SBI 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 covers wholesale of physical goods for own account or for a fixed fee or on a contractual basis (trade intermediation) with regard to both domestic and international wholesale (import/export), including via the internet.
• Wholesale for own account means that the seller is the owner of the traded goods until ownership is transferred to the buyer. In the case of transit, the goods are ordered by a buyer, but the intermediary is the owner of the goods as long as they are being transited. However, both forms are classified in the same way (groups).46 2-46 9).
• This division includes trade mediation (group46 1), specialized wholesaler (groups46 2-46 7) and non-specialized wholesale (group46 9); class46 39is an exception, as it includes non-specialized wholesale trade in foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco.
• The rules for defining specialized and non-specialized wholesale trade are described in paragraph 3.3.6 of the Eurostat introductory guidelines.
• This division also includes: - wholesale trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles and related parts, equipment, and accessories - transit.

What 46 excludes

• Trade in electricity, see35150
• Trade in gaseous fuels for energy supply via main pipelines, see 35230
• Rental and leasing of goods, division77
• Packaging of solid goods and bottling of liquid or gaseous goods, including mixing and filtering for third parties, see 82920

46 in other systems