NAICS Code 42344 — Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

NAICS Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 1 direct sub-code.

Code	42344
Title	Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Level	NAICS Industry (5-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of commercial and related machines and equipment (except photographic equipment and supplies; office equipment; and computers and computer peripheral equipment and software) generally used in restaurants and stores.

Illustrative Examples:

Balances and scales (except laboratory) merchant wholesalers

Commercial shelving merchant wholesalers

Coin- or card-operated merchandising machine merchant wholesalers

Electrical signs merchant wholesalers

Commercial chinaware merchant wholesalers

Partitions merchant wholesalers

Commercial cooking equipment merchant wholesalers

Store fixtures (except refrigerated) merchant wholesalers

This national industry shares the official Census description of 423440.

Where 42344 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	42	Wholesale Trade
Subsector	423	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
Industry Group	4234	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS Industry	42344	Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

Codes under 42344

Code	Title
423440	Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

Related NAICS Industry codes

• 42341 — Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
• 42342 — Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
• 42343 — Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
• 42345 — Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
• 42346 — Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers
• 42349 — Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.