NAICS Code 424690 — Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers

National Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It is the only national industry under 42469 (Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers).

Code	424690
Title	Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
Level	National Industry (6-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition
SBA size standard	175 employees

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

Is a business under 424690 "small"?

Under the SBA size standards (13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023), a business classified in NAICS 424690 qualifies as a small business if it does not exceed 175 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 424690 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
National Industry	424690	Other Chemical and Allied Products 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
5169	Chemicals and Allied Products, Not Elsewhere Classified

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.