NAICS Code 423990 — Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers

National Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It is the only national industry under 42399 (Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers).

Code	423990
Title	Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods 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 durable goods (except motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies; furniture and home furnishings; lumber and other construction materials; professional and commercial equipment and supplies; metals and minerals (except petroleum); electrical goods; hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies; machinery, equipment, and supplies; sporting and recreational goods and supplies; toy and hobby goods and supplies; recyclable materials; and jewelry, watches, precious stones, and precious metals).

Illustrative Examples:

Firearms (except sporting) merchant wholesalers

Musical instruments merchant wholesalers

Luggage merchant wholesalers

Monuments and grave markers merchant wholesalers

Prerecorded compact discs (CDs) and digital video discs (DVDs) merchant wholesalers

Timber and timber products (except lumber) merchant wholesalers

Personal safety devices and supplies (e.g., eye shields, face shields, nonelectric respirators) merchant wholesalers

Signs (except electrical) merchant wholesalers

Is a business under 423990 "small"?

Under the SBA size standards (13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023), a business classified in NAICS 423990 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 423990 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	42	Wholesale Trade
Subsector	423	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
Industry Group	4239	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS Industry	42399	Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
National Industry	423990	Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods 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
5099	Durable Goods, Not Elsewhere Classified
7822	Motion Picture and Video Tape Distribution

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.