North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

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North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012
Introduction

419 - Business-to-business electronic markets, and agents and brokers

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in buying and/or selling products, owned by others, and generally receiving a fee or a commission for the service. These establishments may be known as business-to-business electronic markets, commission merchants, import agents or brokers, export agents or brokers, manufacturers' agents, purchasing agents, selling agents, and they may deal in any type of product. These establishments bring together sellers and buyers or undertake commercial transactions on behalf of a principal, without taking title of the goods bought or sold.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • bringing together buyers and sellers of goods using the Internet in a business-to-consumer or consumer-to-consumer environment (See 45411 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses)
    • operating as shipping agents (See 48851 Freight transportation arrangement)
    • trading commodities and commodity futures, which are usually listed on a commodity exchange (See 5231 Securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage)
    • buying and selling insurance, on a commission basis (See 524210 Insurance agencies and brokerages)
    • buying and selling real estate, on a commission basis (See 53121 Offices of real estate agents and brokers)
    • buying and selling goods on own account using a combination of electronic and traditional methods (classified according to the merchandise line or lines sold by the merchant wholesaler-distributor)

4191 - Business-to-business electronic markets, and agents and brokersUS

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in buying and/or selling products, owned by others, and generally receiving a fee or a commission for the service. These establishments may be known as business-to-business electronic markets, commission merchants, import agents or brokers, export agents or brokers, manufacturers' agents, purchasing agents, selling agents, and they may deal in any type of product. These establishments bring together sellers and buyers or undertake commercial transactions on behalf of a principal, without taking title of the goods bought or sold.

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