424930 Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of flowers, florists' supplies, and/or nursery stock (except 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 cut Christmas trees are classified in Industry 424990, Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers.
• Merchant wholesale distribution of plant seeds and plant bulbs are classified in Industry 424910, Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers.
• Growing nursery products, nursery stock, and short rotation woody trees (i.e., growing and harvesting cycle is 10 years or less) are classified in U.S. Industry 111421, Nursery and Tree Production.

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

Businesses that use this code

• Florist

Activities listed under 424930

The Census index assigns these 9 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Artificial flowers and plants merchant wholesalers
• Bedding plants merchant wholesalers
• Florist's supplies merchant wholesalers
• Flowers merchant wholesalers
• Nursery stock (except plant bulbs, seeds) merchant wholesalers
• Ornamental plants and flowers merchant wholesalers
• Plants, potted, merchant wholesalers
• Soil, top and potting, merchant wholesalers
• Trees merchant wholesalers

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 424930

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 424930, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 100 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.

Similar codes to compare

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