NAICS Code 42469 — Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers

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

Code	42469
Title	Other Chemical and Allied Products 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 chemicals and allied products (except agricultural and medicinal chemicals, paints and varnishes, fireworks, and plastics materials and basic forms and shapes).

Illustrative Examples:

Acids merchant wholesalers

Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers

Automotive chemicals (except lubricating oils and greases) merchant wholesalers

Industrial salts merchant wholesalers

Dyestuffs merchant wholesalers

Rosins merchant wholesalers

Explosives (except ammunition and fireworks) merchant wholesalers

Turpentine merchant wholesalers

This national industry shares the official Census description of 424690.

Where 42469 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	42	Wholesale Trade
Subsector	424	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
Industry Group	4246	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS Industry	42469	Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers

Codes under 42469

Code	Title
424690	Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers

Related NAICS Industry codes

• 42461 — Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes 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.