Small Business Size Standards for Sector 42 - Wholesale Trade

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) size standards described in this section apply to all SBA programs unless otherwise specified in this Part. The size standards themselves are expressed either in number of employees or annual receipts in millions of dollars, unless otherwise specified. The number of employees or annual receipts indicates the maximum allowed for a concern and its affiliates to be considered small.

Small Business Size Standards by NAICS Industry
NAICS code	NAICS U.S. Industry Title	Size Standards in millions of dollars	Size Standards in number of employees
423	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods:
423110	Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers		100
423120	Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers		100
423130	Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers		100
423140	Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers		100
423210	Furniture Merchant Wholesalers		100
423220	Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers		100
423310	Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers		100
423320	Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers		100
423330	Roofing, Siding, and Insulation Material Merchant Wholesalers		100
423390	Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers		100
423410	Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers		100
423420	Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers		100
423430	Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers		100
423440	Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers		100
423450	Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers		100
423460	Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers		100
423490	Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers		100
423510	Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers		100
423520	Coal and Other Mineral and Ore Merchant Wholesalers		100
423610	Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers		100
423620	Electrical and Electronic Appliance, Television, and Radio Set Merchant Wholesalers		100
423690	Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers		100
423710	Hardware Merchant Wholesalers		100
423720	Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers		100
423730	Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers		100
423740	Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers		100
423810	Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers		100
423820	Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers		100
423830	Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers		100
423840	Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers		100
423850	Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers		100
423860	Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers		100
423910	Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers		100
423920	Toy and Hobby Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers		100
423930	Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers		100
423940	Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers		100
423990	Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers		100
424	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods:
424110	Printing and Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers		100
424120	Stationary and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers		100
424130	Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers		100
424210	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers		100
424310	Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers		100
424320	Men's and Boys' Clothing and Furnishings Merchant Wholesalers		100
424330	Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers		100
424340	Footwear Merchant Wholesalers		100
424410	General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers		100
424420	Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers		100
424430	Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers		100
424440	Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers		100
424450	Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers		100
424460	Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers		100
424470	Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers		100
424480	Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers		100
424490	Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers		100
424510	Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers		100
424520	Livestock Merchant Wholesalers		100
424590	Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers		100
424610	Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers		100
424690	Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers		100
424710	Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals		100
424720	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals)		100
424810	Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers		100
424820	Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers		100
424910	Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers		100
424920	Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers		100
424930	Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers		100
424940	Tobacco and Tobacco Product Merchant Wholesalers		100
424950	Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers		100
424990	Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers		100
425	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers:
425110	Business to Business Electronic Markets		100
425120	Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers		100

Wholesale Trade size standards are not applicable to Government procurement of supplies. The nonmanufacturer size standard of 500 employees shall be used for purposes of Government procurement of supplies.

Source: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 13, Part 121 - Small Business Size Regulations

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