NAICS 42342

Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

Key Figures

Establishments
5,377
Census CBP · 2023
Employment
83,163
Census CBP · 2023
Market size
$33.3B
Census Economic Census · 2022

Figures are published for NAICS 42342 directly.

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Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of office machines and related equipment (except computers and computer peripheral equipment).

Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 423420, the only detailed industry in this group.

Illustrative examples

  • Accounting machines merchant wholesalers
  • Mailing machines merchant wholesalers
  • Calculators and calculating machines merchant wholesalers
  • Cash registers merchant wholesalers
  • Security safes merchant wholesalers
  • Copying machines merchant wholesalers
  • Microfilm equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

Which code does this activity belong in?

Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers covers merchant wholesalers of office machines such as calculators, cash registers, copying machines, and mailing machines, along with related equipment like security safes and microfilm equipment. The key distinction is that this code excludes computers and computer peripheral equipment, which are classified in Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers. Establishments in this industry focus on traditional office machinery rather than computing technology.

VantaInsights Analysis AI-drafted

Written for NAICS 423420, the only detailed industry in this group.

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