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NAICS 423730

Warm Air Heating & Air-conditioning Equipment & Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Key Figures

Establishments
6,477
Census CBP · 2023
Employment
94,849
Census CBP · 2023
Market size
$96.6B
Census Economic Census · 2022

Figures are published for NAICS 423730 directly.

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Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.

Illustrative examples

  • Air pollution control equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
  • Non-portable electric baseboard heaters merchant wholesalers
  • Air-conditioning equipment (except room units) merchant wholesalers
  • Warm air central heating equipment merchant wholesalers
  • Automotive air-conditioners merchant wholesalers

Which code does this activity belong in?

NAICS 423730 covers merchant wholesalers of warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies, distinguishing itself from related heating distribution categories by its focus on forced-air systems rather than hydronics-based heating. Establishments distributing hydronic (water-based) heating equipment and supplies are classified in Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers. The code encompasses central air-conditioning systems and related components, excluding refrigeration equipment and supplies, which are classified separately in Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers.

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