NAICS Code 42472 — Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals)

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

Code	42472
Title	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals)
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 petroleum and petroleum products (except from bulk liquid storage facilities).

Illustrative Examples:

Gasoline merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)

Lubricating oil and grease merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)

Bottled liquid petroleum gas merchant wholesalers

Fuel oil merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)

This national industry shares the official Census description of 424720.

Where 42472 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	42	Wholesale Trade
Subsector	424	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
Industry Group	4247	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS Industry	42472	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals)

Codes under 42472

Code	Title
424720	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals)

Related NAICS Industry codes

• 42471 — Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals

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.