North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 2.0

551 - Wholesale services (except commissions)

This group comprises the services of buying and selling merchandise on own account at an intermediate step in the distribution chain. Wholesale services bundled with services incidental to the own account sale of merchandise such as logistics, inventory management, marketing services, packaging and labeling, handling of warranty claims, in-store or co-op promotions, and product training are also included.

• Exclusion(s)

  • the service of arranging the buying or selling of merchandise for others at an intermediate step in the distribution chain (See 5521111 Wholesale trade commissions (except for cannabis products))
  • the service of buying and selling merchandise on own account at the final step in the distribution chain (See 561 Retail services (except commissions))

55113 - Food, beverages, and tobacco products, at wholesale

This class comprises wholesaling services for fresh meat and meat products, except canned and frozen; dairy products, except dried, canned, condensed, and evaporated; poultry and eggs; fresh fish and other fresh seafood; fresh fruit and vegetables; other foods; non-alcoholic beverages, except coffee and tea; alcoholic beverages; and tobacco products and accessories, except raw tobacco. Wholesaling services for cannabis-infused edible products are excluded from this class.

551132 - Dairy products (except dried, canned, condensed, and evaporated) at wholesale

This subclass comprises wholesaling services for dairy products, except dried, canned, condensed, and evaporated.

• Exclusion(s)

  • dried, canned, condensed, and evaporated dairy products, at wholesale (See 5511367 Other foods (including other food dry goods), n.e.c., at wholesale)

5511321 - Dairy products (except dried, canned, condensed, and evaporated), at wholesale

Wholesaling services for dairy products, except dried, canned, condensed, and evaporated.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • butter at wholesale
  • cheese at wholesale
  • fresh cream at wholesale
  • frozen dairy products at wholesale
  • ice cream at wholesale
  • processed fluid milk at wholesale
  • yogurt at wholesale

  All examples

• Inclusion(s)

  • soya milk at wholesale

• Exclusion(s)

  • cannabis-infused dairy products, at wholesale (See 551215 Cannabis-infused edible products, at wholesale)
  • dried, canned, condensed, and evaporated dairy products, at wholesale (See 5511367 Other foods (including other food dry goods), n.e.c., at wholesale)
  • raw milk at wholesale (See 5511144 Raw farm products n.e.c. (except oilseeds and grains), at wholesale)