Metal Service Centers & Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 42351 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of products of the primary metals industries. Service centers maintain inventory and may perform functions, such as sawing, shearing, bending, leveling, cleaning, or edging, on a custom basis as part of sales transactions.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 423510, the only detailed industry in this group.
Illustrative examples
- Cast iron pipe merchant wholesalers
- Metal rods merchant wholesalers
- Metal bars (except precious) merchant wholesalers
- Metal sheets merchant wholesalers
- Metal ingots (except precious) merchant wholesalers
- Metal spikes merchant wholesalers
- Metal pipe merchant wholesalers
- Nails merchant wholesalers
- Metal plates merchant wholesalers
- Noninsulated wire merchant wholesalers
Which code does this activity belong in?
Metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers distribute primary metal products such as bars, sheets, pipes, and ingots, often performing custom processing like sawing, shearing, and bending as part of their sales function. These establishments differ from coal and other mineral and ore merchant wholesalers, which handle raw mineral commodities and ores rather than finished or semi-finished metal products ready for further fabrication.
Written for NAICS 423510, the only detailed industry in this group.