NAICS 454112 Electronic Auctions

NAICS Code: 454112

Code Title: Electronic Auctions

Code Sector: 44-45 - Retail Trade

NAICS 454112 Electronic Auctions Description

This U.S. industry comprises establishments engaged in providing sites for and facilitating consumer-to-consumer or business-to-consumer trade in new and used goods, on an auction basis, using the Internet. Establishments in this industry provide the electronic location for retail auctions, but do not take title to the goods being sold.


Cross References

Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Retailing a general line of new and used merchandise on an auction basis from physical auction sites--are classified in U.S. Industry 453998, All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores);
  • Facilitating business to business sales of new and used merchandise on an auction basis using the Internet-are classified in Industry 425110, Business to Business Electronic Markets;
  • A combination of Internet auction and auction house sales in the same establishment--are classified in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade, based on the classification of the auction house portion of the activity;
  • Providing Internet publishing of classified ads--are classified in Industry 519130, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals;
  • Hosting Internet retail sites without performing associated activities such as payment processing or fulfillment--are classified in Industry 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services.

NAICS 454112 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 4791 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet