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2012 Edition

national industry 425120

Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers

Overview

This industry comprises wholesale trade agents and brokers acting on behalf of buyers or sellers in the wholesale distribution of goods. Agents and brokers do not take title to the goods being sold but rather receive a commission or fee for their service. Agents and brokers for all durable and nondurable goods are included in this industry.

The immediate parent of national industry 425120 is international industry 42512: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers

Illustrative Examples

  • Independent sales representatives Manufacturers' sales representatives

2012 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Establishments acting in the capacity of agents or brokers that operate using the Internet or other electronic means instead of a sales force are classified in Industry 425110, Business to Business Electronic Markets.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 425120 - Agents and brokers, durable goods, wholesale trade
  2. 425120 - Agents and brokers, nondurable goods, wholesale trade
  3. 425120 - Automobile auctions, wholesale
  4. 425120 - Durable goods agents and brokers, wholesale trade
  5. 425120 - Nondurable goods agents and brokers, wholesale trade
  6. 425120 - Petroleum brokers

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 425120
2007 425120
2012 425120
2017 425120
2022 425120

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

Mappings are not available for this combination of NAICS code and edition.

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 425120, Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers:

  1. aircraft supply manufacturer agent sample stock only
  2. business to business electronic market
  3. business to business electronic market naic
  4. chemical low to moderate hazard not otherwise classified
  5. chemical low to moderate hazard wholesale not otherwise classified
  6. collectible and memorabilia distributor
  7. distributor food or drink
  8. distributor food or drink not otherwise classified
  9. distributor no food or drink
  10. distributor no food or drink not otherwise classified
  11. equipment fixture and supply for bar hotel office restaurant or store distributor
  12. equipment fixture or supply for bar hotel office restaurantsorstore distributor
  13. fabric distributor
  14. feed grain or hay dealer
  15. fertilizer dealer and distributor
  16. floor covering distributor
  17. food distributor packaged frozen
  18. frozen food distributor
  19. fruit or vegetable distributor
  20. gasoline distributor
  21. grocery distributor
  22. grocery non perishable wholesaler
  23. hay grain or feed dealer
  24. hay or grain or feed dealer
  25. importer
  26. importer manufacturer or producer of product is classified a a 4 on this table
  27. independent distributor nonperishable
  28. independent distributor other
  29. livestock dealer or commission merchant
  30. livestock dealer or commission merchant and salesperson
  31. machinery or equipment dealer construction or industrial mobiletype
  32. machinery or equipment dealer not otherwise classified
  33. machinery or equipment dealer yard or garden type
  34. manufacturer agent or representative service
  35. manufacturer representative
  36. manufacturer representative condominium office
  37. manufacturer representative manufacturer or producer of prod is classified a 4 on this table
  38. manufacturer representative office
  39. manufacturer representative with average product exposure
  40. manufacturer representative with high product exposure
  41. manufacturer representative with low product exposure
  42. manufacturer sale representative
  43. meat fish and poultry distributor
  44. meat fish poultry or seafood distributor
  45. meat fish poultry or seafood distributor fish or seafood
  46. metal dealer
  47. metal dealer distributor nonstructural
  48. metal dealer or distributor nonstructural
  49. metal dealer or distributor structural
  50. miscellaneous not otherwise classified
  51. miscellaneous not otherwise classified wholesale
  52. nanomaterial distributor
  53. newspaper or magazine distributor
  54. office manufacturer representative condominium office
  55. office manufacturer representative office
  56. oil or gas well supply or equipment dealer secondhand
  57. plastic and rubber supply good distributor
  58. plastic or rubber supply good distributor
  59. plumbing and fixture supply dealer and distributor
  60. plumbing supply and fixture dealer and distributor
  61. seed merchant erroneous delivery and error in mixture excluding germination failure
  62. seed merchant erroneous delivery and error in mixture excluding germination failure cgl
  63. seed merchant erroneous delivery error in mixture and resulting germination failure
  64. seed merchant excluding erroneous delivery error in mixture and germination failure
  65. seed merchant excluding erroneous delivery error in mixture and germination failure cgl
  66. seed merchant excluding germination failure
  67. seed merchant excluding misdelivery and germination failure
  68. seed merchant excluding misdelivery error in mixture and germination failure
  69. seed merchant including misdelivery error in mixture and germination failure
  70. seed merchant including misdelivery error in mixture but excluding germination failure
  71. sporting good distributor
  72. sporting good or athletic equipment distributor
  73. sporting good or athletic equipment store
  74. store wholesale not otherwise classified
  75. store wholesale store not otherwise classified
  76. wholesale durable good
  77. wholesale electronic market and agent and broker
  78. wholesale store not otherwise classified
  79. wholesale trade
  80. wholesale trade agent and broker
  81. wholesale trade agent and broker naic

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