NAICS 424310

Piece Goods, Notions, & Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers

Key Figures

Establishments
2,844
Census CBP · 2023
Employment
21,231
Census CBP · 2023
Market size
$14.1B
Census Economic Census · 2022

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Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of piece goods, fabrics, knitting yarns (except industrial), thread and other notions, and/or hair accessories.

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

Which code does this activity belong in?

Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods merchant wholesalers distribute fabrics, yarns, threads, hair accessories, and similar textile components to manufacturers and retailers. This code covers the wholesale distribution of materials and supplies used in garment production and textile crafts. Merchant wholesalers of finished clothing items, whether for men and boys or women and children, are classified separately in Men's and Boys' Clothing and Furnishings Merchant Wholesalers or Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers. Footwear merchant wholesalers are classified in a distinct category.

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