2022 NAICS national industry in sector 42 Wholesale Trade
424510 Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 424510 is the US industry code for grain and field bean merchant wholesalers. It covers establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of grains, such as corn, wheat, oats, barley, and unpolished rice; dry beans; and soybeans and other inedible beans.
- Code
- 424510 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
- Part of
- Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 200 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 46210, 46220, 46230, 46240 (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 grains, such as corn, wheat, oats, barley, and unpolished rice; dry beans; and soybeans and other inedible beans. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in operating country or terminal grain elevators primarily for the purpose of wholesaling.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
Activities listed under 424510
The Census index assigns these 8 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Beans, dry inedible, merchant wholesalers
- Corn, raw (except seed corn), merchant wholesalers
- Dry beans, inedible, merchant wholesalers
- Grain elevators merchant wholesalers
- Grain merchant wholesalers
- Rice, unpolished, merchant wholesalers
- Soybeans merchant wholesalers
- Wheat merchant wholesalers
SBA size standard for 424510
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 424510, 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: 4620), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 46210Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feedsUK SIC
- 46220Wholesale of flowers and plantsUK SIC
- 46230Wholesale of live animalsUK SIC
- 46240Wholesale of hides, skins and leatherUK SIC
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.