NAICS Code 4244 — Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers

Industry Group in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 9 direct sub-codes.

Code	`4244`
Title	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers
Level	Industry Group (4-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of (1) a general line of groceries; (2) packaged frozen food; (3) dairy products; (4) poultry and poultry products; (5) confectioneries; (6) fish and seafood; (7) meats and meat products; (8) fresh fruits and vegetables; and (9) other grocery and related products.

Where 4244 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	`42`	Wholesale Trade
Subsector	`424`	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
Industry Group	`4244`	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers

Codes under 4244

Code	Title
`42441`	General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
`42442`	Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers
`42443`	Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers
`42444`	Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers
`42445`	Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
`42446`	Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers
`42447`	Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers
`42448`	Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
`42449`	Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers

Related Industry Group codes

4241 — Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers
4242 — Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
4243 — Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers
4245 — Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers
4246 — Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
4247 — Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers
4248 — Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers
4249 — Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers

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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.