Variant of NAICS 2002 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sector

6.2 - Industries not included in the Information and Communication Technology Sector

This special aggregation comprises all NAICS that do not relate to information and communication technology products.

41E - Wholesale Trade, except ICT

This special aggregation 'Wholesale Trade, except ICT' comprises the portion of NAICS sector 41 'Wholesale Trade' that does not relate to information and communication technology products

The NAICS sector 41 'Wholesale Trade' comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling merchandise and providing related logistics, marketing and support services. The wholesaling process is generally an intermediate step in the distribution of merchandise; many wholesalers are therefore organized to sell merchandise in large quantities to retailers, and business and institutional clients. However, some wholesalers, in particular those that supply non-consumer capital goods, sell merchandise in single units to final users.

This sector recognizes two main types of wholesalers, that is, wholesale merchants and wholesale agents and brokers.

Wholesale Merchants

Wholesale merchants buy and sell merchandise on their own account, that is, they take title to the goods they sell. They generally operate from warehouse or office locations and they may ship from their own inventory or arrange for the shipment of goods directly from the supplier to the client. In addition to the sale of goods, they may provide, or arrange for the provision of, logistics, marketing and support services, such as packaging and labelling, inventory management, shipping, handling of warranty claims, in-store or co-op promotions, and product training. Dealers of machinery and equipment, such as dealers of farm machinery and heavy-duty trucks, also fall within this category.

Wholesale merchants are known by a variety of trade designations depending on their relationship with suppliers or customers, or the distribution method they employ. Examples include wholesale merchants, wholesale distributors, drop shippers, rack-jobbers, import-export merchants, buying groups, dealer-owned cooperatives and banner wholesalers.

The first eight subsectors of wholesale trade comprise wholesale merchants. The grouping of these establishments into industry groups and industries is based on the merchandise line or lines supplied by the wholesaler.

Wholesale Agents and Brokers

Wholesale agents and brokers buy and sell merchandise owned by others on a fee or commission basis. They do not take title to the goods they buy or sell, and they generally operate at or from an office location.

Wholesale agents and brokers are known by a variety of trade designations including import-export agents, wholesale commission agents, wholesale brokers, and manufacturer's representatives and agents.

419 - Wholesale Agents and Brokers^CAN

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in buying and/or selling products, owned by others, on a commission basis. These establishments may be known as 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 usually bring sellers and buyers together or undertake commercial transactions on behalf of a principal.

4191 - Wholesale Agents and Brokers^CAN

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in buying and/or selling products, owned by others, on a commission basis. These establishments may be known as 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 usually bring sellers and buyers together or undertake commercial transactions on behalf of a principal.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  

  • 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 52421 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages)
  • buying and selling real estate, on a commission basis (See 53121 Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers)

41919 - Other Wholesale Agents and Brokers

This industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in buying and/or selling merchandise, on a commission basis; and establishments buying and/or selling a wide range of merchandise, on a commission basis. Agents and brokers of recyclable materials, paper, paper products and disposable plastic products, agricultural supplies, chemicals and allied products, logs and wood chips, minerals, ores and precious metals, and second-hand goods (except machinery and automotive) are included.

419190 - Other Wholesale Agents and Brokers^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in buying and/or selling merchandise, on a commission basis; and establishments buying and/or selling a wide range of merchandise, on a commission basis. Agents and brokers of recyclable materials, paper, paper products and disposable plastic products, agricultural supplies, chemicals and allied products, logs and wood chips, minerals, ores and precious metals, and second-hand goods (except machinery and automotive) are included.

• Example Activities:

  • Agricultural supplies, wholesale agents and brokers
  • Auctioneers, tobacco, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Auto body shop supplies, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Campers, motor homes, and trailers, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Chemicals (except agricultural), wholesale agents and brokers
  • Coal brokers, wholesale
  • Coats, men's and boys', business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Combinations of lumber and building materials, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Commission agency, general, wholesale
  • Commission salesman, representing several products of companies
  • Computers and peripheral equipment, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Counter tops and kitchen cabinets, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Dairy products, processed (except canned), business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Decorative wall coverings, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Dry goods, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Electrical pumps (except industrial), business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Ferroalloys, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Ferrous and non-ferrous metal ores and concentrates, combined, wholesale agents and brokers
  • Floor coverings, carpets, rugs and other, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Frames and pictures, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • General line of merchandise, wholesale agents and brokers
  • Grain, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Groceries, general line, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Handbags and pocketbooks, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Health food, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Household appliance, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Household china and glassware, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Linen, drapery and other textile furnishings, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Livestock auctioning, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Logs and wood chips, wholesale agents and brokers
  • Motor vehicle sound systems, new, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Newsprint, wholesale agents and brokers
  • Nursery stock and plant, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Paper and paper products, wholesale agents and brokers
  • Patterns, clothing, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Petroleum product, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Photographic chemicals, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Poultry and egg, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Prefabricated homes and cottages, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Printer's ink, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Raw milk, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Raw sugar and cocoa beans, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Recyclable paper, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Recycled materials (except auto parts), wholesale agents and brokers
  • Red meat and meat product, fresh, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Second-hand goods (except machinery and auto parts), wholesale agents and brokers
  • Seeds, wholesale agents and brokers
  • Ship chandlers, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Sound systems, domestic, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Stationery and office supplies, wholesale agents and brokers
  • Timber brokers, wholesale
  • Tires and tubes, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Trucks and buses, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Window glass, varnish and paint, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale
  • Wine and spirits, business to business (B2B) electronic markets, wholesale