NAICS Code 42385 — Service Establishment 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	42385
Title	Service Establishment 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 specialized equipment and supplies of the type used by service establishments (except specialized equipment and supplies used in offices, stores, hotels, restaurants, schools, health and medical facilities, photographic facilities, and specialized equipment used in transportation and construction activities).

Illustrative Examples:

Amusement park equipment merchant wholesalers

Beauty parlor equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

Car wash equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

Drycleaning equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

Voting machines merchant wholesalers

Janitorial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

Undertakers' equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

Upholsterers' equipment and supplies (except fabrics) merchant wholesalers

Water treatment equipment, municipal, merchant wholesalers

This national industry shares the official Census description of 423850.

Where 42385 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	42	Wholesale Trade
Subsector	423	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
Industry Group	4238	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS Industry	42385	Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Codes under 42385

Code	Title
423850	Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Related NAICS Industry codes

• 42381 — Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
• 42382 — Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
• 42383 — Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
• 42384 — Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
• 42386 — Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) 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.