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

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

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))

55118 - Intermediate products at wholesale

This class comprises wholesaling services for crude wood, pulpwood, wood pulp, and wood waste and scrap; recyclable scrap metal; recyclable paper and paperboard; other recyclable materials; fabric dry goods, leather, yarn and thread; non-agricultural chemicals, and plastic and rubber basic products; metal ores and concentrates and non-metallic minerals; unwrought metals, metal basic shapes, and metal in other forms n.e.c.; and solid fuels.

551187 - Metal ores and concentrates and non-metallic minerals, at wholesale

This subclass comprises wholesaling services for metal ores and concentrates, including precious metal bullion; and clay, refractory minerals, industrial sand, and non-metallic minerals n.e.c.

5511871 - Metal ores and concentrates (including precious metal bullion), at wholesale

Wholesaling services for metal ores and concentrates, including precious metal bullion.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • alumina at wholesale
    • aluminum in primary forms at wholesale
    • bauxite at wholesale
    • copper fabricated materials at wholesale
    • crude minerals at wholesale
    • gold in primary forms at wholesale
    • iron ores at wholesale
    • lead in primary forms at wholesale
    • nickel fabricated materials at wholesale
    • radioactive ores at wholesale
    • tin in primary forms at wholesale

    All examples

5511872 - Clay, refractory minerals, industrial sand, and non-metallic minerals n.e.c., at wholesale

Wholesaling services for clay, refractory minerals, industrial sand, and non-metallic minerals n.e.c.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • carbon goods at wholesale
    • crude asbestos at wholesale
    • graphite goods at wholesale
    • gypsum at wholesale
    • milled asbestos at wholesale
    • refractory materials at wholesale
    • silica sand for industrial use at wholesale

    All examples

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