44912 Home Furnishings Retailers

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new home furnishings (except furniture).

Examples Census gives

• Bath shops
• Chinaware retailers
• Floor covering retailers (except hardwood or ceramic tile only)
• Glassware retailers
• Kitchenware retailers
• Window treatment retailers

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:

• Installing floor coverings without retailing new floor coverings are classified in Industry 23833, Flooring Contractors.
• Selling custom curtains and draperies made on the premises are classified in Industry 31412, Curtain and Linen Mills.
• Manufacturing window blinds and shades are classified in Industry 33792, Blind and Shade Manufacturing.
• Retailing new furniture are classified in Industry 44911, Furniture Retailers.
• Retailing new mirrored glass, lighting fixtures, and new ceramic floor tile or hardwood floor coverings only are classified in Industry 44418, Other Building Material Dealers.
• Retailing used home furnishings are classified in Industry 45951, Used Merchandise Retailers.

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

Codes in 44912

• 449121Floor Covering Retailers
• 449122Window Treatment Retailers
• 449129All Other Home Furnishings Retailers