NAICS Code 42351 — Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers

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

Code	42351
Title	Metal Service Centers and Other Metal 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 products of the primary metals industries. Service centers maintain inventory and may perform functions, such as sawing, shearing, bending, leveling, cleaning, or edging, on a custom basis as part of sales transactions.

Illustrative Examples:

Cast iron pipe merchant wholesalers

Metal rods merchant wholesalers

Metal bars (except precious) merchant wholesalers

Metal sheets merchant wholesalers

Metal spikes merchant wholesalers

Metal ingots (except precious) merchant wholesalers

Metal pipe merchant wholesalers

Nails merchant wholesalers

Metal plates merchant wholesalers

Noninsulated wire merchant wholesalers

This national industry shares the official Census description of 423510.

Where 42351 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	42	Wholesale Trade
Subsector	423	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
Industry Group	4235	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS Industry	42351	Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers

Codes under 42351

Code	Title
423510	Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers

Related NAICS Industry codes

• 42352 — Coal and Other Mineral and Ore 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.