NAICS 424—Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

Where 424 sits

1. 42 Wholesale Trade
2. 424 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

Contains 9 narrower codes

• 4241 Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers
• 4242 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
• 4243 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers
• 4244 Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers
• 4245 Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers
• 4246 Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
• 4247 Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers
• 4248 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers
• 4249 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers

Description

Industries in the Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods subsector sell nondurable goods to other businesses. Nondurable goods are items generally with a normal life expectancy of less than three years. Nondurable goods merchant wholesale trade establishments are engaged in wholesaling products, such as paper and paper products, chemicals and chemical products, drugs, textiles and textile products, apparel, footwear, groceries, farm products, petroleum and petroleum products, alcoholic beverages, books, magazines, newspapers, flowers and nursery stock, and tobacco products.

The detailed industries within the subsector are organized in the classification structure based on the products sold.

Agents and brokers primarily engaged in wholesaling nondurable goods, generally on a commission or fee basis, are classified in Subsector 425, Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers.

424 in other systems