ISIC 4790—Intermediation service activities for retail sale

Where 4790 sits

1. G Wholesale and retail trade
2. 47 Retail trade
3. 479 Intermediation service activities for retail sale
4. 4790 Intermediation service activities for retail sale

What 4790 includes

• This class includes intermediation service activities for specialized and non-specialised retail trade that facilitate transactions between buyers and sellers for the ordering and/or delivering of physical goods for a fee or commission, without supplying and taking ownership of the goods that are intermediated. These activities can be carried out on digital platforms or through non-digital channels (face-to-face including door-to-door, phone, mail, etc.). The fee or commission can be received from either the buyers or sellers. Revenue for intermediation service activities for non-specialised retail trade can include other sources of income, such as revenues from advertising
• The rules for defining specialised and non-specialised retail trade activities are described in paragraphs 96-98 of the nace introductory guidelines.
• Activities of retail auctioneering houses of both new and used third party goods, including internet retail auctions
• Activities of agents in retail sale of motor vehicles

What 4790 excludes

• Operation of petrol stations, including commission sale of fuels, see 4730
• Activities of intermediaries in the retail sale of second hand goods, see 4774

4790 in other systems