Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 42344 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of commercial and related machines and equipment (except photographic equipment and supplies; office equipment; and computers and computer peripheral equipment and software) generally used in restaurants and stores.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 423440, the only detailed industry in this group.
Illustrative examples
- Balances and scales (except laboratory) merchant wholesalers
- Commercial shelving merchant wholesalers
- Coin-operated merchandising machine merchant wholesalers
- Electrical signs merchant wholesalers
- Commercial chinaware merchant wholesalers
- Partitions merchant wholesalers
- Commercial cooking equipment merchant wholesalers
- Store fixtures (except refrigerated) merchant wholesalers
Which code does this activity belong in?
Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers covers merchant wholesalers of commercial equipment used primarily in retail and food service settings, such as cooking equipment, display fixtures, scales, and chinaware. The code explicitly excludes photographic equipment and supplies, which are classified in Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers; office equipment, classified in Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers; and computers and computer peripherals, classified in Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers. Medical and dental equipment wholesalers are distinguished by their focus on healthcare settings rather than commercial retail or restaurant environments.
Written for NAICS 423440, the only detailed industry in this group.