445230 Fruit and Vegetable Retailers

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing fresh fruits and vegetables.

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:

• Growing vegetables and/or fruits and selling them at roadside stands are classified in Subsector 111, Crop Production.
• Retailing fruit baskets and bouquets are classified in Industry 459420, Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers.

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

Activities listed under 445230

The Census index assigns these 8 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Fruit and vegetable stands, permanent
• Fruit markets
• Fruit stands, permanent
• Fruit stands, temporary
• Produce markets
• Produce stands, permanent
• Produce stands, temporary
• Vegetable markets

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 445230

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 445230, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $9 million in average annual receipts. 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: 4721, 4781), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 47210Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised storesUK SIC
• 47810Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco productsUK SIC

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

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