NAICS Code 42499 — Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers

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

Code	42499
Title	Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods 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 nondurable goods (except printing and writing paper; stationery and office supplies; industrial and personal service paper; drugs and druggists' sundries; apparel, piece goods, and notions; grocery and related products; farm product raw materials; chemical and allied products; petroleum and petroleum products; beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages; farm supplies; books, periodicals, and newspapers; flowers, nursery stock, and florists' supplies; tobacco and tobacco products; and paint, varnishes, wallpaper, and supplies).

Illustrative Examples:

Artists' supplies merchant wholesalers

Pet supplies (except pet food) merchant wholesalers

Burlap merchant wholesalers

Statuary (except religious) merchant wholesalers

Christmas trees (e.g., artificial, cut) merchant wholesalers

Textile bags merchant wholesalers

Industrial yarns merchant wholesalers

This national industry shares the official Census description of 424990.

Where 42499 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	42	Wholesale Trade
Subsector	424	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
Industry Group	4249	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS Industry	42499	Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers

Codes under 42499

Code	Title
424990	Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers

Related NAICS Industry codes

• 42491 — Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
• 42492 — Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers
• 42493 — Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
• 42494 — Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers
• 42495 — Paint, Varnish, and Supplies 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.