Service Establishment Equipment & Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 42385 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of specialized equipment and supplies of the type used by service establishments (except specialized equipment and supplies used in offices, stores, hotels, restaurants, schools, health and medical facilities, photographic facilities, and specialized equipment used in transportation and construction activities).
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 423850, the only detailed industry in this group.
Illustrative examples
- Amusement park equipment merchant wholesalers
- Janitorial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
- Beauty parlor equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
- Undertakers' equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
- Car wash equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
- Upholsterers' equipment and supplies (except fabrics) merchant wholesalers
- Drycleaning equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
Which code does this activity belong in?
Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers covers merchant wholesalers of equipment and supplies for service establishments like beauty salons, laundries, car washes, and funeral homes. The code explicitly excludes specialized equipment for offices, stores, hotels, restaurants, schools, health facilities, and photographic establishments. It also excludes equipment used in transportation and construction activities, which are classified in Transportation Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers and Construction and Mining Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers respectively.
Written for NAICS 423850, the only detailed industry in this group.