NAICS 454113 Mail-Order Houses

NAICS Code: 454113

Code Title: Mail-Order Houses

Code Sector: 44-45 - Retail Trade

NAICS 454113 Mail-Order Houses Description

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing all types of merchandise using mail catalogs or television to generate clients and display merchandise. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in retailing from catalog showrooms of mail-order houses as well as establishments providing a combination of Internet and mail-order sales.


Illustrative Examples

Catalog (i.e., order-taking) offices of mail-order houses Home shopping television orders Collectors' items, mail-order houses Mail-order book clubs (not publishing) Computer software, mail-order houses Mail-order houses

Cross References

Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Providing telemarketing (e.g., telephone marketing) services for others--are classified in U.S. Industry 561422, Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers;
  • Retailing merchandise using store and nonstore methods at the same establishment--are classified in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade, based on the classification of the store portion of the activity.

NAICS 454113 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