424 - Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
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Industries in the Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods subsector sell nondurable goods to other businesses. Nondurable goods are items generally with a normal life expectancy of less than three years. Nondurable goods merchant wholesale trade establishments are engaged in wholesaling products, such as paper and paper products, chemicals and chemical products, drugs, textiles and textile products, apparel, footwear, groceries, farm products, petroleum and petroleum products, alcoholic beverages, books, magazines, newspapers, flowers and nursery stock, and tobacco products.
The detailed industries within the subsector are organized in the classification structure based on the products sold.
Business-to-business electronic markets, agents, and brokers primarily engaged in wholesaling nondurable goods, generally on a commission or fee basis, are classified in Subsector 425, Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers.
NAICS Codes that fall under 424 - Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
| Codes |
Titles | US Business
Entities |
| 424 | Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 273,682 |
| 424110 | Printing and Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers | 843 |
| 424120 | Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 6,543 |
| 424130 | Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers | 4,493 |
| 424210 | Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers | 15,168 |
| 424310 | Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 4,081 |
| 424320 | Men's and Boys' Clothing and Furnishings Merchant Wholesalers | 4,631 |
| 424330 | Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers | 8,780 |
| 424340 | Footwear Merchant Wholesalers | 5,226 |
| 424410 | General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers | 11,226 |
| 424420 | Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers | 1,391 |
| 424430 | Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers | 3,136 |
| 424440 | Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers | 1,486 |
| 424450 | Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers | 2,658 |
| 424460 | Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers | 5,981 |
| 424470 | Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers | 3,051 |
| 424480 | Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers | 6,847 |
| 424490 | Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers | 22,936 |
| 424510 | Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers | 8,139 |
| 424520 | Livestock Merchant Wholesalers | 10,057 |
| 424590 | Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers | 5,020 |
| 424610 | Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers | 1,895 |
| 424690 | Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers | 10,860 |
| 424710 | Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals | 2,116 |
| 424720 | Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) | 11,781 |
| 424810 | Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers | 2,790 |
| 424820 | Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers | 7,572 |
| 424910 | Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 15,900 |
| 424920 | Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers | 8,992 |
| 424930 | Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 5,666 |
| 424940 | Tobacco and Tobacco Product Merchant Wholesalers | 4,283 |
| 424950 | Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 4,079 |
| 424990 | Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 66,055 |
