CNAE 46.1—Wholesale trade intermediaries

Where 46.1 sits

1. G Wholesale and Retail Trade
2. 46 Wholesale trade
3. 46.1 Wholesale trade intermediaries

Contains 9 narrower codes

• 46.11 Activities of intermediaries in the wholesale trade of agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished products
• 46.12 Activities of intermediaries in the wholesale trade of fuels, minerals, metals and industrial chemicals
• 46.13 Activities of intermediaries in the wholesale trade of wood and construction materials
• 46.14 Activities of intermediaries in the wholesale trade of machinery, industrial equipment, vessels and aircraft
• 46.15 Activities of intermediaries in the wholesale trade of furniture, household goods and hardware
• 46.16 Activities of intermediaries in the wholesale trade of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods
• 46.17 Activities of intermediaries in the wholesale trade of food products, beverages and tobacco
• 46.18 Activities of intermediaries in the wholesale trade of other specific products
• 46.19 Activities of non-specialized wholesale trade agents

What 46.1 includes

• This group includes intermediation service activities, in other words, the facilitation of transactions between sellers and buyers for the ordering of goods for a fee or commission without taking ownership of the goods intermediated, including:
• Including:
• Activities of commission agents, commodity brokers and other wholesalers trading on the account of others without owning the intermediated goods at any time
• Activities of bringing sellers and buyers together
• Activities of undertaking commercial transactions on the account of a principal, including on the internet
• Activities of central purchasing units if they are only intermediaries and do not own the goods
• Activities of wholesale auctioneering houses for third-party goods, including internet wholesale auctions

What 46.1 excludes

• Wholesale on own account (see 46.2 to 46.9)
• Activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party (see 46.2 to 46.9)
• Intermediation service activities for retail sale (see 47.9)
• Intermediation service activities for real estate activities (see 68.31)
• Operation of websites providing searches for goods that link customers to sellers (see the corresponding classes for intermediation service activities)
• Activities of advertising, market research and public relations (see division 73)

46.1 in other systems