2002 NAICS Definitions

423990 Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of durable goods (except motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies; furniture and home furnishings; lumber and other construction materials; professional and commercial equipment and supplies; metals and minerals (except petroleum); electrical goods; hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies; machinery, equipment and supplies; sporting and recreational goods and supplies; toy and hobby goods and supplies; recyclable materials; and jewelry, watches, precious stones and precious metals).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Merchant wholesale distribution of automobiles and other motor vehicles, motor vehicle supplies, tires, and new and used parts--are classified in Industry Group 4231, Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers;
• Merchant wholesale distribution of furniture and home furnishings--are classified in Industry Group 4232, Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers;
• Merchant wholesale distribution of lumber, plywood, millwork, wood panels, brick, stone, roofing, siding, and other nonelectrical construction materials--are classified in Industry Group 4233, Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers;
• Merchant wholesale distribution of photographic; office; computer and computer peripheral; medical, dental, hospital, ophthalmic; and other commercial and professional equipment and supplies--are classified in Industry Group 4234, Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers;
• Merchant wholesale distribution of coal and other minerals and ores and semifinished metal products--are classified in Industry Group 4235, Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers;
• Merchant wholesale distribution of electrical goods--are classified in Industry Group 4236, Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers;
• Merchant wholesale distribution of hardware, and plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment and supplies--are classified in Industry Group 4237, Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers;
• Merchant wholesale distribution of construction, mining, farm, garden, industrial, service establishment, and transportation machinery, equipment and supplies--are classified in Industry Group 4238, Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers;
• Merchant wholesale distribution of sporting goods and accessories; billiard and pool supplies; sporting firearms and ammunition; and/or marine pleasure craft, equipment, and supplies--are classified in Industry 423910, Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers;
• Merchant wholesale distribution of toys, fireworks, playing cards, hobby goods and supplies and/or related goods--are classified in Industry 423920, Toy and Hobby Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers;
• Merchant wholesale distribution of automotive, industrial, and other recyclable materials--are classified in Industry 423930, Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers; and
• Merchant wholesale distribution of jewelry, precious and semiprecious stones, precious metals and metal flatware, costume jewelry, watches, clocks, silverware, and/or jewelers' findings--are classified in Industry 423940, Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers.

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2002 NAICS	1997 NAICS	1987 SIC	Corresponding Index Entries
423990	421990	5099	Ammunition (except sporting) merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Audio and video tapes and disks, prerecorded, merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Cassettes, prerecorded audio and video, merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Coin-operated game machines merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Compact discs (CDs), prerecorded, merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Extinguishers, fire, merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Fire extinguisher sales combined with rental and/or service, merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Fire extinguishers merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Firearms (except sporting) merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Firewood merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Forest products (except lumber) merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Games, coin-operated, merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Gas lighting fixtures merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	General merchandise, durable goods, merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Guns (except sporting) merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Instruments, musical, merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Lighting equipment, gas, merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Luggage merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Monuments and grave markers merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Musical instrument accessories and supplies merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Musical instruments merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Musical recordings (e.g., compact discs, records, tapes) merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Ordnance and accessories merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Phonograph records merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Prerecorded audio and video tapes and discs merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Pulpwood merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Railroad ties, wood, merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Roundwood merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Signs (except electrical) merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Tapes, prerecorded, audio or video, merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Ties, wood, merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Timber and timber products (except lumber) merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	7822	Video tapes, prerecorded, merchant wholesalers
423990	421990	5099	Wood products (e.g., chips, posts, shavings, ties) merchant wholesalers

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