NAICS Code 424990 — Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers

National Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It is the only national industry under 42499 (Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers).

Code	424990
Title	Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Level	National Industry (6-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition
SBA size standard	100 employees

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

Is a business under 424990 "small"?

Under the SBA size standards (13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023), a business classified in NAICS 424990 qualifies as a small business if it does not exceed 100 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 424990 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
National Industry	424990	Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods 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
5199	Nondurable Goods, 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.