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NAICS 424340

Footwear Merchant Wholesalers

Key Figures

Establishments
1,153
Census CBP · 2023
Employment
28,099
Census CBP · 2023
Market size
$43.5B
Census Economic Census · 2022

Figures are published for NAICS 424340 directly.

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Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of footwear (including athletic) of leather, rubber, and other materials.

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

Which code does this activity belong in?

Footwear merchant wholesalers distribute shoes and other footwear made from leather, rubber, and comparable materials. This code covers the wholesale distribution of footwear itself, whereas merchant wholesalers of women's, children's, and infants' clothing and accessories are classified separately even when they handle footwear-related items like shoe accessories. Establishments focused on distributing piece goods and notions for manufacturing, or those wholesaling apparel and clothing furnishings, belong in different categories.

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Where this sits

42 Wholesale Trade424 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods4243 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers42434 Footwear Merchant Wholesalers