424910 Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of farm supplies, such as animal feeds, fertilizers, agricultural chemicals, pesticides, plant seeds, and plant bulbs.

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 pet food are classified in Industry 424490, Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers.
• Merchant wholesale distribution of grains are classified in Industry 424510, Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers.
• Merchant wholesale distribution of pet supplies are classified in Industry 424990, Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers.
• Merchant wholesale distribution of nursery stock (except seeds and plant bulbs) are classified in Industry 424930, Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers.

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

Activities listed under 424910

The Census index assigns these 34 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Agricultural chemicals merchant wholesalers
• Agricultural limestone merchant wholesalers
• Alfalfa merchant wholesalers
• Ammonia, fertilizer material, merchant wholesalers
• Animal feeds (except pet food) merchant wholesalers
• Beekeeping supplies merchant wholesalers
• Chemicals, agricultural, merchant wholesalers
• Farm supplies merchant wholesalers
• Feed additives merchant wholesalers
• Feeds (except pet) merchant wholesalers
• Fertilizer and fertilizer materials merchant wholesalers
• Flower bulbs merchant wholesalers
• Fungicides, agricultural, merchant wholesalers
• Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers
• Harness equipment merchant wholesalers
• Hay merchant wholesalers
• Herbicides merchant wholesalers
• Horticultural products merchant wholesalers
• Insecticides, agricultural, merchant wholesalers
• Lawn care supplies (e.g., chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers
• Lime, agricultural, merchant wholesalers
• Livestock feeds merchant wholesalers
• Mineral supplements, animal, merchant wholesalers
• Mulch merchant wholesalers
• Pesticides, agricultural, merchant wholesalers
• Phosphate rock, ground, merchant wholesalers
• Plant bulbs merchant wholesalers
• Produce containers merchant wholesalers
• Saddlery merchant wholesalers
• Seeds (e.g., field, flower, garden) merchant wholesalers
• Straw merchant wholesalers
• Tack (e.g., harnesses, saddlery) merchant wholesalers
• Vegetable dusts and sprays merchant wholesalers
• Weed killers merchant wholesalers

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 424910

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 424910, 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, 4669), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipmentUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

• 424920Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers
• 424930Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
• 424940Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers
• 424950Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
• 424990Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers