42 Wholesale Trade

423910 Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of sporting goods and accessories; billiard and pool supplies; sporting firearms and ammunition; and/or marine pleasure craft, equipment, and supplies.

Merchant wholesale distribution of motor vehicles and trailers are classified in Industry 423110, Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers;

Merchant wholesale distribution of motorized passenger golf carts are classified in Industry 423860, Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers.

Merchant wholesale distribution of athletic apparel and athletic footwear are classified in Industry Group 4243, Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers.

423920 Toy and Hobby Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of automotive scrap, industrial scrap, and other recyclable materials. Included in this industry are auto wreckers primarily engaged in dismantling motor vehicles for the purpose of wholesaling scrap.

Dismantling motor vehicles for the purpose of selling used parts are classified in Industry 423140, Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers.

Operating facilities where commingled recyclable materials, such as paper, plastics, used beverage cans, and metals, are sorted into distinct categories are classified in Industry 562920, Materials Recovery Facilities.

423940 Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of jewelry, precious and semiprecious stones, precious metals and metal flatware, costume jewelry, watches, clocks, silverware, and/or jewelers' findings.

Merchant wholesale distribution of precious metal ores or concentrates are classified in Industry 423520, Coal and Other Mineral and Ore Merchant Wholesalers.

Merchant wholesale distribution of nonprecious flatware are classified in Industry 423220, Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers.

423990 Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of durable goods (except motor vehicles 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).

Illustrative Examples:

Firearms (except sporting) merchant wholesalers
Musical instruments merchant wholesalers
Prerecorded audio and video tapes and discs merchant wholesalers
Phonograph records merchant wholesalers
Prerecorded compact discs (CDs) and digital video discs (DVDs) merchant wholesalers
Timber and timber products (except lumber) merchant wholesalers

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 semi-finished metal products are classified in Industry Group 4235, Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers;

Merchant wholesale distribution of household appliances and electrical goods are classified in Industry Group 4236, Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers;

Merchant wholesale distribution of hardware. 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./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;

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.

Selling and installing fire suppression systems and fire extinguishers are classified in Industry 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors.