NACE-BEL 46—Wholesale trade

Where 46 sits

1. G Wholesale and retail trade
2. 46 Wholesale trade

Contains 9 narrower codes

• 46.1 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis
• 46.2 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals
• 46.3 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
• 46.4 Wholesale of household goods
• 46.5 Wholesale of information and communication equipment
• 46.6 Wholesale of other machinery, equipment and supplies
• 46.7 Wholesale of motor vehicles, motorcycles and related parts and accessories
• 46.8 Other specialised wholesale
• 46.9 Non-specialised wholesale trade

What 46 includes

• This division includes the wholesale trade of physical goods for own account or on behalf of third parties (trade intermediaries) and covers both domestic (national) and international (import/export) wholesale trade, including online trade.
• Wholesale trade for own account means that the trader retains ownership of the goods until ownership is transferred to the buyer. In the case of transit trade, the goods are ordered by a buyer, but the agent retains ownership of the goods while they are in transit. Both cases are classified in the same way (groups 46.2 to 46.9).
• This division includes wholesale intermediaries (group 46.1), specialized wholesalers (groups 46.2 to 46.8), and non-specialized wholesalers (group 46.9). Subclass 46.39 is an exception, as it includes non-specialized wholesale trade of food, beverages, and tobacco.
• The rules for defining specialized and non-specialized wholesale trade activities are described in paragraphs xx-xx of the introductory guidelines.
• This division also includes: - wholesale trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles, and their parts, equipment and accessories - transit trading activities

What 46 excludes

• Electricity trading, see 35.15
• Trading in gaseous fuels for the supply of energy via pipelines, see 35.23
• Rental and leasing activities, see division 77
• Packaging of solid goods and bottling of liquid or gaseous goods, including blending and filtering, on behalf of third parties, see 82.92

46 in other systems