SBI 46.87—Wholesale of waste and scrap

Where 46.87 sits

1. G Wholesale and retail trade
2. 46 Wholesale trade
3. 46.8 Other specialised wholesale
4. 46.87 Wholesale of waste and scrap

Contains 3 narrower codes

• 46.87.1 Wholesale of scrap and parts of motor vehicles
• 46.87.2 Wholesale of iron and steel scrap and used non-ferrous metals
• 46.87.9 Wholesale of other used materials and waste

What 46.87 includes

• Wholesale trade in metallic and non-metallic waste and scrap and materials for recycling, including the collection, sorting, separation, and dismantling of used goods, such as cars, to extract reusable parts, packaging and repackaging, storage, and delivery, but without a processing process. Additionally, the purchased and sold waste has a residual value
• Wholesale trade in usable goods (e.g. metals, plastics) remaining after the unit has dismantled cars, computers, televisions, and other items for its own account without further processing the goods
• Wholesale trade in end-of-life vehicles.

What 46.87 excludes

• Collection of domestic and industrial waste, 381
• Processing of waste, scrap, and other articles into secondary raw materials if a processing process is required for this (the produced secondary raw material is suitable for direct use in an industrial production process, but is not a finished product), 3821
• Dismantling of unusable cars, computers, televisions and other items and parts for the recovery of materials from waste, 3821
• Shipbreaking, 3821
• Dismantling of cars by means of a mechanical process, 3821
• Processing of waste for disposal without recovery, 383
• Retail trade in second-hand goods, 4779

46.87 in other systems