SCIAN 43—Wholesale trade
Sector · Sistema de Clasificación Industrial de América del Norte (2023)
Where 43 sits
- 43 Wholesale trade
Contains 7 narrower codes
- 431 Wholesale trade of groceries, food, beverages, ice and tobacco
- 432 Wholesale trade of textiles and footwear
- 433 Wholesale trade of pharmaceutical products, perfumery products, leisure items, small household appliances and white goods
- 434 Wholesale trade of agricultural and forestry raw materials, for industry, and waste materials
- 435 Wholesale trade of machinery, equipmentt and furniture for agricultural, industrial, service and commercial activities, and other general purpose machinery and equipment
- 436 Wholesale trade of trucks and new parts and spare parts for automobiles, vans and trucks
- 437 Wholesale trade intermediation
Description
This sector comprises economic units primarily engaged in the purchase and sale (without transformation) of capital goods, raw materials, and supplies used in production, as well as the purchase and sale of other goods when they are resold to other merchants, distributors, manufacturers, and producers of goods and services. This wholesale trade can be conducted through traditional methods or via the internet (through their own websites or through internet platforms provided by third parties), or other electronic means. It also includes economic units solely engaged in buying or selling; that is, economic units that purchase goods but do not sell them directly, instead distributing them for resale to other economic units with which they share the same business name, as well as those that receive these goods and sell them without having purchased them. Economic units primarily engaged in acting as intermediaries between businesses in the purchase or sale of products are also classified in this sector; that is, those that promote the purchase or sale of goods owned by third parties in exchange for a commission. For an economic unit to be classified within this sector, three aspects must be reviewed: the type of goods it trades (wholesale always includes the sale of raw materials, intermediate goods, and capital goods or durable goods used in the production of goods and services, such as agricultural and industrial machinery, and trucks); the type of customer (wholesale always includes sales to other merchants, distributors, manufacturers, or producers of goods and services); and the method of marketing (wholesale always includes sales from a warehouse or sales office with little or no merchandise display, attracting customers generally by telephone, personalized marketing, or specialized advertising through electronic media, trade fairs, and exhibitions, and whose design and location are not intended to provide access to the general public). Although wholesale generally involves large-volume sales, durable goods not intended for private consumption can be sold individually. Economic units engaged in wholesale trade may provide additional services to the sale of goods, such as sorting, inventorying, packing, packaging and labeling.
What 43 includes
- Establishments primarily engaged in the distribution of purchase vouchers, and to act as auctioneers of agricultural products, for industry, commerce and services, and products for domestic and personal use, offered between businesses, through traditional methods or via the internet.
Cross-references for 43
- Establishments primarily engaged in the cultivation of fruits and vegetables, seeds and food grains and their marketing in the same economic unit; to the exploitation of animals and their marketing live in the same economic unit; to the exploitation of birds for egg production and the marketing of eggs in the same economic unit; to the exploitation of cattle, sheep and goats and the marketing of raw milk in the same economic unit; to the exploitation of beehives for honey production and the marketing of unprocessed honey in the same economic unit (11, Agriculture, breeding and exploitation of animals, forestry use, fishing and hunting); to the installation of central air conditioning and heating systems; to the installation of escalators (23, Construction); to the milling of seeds and food grains, dried chilies and spices; to the preparation of ice cream and popsicles; to the selection, cutting, deboning, packing and freezing of meat from cattle and poultry; to the preparation, preservation and packaging of fish and seafood; to the milling of nixtamal; to the cutting of boards and planks from roundwood; to the mass reproduction of compact discs (CDs), digital video discs (DVDs) and recorded videocassettes (31-33, Manufacturing Industries); to the specialized retail trade of eggs, bread and pastries, snacks and fried foods, dried or dehydrated fruits, honey and puddings; of haberdashery items, such as threads, zippers, trimmings, and fabrics; of new or used religious books and magazines; of pets, medicines and pet food; of new photographic equipment and materials and their accessories; of household furniture; of household furniture combined with the trade of small appliances and white goods; of new or used small appliances and white goods, as well as their spare parts and accessories; of telephones, fax machines, intercoms, computer equipment, accessories and spare parts; of a wide variety of hardware and paint store products, such as electrical supplies, fittings and locks, gas tanks and other products such as cement, gravel, sheets, beams, rods; of ceramic flooring and coverings, bathroom furniture and accessories; of garbage bags, fittings and locks; of a wide variety of products, including electrical supplies, paint, varnishes and lacquers in specialized self-service stores; of mopeds; of gasoline, diesel, LP gas, vehicular natural gas at vehicular natural gas stations, clear fuel oil, charcoal and firewood, and of lubricating oils and greases, additives, antifreeze and similar products for motor vehicles; of new automobiles combined with the trade of new trucks; of new automobiles and trucks combined with the trade of used automobiles and trucks; of parts, spare parts and accessories for automobiles, vans and trucks; to act as business intermediaries to consumers and between consumers in the purchase or sale of products; to act as auctioneers of new or used products offered from businesses to consumers and between consumers (46, Retail trade); to the production of recorded material, such as compact discs (CDs) and digital video discs (DVDs) or music cassettes, and the production of this material integrated with its reproduction or distribution, and recording studios (51, Mass media information); to the cleaning of fish at the request of third parties; to provide auction organization services; to the collection of recyclable materials, and the recovery of usable materials from waste, such as used PET bottles, used aluminum cans, used cardboard, used paper, used glass, scrap iron, used textiles, electronic scrap and other recyclable materials (56, Business support services and waste management, and remediation services); to the preparation of chicharrón, carnitas, barbacoa, roasted chickens, fish and seafood for immediate consumption on the premises of the economic unit or for takeaway; to prepare and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages for immediate consumption (72, Temporary accommodation and food and beverage preparation services); to car and truck oil change services; to the installation of car stereos, and the repair and maintenance of household electrical appliances and fire extinguishers (81, Other services except government activities).