459510 Used Merchandise Retailers

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing used merchandise, antiques, and secondhand goods (except motor vehicles, such as automobiles, RVs, motorcycles, and boats; motor vehicle parts; tires; and mobile homes). This industry includes establishments retailing used merchandise on an auction basis.

Examples Census gives

• Antique retailers
• Used household appliance retailers
• Used book retailers
• Used merchandise thrift shops
• Used clothing retailers
• Used sporting goods 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:

• Operating pawnshops are classified in U.S. Industry 522299, International, Secondary Market, and All Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation.
• Retailing used automobiles are classified in Industry 441120, Used Car Dealers.
• Retailing used automobile parts (except tires and tubes) are classified in Industry 441330, Automotive Parts and Accessories Retailers.
• Retailing used tires are classified in Industry 441340, Tire Dealers.
• Retailing used mobile homes are classified in Industry 459930, Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers.
• Retailing used recreational vehicles are classified in Industry 441210, Recreational Vehicle Dealers.
• Retailing used boats are classified in U.S. Industry 441222, Boat Dealers.
• Retailing used motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), aircraft, snowmobiles, and utility trailers are classified in U.S. Industry 441227, Motorcycle, ATV, and All Other Motor Vehicle Dealers.
• Retailing a general line of new and used merchandise on an auction basis are classified in U.S. Industry 455219, All Other General Merchandise Retailers.

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

Businesses that use this code

• Clothing boutique

Activities listed under 459510

The Census index assigns these 30 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Antique dealers (except motor vehicles)
• Antique shops
• Apparel stores, used clothing
• Appliance stores, household, used
• Architectural salvage dealers
• Auctions, general merchandise (used), Internet retail
• Bicycle (except motorized) shops, used
• Book clubs, not publishing, used books, mail-order
• Book stores, used
• Clothing stores, used
• Computer software, prepackaged, used, mail-order houses
• Consignment shops, used merchandise
• Electronic auctions, general merchandise (used), retail
• Flea markets, used merchandise, permanent
• Furniture stores, used
• General merchandise (used) auction houses
• Internet auctions, general merchandise (used), retail
• Internet retail sales sites, used general merchandise
• Music stores (e.g., cassette, instrument, record, tape), used
• Prerecorded tape, compact disc, and record, used, mail-order houses
• Rare manuscript stores
• Record stores, used
• Secondhand merchandise stores
• Sporting goods stores, used
• Thrift shops, used merchandise
• Used bicycle (except motorized) shops
• Used merchandise dealers (except motor vehicles and parts)
• Used merchandise stores
• Used rare collectors' items (e.g., autograph, coin, card, stamps) shops
• Used rare collectors' items (e.g., autograph, coin, card, stamps), mail-order houses

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 459510

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 459510, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $14 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: 4774, 4791, 4781, 4782, 4789, 4799), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 47741Retail sale of hearing aidsUK SIC
• 47749Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) n.e.c.UK SIC
• 47810Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco productsUK SIC
• 47820Retail sale via stalls and markets of textiles, clothing and footwearUK SIC
• 47890Retail sale via stalls and markets of other goodsUK SIC
• 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via InternetUK SIC
• 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or marketsUK SIC

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