Variant of NAICS 2017 Version 3.0 - Information and communication technology (ICT) sector

41e - Wholesale trade, non ICT

This category comprises the portion of NAICS sector 41 'Wholesale trade' that does not relate to information and communication technology industries.

411 - Farm product merchant wholesalers^CAN

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

412 - Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers^CAN

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 wholesalers^CAN

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

414 - Personal and household goods merchant wholesalers^CAN

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling textiles, clothing, footwear, home entertainment equipment, household appliances, home furnishings, personal articles, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, cosmetics and sundries.

415 - Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories merchant wholesalers^CAN

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

416 - Building material and supplies merchant wholesalers^CAN

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.

417e - Machinery, equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers, non ICT

This category comprises the portion of NAICS subsector 417 'Machinery, equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers' that does not relate to information and communication technology industries.

418 - Miscellaneous merchant wholesalers^CAN

This subsector comprises establishments, not classified to any other subsector, primarily engaged in wholesaling merchandise, such as 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).

• Exclusion(s)

  • wholesaling used automotive parts and accessories (See 415 Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories merchant wholesalers)
  • wholesaling used machinery(417)

419 - Business-to-business electronic markets, and agents and brokers^US

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 (See 45411 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses)
  • 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)
  • buying and selling insurance, on a commission basis (See 524210 Insurance agencies and brokerages)
  • buying and selling real estate, on a commission basis (See 53121 Offices of real estate agents and brokers)
  • operating as shipping agents (See 48851 Freight transportation arrangement)
  • trading commodities and commodity futures, which are usually listed on a commodity exchange (See 5231 Securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage)