalers
- Commercial shelving merchant wholesalers
- Coin- or card-operated merchandising machine merchant wholesalers
- Electrical signs merchant wholesalers
- Commercial chinaware merchant wholesalers
- Partitions merchant wholesalers
- Commercial cooking equipment merchant wholesalers
- Store fixtures (except refrigerated) merchant wholesalers
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Merchant wholesale distribution of photographic equipment and supplies are classified in Industry 423410, Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers.
- Merchant wholesale distribution of office machines and related equipment are classified in Industry 423420, Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers.
- Merchant wholesale distribution of computers, computer peripheral equipment, and packaged computer software are classified in Industry 423430, Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers.
- Merchant wholesale distribution of laboratory scales and balances (except medical and dental) are classified in Industry 423490, Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers.
- Merchant wholesale distribution of refrigerated store fixtures are classified in Industry 423740, Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers.
Activities listed under 423440
The Census index assigns these 36 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Balances and scales (except laboratory) merchant wholesalers
- Bar equipment merchant wholesalers
- Chinaware, commercial, merchant wholesalers
- Coffee makers, commercial, merchant wholesalers
- Coin- or card-operated merchandising machine merchant wholesalers
- Coin- or card-operated phonographs and vending machines merchant wholesalers
- Cooking equipment, commercial, merchant wholesalers
- Cups, commercial (except paper and disposable plastics), merchant wholesalers
- Dishes, commercial (except paper and disposable plastics), merchant wholesalers
- Dishwashing equipment, commercial-type, merchant wholesalers
- Display cases (except refrigerated) merchant wholesalers
- Electrical signs merchant wholesalers
- Fixtures, store (except refrigerated), merchant wholesalers
- Food service equipment (except refrigerated), commercial, merchant wholesalers
- Garbage disposal units, commercial-type, merchant wholesalers
- Hotel equipment and supplies (except furniture) merchant wholesalers
- Kitchen appliances, commercial (except refrigerated), merchant wholesalers
- Kitchen utensils, commercial, merchant wholesalers
- Lockers (except refrigerated) merchant wholesalers
- Mannequins merchant wholesalers
- Merchandising machines, coin- or card-operated, merchant wholesalers
- Microwave ovens, commercial, merchant wholesalers
- Ovens, commercial-type, merchant wholesalers
- Pans, commercial, merchant wholesalers
- Partitions merchant wholesalers
- Phonographs, coin- or card-operated, merchant wholesalers
- Restaurant equipment (except furniture) merchant wholesalers
- Shelving, commercial, merchant wholesalers
- Showcases (except refrigerated) merchant wholesalers
- Signs, electrical, merchant wholesalers
- Soda fountain fixtures (except refrigerated) merchant wholesalers
- Store equipment (except furniture) merchant wholesalers
- Store fixtures (except refrigerated) merchant wholesalers
- Vending machines merchant wholesalers
- Window display equipment merchant wholesalers
- Woodenware, commercial, merchant wholesalers
SBA size standard for 423440
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 423440, 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: 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
- 423420Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- 423430Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software 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.