2022 NAICS subsector in sector 42 Wholesale Trade
424 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
NAICS 424 is the US industry code for merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods. Industries in the Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods subsector sell nondurable goods to other businesses.
Official definition
Industries in the Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods subsector sell nondurable goods to other businesses. Nondurable goods are items generally with a normal life expectancy of less than three years. Nondurable goods merchant wholesale trade establishments are engaged in wholesaling products, such as paper and paper products, chemicals and chemical products, drugs, textiles and textile products, apparel, footwear, groceries, farm products, petroleum and petroleum products, alcoholic beverages, books, magazines, newspapers, flowers and nursery stock, and tobacco products.
The detailed industries within the subsector are organized in the classification structure based on the products sold.
Agents and brokers primarily engaged in wholesaling nondurable goods, generally on a commission or fee basis, are classified in Subsector 425, Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers.
Codes in 424
- 4241Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers3 codes
- 4242Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers1 codes
- 4243Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers3 codes
- 4244Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers9 codes
- 4245Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers3 codes
- 4246Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers2 codes
- 4247Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers2 codes
- 4248Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers2 codes
- 4249Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers6 codes
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