Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 42499 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of nondurable goods (except printing and writing paper; stationery and office supplies; industrial and personal service paper; drugs and druggists' sundries; apparel, piece goods, and notions; grocery and related products; farm product raw materials; chemical and allied products; petroleum and petroleum products; beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages; farm supplies; books, periodicals, and newspapers; flowers, nursery stock, and florists' supplies; tobacco and tobacco products; and paint, varnishes, wallpaper, and supplies).
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 424990, the only detailed industry in this group.
Illustrative examples
- Artists' supplies merchant wholesalers
- Pet supplies (except pet food) merchant wholesalers
- Burlap merchant wholesalers
- Statuary (except religious) merchant wholesalers
- Christmas trees (e.g., artificial, cut) merchant wholesalers
- Textile bags merchant wholesalers
- Industrial yarns merchant wholesalers
Which code does this activity belong in?
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers covers merchant wholesalers distributing nondurable goods not specifically classified elsewhere in the miscellaneous nondurable goods category. The code explicitly excludes farm supplies, which are classified in Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers; books and periodicals, classified in Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers; flowers and nursery stock, classified in Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers; tobacco products, classified in Tobacco and Tobacco Product Merchant Wholesalers; and paint and varnish supplies, classified in Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. Establishments distributing items such as artists' supplies, pet supplies, textile bags, and artificial Christmas trees belong in 42499 when they are not covered by these specialized categories.
Written for NAICS 424990, the only detailed industry in this group.