NAICS Code 42345 — Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

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

Code	42345
Title	Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies 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 professional medical equipment, instruments, and supplies (except ophthalmic equipment and instruments and goods used by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians).

Illustrative Examples:

Dental equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

Surgical dressings merchant wholesalers

Electromedical equipment merchant wholesalers

Patient monitoring equipment merchant wholesalers

Hospital beds merchant wholesalers

Prosthetic appliances and supplies merchant wholesalers

Hospital furniture merchant wholesalers

Surgical instruments and apparatus merchant wholesalers

Medical and dental X-ray machines and parts merchant wholesalers

First-aid kits (except household) merchant wholesalers

Surgical and medical masks merchant wholesalers

This national industry shares the official Census description of 423450.

Where 42345 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	42345	Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Codes under 42345

Code	Title
423450	Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies 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
• 42344 — Other Commercial Equipment 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.