All other wholesalers

411 - Farm product merchant wholesalers<sup>CAN</sup>

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling livestock, grain and other farm products.

412 - Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalersCAN

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling crude oil, liquefied petroleum gases, heating oil and other refined petroleum products.

413 - Food, beverage and tobacco merchant wholesalersCAN

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling food products, beverages and tobacco products.

415 - Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories merchant wholesalersCAN

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling motor vehicles, parts and accessories, including tires.

416 - Building material and supplies merchant wholesalersCAN

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies, metal and metal products, lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies.

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

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(45411)
    • operating as shipping agents(48851)
    • trading commodities and commodity futures, which are usually listed on a commodity exchange(5231)
    • buying and selling insurance, on a commission basis(524210)
    • buying and selling real estate, on a commission basis(53121)
    • 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)
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