2022 NAICS national industry in sector 42 Wholesale Trade
424430 Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 424430 is the US industry code for dairy product (except dried or canned) merchant wholesalers. It covers establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of dairy products (except dried or canned).
- Code
- 424430 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers
- Part of
- Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 200 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 46310, 46320, 46330, 46341 and 6 more (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 dairy products (except dried or canned).
Examples Census gives
- Butter merchant wholesalers
- Fluid milk (except canned) merchant wholesalers
- Cheese merchant wholesalers
- Ice cream and ices merchant wholesalers
- Cream merchant wholesalers
- Yogurt merchant wholesalers
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
Activities listed under 424430
The Census index assigns these 18 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Butter merchant wholesalers
- Buttermilk merchant wholesalers
- Cheese merchant wholesalers
- Cream merchant wholesalers
- Cream stations merchant wholesalers
- Creamery products (except canned) merchant wholesalers
- Dairy depots merchant wholesalers
- Dairy products (except canned, dried) merchant wholesalers
- Dairy products, frozen, merchant wholesalers
- Desserts, dairy, merchant wholesalers
- Frozen yogurt merchant wholesalers
- Ice cream and ices merchant wholesalers
- Ice cream merchant wholesalers
- Ice milk merchant wholesalers
- Milk, fluid (except canned), merchant wholesalers
- Prepared foods, frozen dairy, merchant wholesalers
- Raw milk merchant wholesalers
- Yogurt merchant wholesalers
SBA size standard for 424430
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 424430, 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: 4630), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 46310Wholesale of fruit and vegetablesUK SIC
- 46320Wholesale of meat and meat productsUK SIC
- 46330Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fatsUK SIC
- 46341Wholesale of fruit and vegetable juices, mineral water and soft drinksUK SIC
- 46342Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beveragesUK SIC
- 46350Wholesale of tobacco productsUK SIC
- 46360Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectioneryUK SIC
- 46370Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spicesUK SIC
- 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscsUK SIC
- 46390Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobaccoUK SIC
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
Similar codes to compare
- 424410General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
- 424420Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers
- 424440Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers
- 424450Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
- 424460Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers
- 424470Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers
- 424480Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
- 424490Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.