MSIC 479—Intermediation service activities for retail sale

Where 479 sits

1. G Wholesale and Retail Trade
2. 47 Retail trade, Except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycle
3. 479 Intermediation service activities for retail sale

Contains 1 narrower code

• 4790 Intermediation service activities for retail trade sale

What 479 includes

• This group includes intermediation service activities for specialised 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.
• This group also includes activities of retail auctioneering houses of both new and used third party goods, including internet retail auctions, and activities of agents in retail sale of motor vehicles.
• The rules for defining specialised and non-specialised retail trade activities are described in paragraphs 96-98 of the NACE introductory guidelines.

What 479 excludes

• This group excludes operation of petrol stations, including commission sale of fuels (see class 4730) , and activities of intermediaries in the retail sale of second-hand goods (see class 4774) .

479 in other systems