NAICS 423490 Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

NAICS Code: 423490

Code Title: Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Code Sector: 42 - Wholesale Trade

NAICS 423490 Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers Description

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of professional equipment and supplies (except ophthalmic goods and medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies).


Illustrative Examples

Church supplies (except silverware, plated ware) merchant wholesalers School equipment and supplies (except books, furniture) merchant wholesalers Drafting tables and instruments merchant wholesalers Scientific instruments merchant wholesalers Laboratory equipment (except medical, dental) merchant wholesalers Surveying equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

Cross References

Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Merchant wholesale distribution of professional equipment, instruments, and/or goods sold, prescribed, or used by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians, such as ophthalmic frames and lenses, and sunglasses--are classified in Industry 423460, Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers;
  • Merchant wholesale distribution of medical professional equipment, instruments, and supplies used by medical and dental practitioners (except ophthalmic equipment, instruments, and goods used by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians) and medical facilities--are classified in Industry 423450, Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers;
  • Merchant wholesale distribution of silverware and plated flatware--are classified in Industry 423940, Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers;
  • Merchant wholesale distribution of books--are classified in Industry 424920, Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers;
  • Merchant wholesale distribution of school furniture--are classified in Industry 423210, Furniture Merchant Wholesalers.

Alternate Titles

  • Analytical instruments (e.g., chromatographic, photometers, spectrographs) merchant wholesalers
  • Architects' equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
  • Balances and scales, laboratory (except dental, medical), merchant wholesalers
  • Barometers merchant wholesalers
  • Blackboards merchant wholesalers
  • Chemical and technical pottery products merchant wholesalers
  • Church supplies (except plated ware, silverware) merchant wholesalers
  • Drafting instruments merchant wholesalers
  • Drafting tables merchant wholesalers
  • Engineers' equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
  • Instruments, professional and scientific, merchant wholesalers
  • Laboratory equipment (except dental, medical, ophthalmic) merchant wholesalers
  • Professional equipment and supplies (except dental, medical, ophthalmic) merchant wholesalers
  • Professional furniture (except dental, metal, ophthalmic, and school) merchant wholesalers
  • Professional instruments merchant wholesalers
  • Religious supplies merchant wholesalers
  • Scales, laboratory (except dental and medical), merchant wholesalers
  • School equipment and supplies (except books, furniture) merchant wholesalers
  • Scientific instruments merchant wholesalers
  • Scientific laboratory equipment merchant wholesalers
  • Smartboards merchant wholesalers
  • Statuary, religious, merchant wholesalers
  • Surveying equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
  • Teaching machines (except computers), electronic, merchant wholesalers
  • Vestments, religious, merchant wholesalers
  • Veterinarians' equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
  • Wall maps merchant wholesalers

NAICS 423490 Crosswalk

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC) --

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Code Revision 4.0 --

  • ISIC 4659 - Wholesale of other machinery and equipment