UK SIC 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

• Wholesale of motor vehicles and motorcycles, and related parts, equipment and accessories
• Transit trade activities
• This division includes wholesale of physical goods on own account or on a fee or contract basis (commission trade) related to domestic (national) wholesale as well as international wholesale (import/export), including on the internet.
• Wholesale on own account means owning the goods traded until the ownership is transferred to the buyer. In the case of transit trade, the goods are commissioned by a buyer, but the agent owns the goods while they are in transit. However, both cases are classified the same way (groups 46.2 to 46.9).
• This division includes wholesale on a fee or contract basis (group 46.1), specialised wholesale (groups 46.2 to 46.8) and non-specialised wholesale (group 46.9); class 46.39 is an exception as it includes non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco.
• The rules for defining specialised and non-specialised wholesale activities are described in NACE Rev. 2.1 paragraph 95 of the introductory guidelines (until UK introductory notes are in place).

What 46 excludes

• Trade of electricity, see 35.15
• Trade of gaseous fuels for energy supply through mains, see 35.23
• Rental and leasing of goods, see division 77
• Packaging of solid goods and bottling of liquid or gaseous goods, including blending and filtering for third parties, see 82.92

46 in other systems