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

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)
    • 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.

551186 - Non-agricultural chemicals, and plastic and rubber basic products, at wholesale

This subclass comprises wholesaling services for household, industrial and janitorial cleaning chemicals; adhesives, sealants and glues; industrial gases; other industrial chemicals; and plastics resins, plastic basic shapes, and rubber.

5511861 - Household, industrial and janitorial cleaning chemicals, at wholesale

Wholesaling services for household, industrial and janitorial cleaning chemicals.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • household bleach at wholesale
    • household detergents at wholesale
    • household fabric softener at wholesale
    • household polishes at wholesale
    • household soaps at wholesale

    All examples

5511862 - Adhesives, sealants and glues, at wholesale

Wholesaling services for adhesives, sealants and glues.

All examples

5511863 - Industrial gases at wholesale

Wholesaling services for industrial gases.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • ammonia at wholesale
    • ethylene at wholesale
    • formaldehyde gas at wholesale
    • oxygen at wholesale

    All examples

5511864 - Other industrial chemicals at wholesale

Wholesaling services for other industrial chemicals.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • alcohols and derivatives at wholesale
    • carbon at wholesale
    • chemical stabilizers at wholesale
    • crude sulfur at wholesale
    • dry ice at wholesale
    • enriched uranium at wholesale
    • industrial oils at wholesale
    • phosphate at wholesale
    • pigments at wholesale
    • plasticizers at wholesale
    • salts at wholesale
    • sulfuric acid at wholesale

    All examples

  • Inclusion(s)

    • explosives (except ammunition and fireworks) at wholesale
    • fire extinguishers at wholesale
    • rendered animal by-products at wholesale
5511865 - Plastics resins, plastic basic shapes, and rubber, at wholesale

Wholesaling services for plastics resins, plastic basic shapes, and rubber.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • ethylene polymers at wholesale
    • foamed plastics at wholesale
    • nylon resin at wholesale
    • polyamide resins at wholesale
    • synthetic resins at wholesale
    • synthetic rubber at wholesale
    • vinyl polymers at wholesale

    All examples

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