424470 Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of meats and meat products (except canned and packaged frozen) and/or lard.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Merchant wholesale distribution of packaged frozen meats are classified in Industry 424420, Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers.
• Merchant wholesale distribution of canned meats are classified in Industry 424490, Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers.
• Preparing boxed beef from purchased carcasses are classified in U.S. Industry 311612, Meat Processed from Carcasses.
• Merchant wholesale distribution of poultry and/or poultry products (except canned and packaged frozen) are classified in Industry 424440, Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers.
• Merchant wholesale distribution of fish and seafood (except canned and packaged frozen) are classified in Industry 424460, Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 424470

The Census index assigns these 10 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Cutting of purchased carcasses (except boxed meat cut on an assembly line basis) merchant wholesalers
• Deli meats (except poultry) merchant wholesalers
• Fresh meats merchant wholesalers
• Frozen meats (except packaged) merchant wholesalers
• Lard merchant wholesalers
• Meats and meat products (except canned, packaged frozen) merchant wholesalers
• Meats, cured or smoked, merchant wholesalers
• Meats, fresh, merchant wholesalers
• Meats, frozen (except packaged), merchant wholesalers
• Processed meats (e.g., luncheon, sausage) merchant wholesalers

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 424470

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 424470, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 150 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
• 424430Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers
• 424440Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers
• 424450Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
• 424460Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers
• 424480Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
• 424490Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers