North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 1.0

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North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 1.0
Introduction
Hierarchical structure

561 - Retail services (except commissions)

This group comprises the services of buying and selling merchandise on own account at the final step in the distribution chain, and rendering services incidental to the retail sale of merchandise; the services are provided in-store, on-line or in vending machines.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • the service of buying and selling merchandise on own account at an intermediate step in the distribution chain (See 551 Wholesale services (except commissions))
    • the service of selling merchandise for others on a commission basis at the final step in the distribution process (See 5621111 Retail trade commissions)

56142 - Publications at retail

This class comprises retailing services for published books, newspapers, magazines, peridodicals and other publications.

561421 - Books at retail

This subclass comprises retailing services for printed books and e-books.

5614211 - Printed books at retail

Retailing services for printed books.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • printed atlases at retail
    • printed bibles, at retail
    • printed books ordered online and delivered to the client, at retail
    • printed hardcover children's books, at retail
    • printed hardcover non-fiction books, at retail
    • printed new softcover books, at retail
    • printed paperback literary fiction books, at retail
    • printed reference books, at retail
    • printed talking books, at retail
    • printed technical books, at retail
    • printed textbooks, at retail
    • printed trade hardcover books at retail

    All examples

  • Inclusion(s)

    • electronic books stored on a physical media, at retail

  • Exclusion(s)

    • colouring books at retail (See 5614154 Craft and hobby kits, and leisure supplies n.e.c., at retail)
    • printed books, packaged and sold together with game software on physical media, at retail (See 5614331 Game software on physical media, at retail)
    • printed books, packaged and sold together with software (except game software) at retail (See 5613162 Computer software (except game) at retail)
    • printed comic books at retail (See 5614221 Newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, printed, at retail)
5614212 - E-books at retail

Retailing services for e-books.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • children's e-books at retail
    • e-Atlases, at retail
    • e-Bibles at retail
    • e-Textbooks, at retail
    • literary fiction e-books, at retail
    • professional e-books at retail
    • scholarly e-books, at retail
    • technical e-books at retail
    • trade e-books at retail

    All examples

  • Inclusion(s)

    • comic e-books, at retail

  • Exclusion(s)

    • books stored and sold in CDs and DVDs, but not sold as downloads, at retail (See 5614211 Printed books at retail)
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