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Division 46 - Wholesale Trade, except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles

PSIC Division 46 covers Wholesale Trade, except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles. Child codes include Wholesale on a fee or contract basis, to 469; Activities of commission agents for motor vehicles, see 4510; Auctions...

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Hierarchy depth 2/5
Children 7
Last verified 2026-05-12
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Practical summary

Division 46 sits in the PSIC 2019 hierarchy under G Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles. This division collects tightly related groups, with child examples such as Wholesale on a fee or contract basis, to 469; Activities of commission agents for motor vehicles, see 4510; Auctions of motor vehicles, see 4510; Retail sale by non-store commission agents, see 4799; Activities of insurance agents, see 6622; Activities of real estate agents, see 6820. agricultural raw materials and live animals food, beverages and tobacco textile, clothing, and footwear household appliances, articles and equipment miscellaneous consumer goods construction materials and hardware chemical and pharmaceutical products machinery, equipment and supplies other products, and Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco. It is the main bridge between a broad sector label and the more precise groups below it.

Administrative context

Where this code is used

This division is used when the first pass is too broad and the work needs to be split into groups such as Wholesale on a fee or contract basis, to 469; Activities of commission agents for motor vehicles, see 4510; Auctions of motor vehicles, see 4510; Retail sale by non-store commission agents, see 4799; Activities of insurance agents, see 6622; Activities of real estate agents, see 6820. agricultural raw materials and live animals food, beverages and tobacco textile, clothing, and footwear household appliances, articles and equipment miscellaneous consumer goods construction materials and hardware chemical and pharmaceutical products machinery, equipment and supplies other products, and Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco. It helps with registration wording, sector analytics and review of near-miss options.

Selection note

How to choose it

Use this division as the first narrowing step. Compare child groups such as Wholesale on a fee or contract basis, to 469; Activities of commission agents for motor vehicles, see 4510; Auctions of motor vehicles, see 4510; Retail sale by non-store commission agents, see 4799; Activities of insurance agents, see 6622; Activities of real estate agents, see 6820. agricultural raw materials and live animals food, beverages and tobacco textile, clothing, and footwear household appliances, articles and equipment miscellaneous consumer goods construction materials and hardware chemical and pharmaceutical products machinery, equipment and supplies other products, and Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco and move to the group that best matches the real activity, not the marketing description.

Official note

Source-backed description

This division includes wholesale trade on own account or on a fee or contract basis (commission trade) related to domestic wholesale trade as well as international wholesale trade (import/export). Wholesale is the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, business-to-business trade, such as to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or resale to other wholesalers, or involves acting as an agent or broker in buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such persons or companies. The principal types of businesses included are merchant wholesalers, i.e., wholesalers who take title to the goods they sell, such as wholesale merchants or jobbers, industrial distributors, exporters, importers, and cooperative buying associations, sales branches and sales offices (but not retail stores) that are maintained by manufacturing and mining units apart from their plants or mines for the purpose of marketing their products and that do not merely take orders to be filled by direct shipments from the plants or mines. Also included are merchandise and commodity brokers, commission merchants and agents and assemblers, buyers and cooperative associations engaged in the marketing of farm products. Wholesalers frequently physically assemble, sort and grade goods in large lots, break bulk, repack and redistribute in smaller lots, for example pharmaceuticals; store, refrigerate, deliver and install goods, engage in sales promotion for their customers and label design. This division excludes: Wholesale of motor vehicles, caravans and motorcycles, see 4510, 4540; Wholesale of motor vehicle accessories, see 4530, 4540; Renting and leasing of goods, see Division 77; Packing of solid goods and bottling of liquid or gaseous goods, including blending and filtering for third parties, see 8292.

FAQ

What does PSIC Division 46 cover?

PSIC Division 46 groups the main activity family for Wholesale Trade, except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles and acts as the first narrowing step below the section level.

How do I compare Division 46 with nearby divisions?

Read the child groups side by side and compare the exact operational wording. The closest neighboring options are 45 Wholesale and Retail Trade and Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles and 47 Retail Trade, except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles.

Why does Division 46 matter for filing?

It is the level that helps you narrow a broad section into the right group before you reach a class or subclass decision.