NAICS Code 423440 — Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

National Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It is the only national industry under 42344 (Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers).

Code	423440
Title	Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Level	National Industry (6-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition
SBA size standard	100 employees

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

Is a business under 423440 "small"?

Under the SBA size standards (13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023), a business classified in NAICS 423440 qualifies as a small business if it does not exceed 100 employees. Small-business status determines eligibility for federal set-aside contracts, SAM.gov certifications and SBA loan programs — employee count is averaged over the latest 24 months.

Where 423440 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
National Industry	423440	Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

Related SIC codes

Via the official U.S. Census concordance (1987 SIC ↔ NAICS), shown only where the industry definition is unchanged in NAICS 2022.

SIC code	Title
5046	Commercial Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified

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.