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46 Wholesale trade

A division of NOGA 2025, in section G, Wholesale and Retail Trade.

6,345 companies coded so far
60 six-digit codes

Where it sits

Section
G Wholesale and Retail Trade
Division
46 Wholesale trade

Its name in four languages

Deutsch
Grosshandel
Français
Commerce de gros
Italiano
Commercio all’ingrosso
English
Wholesale trade

What it includes

  • This division includes wholesale of physical goods on own account or on a fee or contract basis (commission trade) related to domestic (national) wholesale as well as international wholesale (import/export), including on the internet.
  • Wholesale on own account means owning the goods traded until the ownership is transferred to the buyer. In the case of transit trade, the goods are commissioned by a buyer, but the agent owns the goods while they are in transit. However, both cases are classified the same way (groups 462 to 469).
  • This division includes wholesale on a fee or contract basis (group 461), specialised wholesale (groups 462 to 468) and non-specialised wholesale (group 469); class 4639 is an exception as it includes non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco.
  • The rules for defining specialised and non-specialised wholesale activities are described in Chapter 3.3.6 of the introductory guidelines.

It also includes

  • wholesale of motor vehicles and motorcycles, and related parts, equipment and accessories
  • transit trade activities

What it excludes

  • trade of electricity, see 351500
  • trade of gaseous fuels for energy supply through mains, see 352300
  • rental and leasing of goods, see division 77
  • packaging of solid goods and bottling of liquid or gaseous goods, including blending and filtering for third parties, see 829200

The codes in this division

Code Activity Companies coded
461 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 175
461100 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods 23
461200 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals 23
461300 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of timber and building materials 2
461400 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft 25
461500 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery 3
461600 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods 7
461700 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 16
461800 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of other particular products 21
461900 Activities of agents involved in non-specialised wholesale 39
462 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals 175
462100 Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds 134
462200 Wholesale of flowers and plants 26
462300 Wholesale of live animals 8
462400 Wholesale of hides, skins and leather 5
463 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 836
463100 Wholesale of fruit and vegetables 80
463200 Wholesale of meat, meat products, fish and fish products 58
463300 Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats 33
4634 Wholesale of beverages 249
463401 Wholesale of wines and spirits 215
463402 Wholesale of other beverages 27
463500 Wholesale of tobacco products 33
463600 Wholesale of sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery 29
463700 Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices 78
463800 Wholesale of other food 59
463900 Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 106
464 Wholesale of household goods 1,215
464100 Wholesale of textiles 41
4642 Wholesale of clothing and footwear 65
464201 Wholesale of clothing 62
464202 Wholesale of footwear 3
464300 Wholesale of electrical household appliances 59
464400 Wholesale of china and glassware and cleaning materials 22
464500 Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics 126
4646 Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods 500
464601 Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods 198
464602 Wholesale of medical, surgical and orthopaedic goods 258
464700 Wholesale of household, office and shop furniture, carpets and lighting equipment 93
4648 Wholesale of watches and jewellery 126
464801 Wholesale of watches 30
464802 Wholesale of jewellery 90
4649 Wholesale of other household goods 142
464901 Wholesale of stationery, books and newspapers 35
464902 Wholesale of games and toys 6
464903 Wholesale of sports goods 54
464909 Wholesale of other household goods n.e.c. 44
465000 Wholesale of information and communication equipment 193
466 Wholesale of other machinery, equipment and supplies 286
466100 Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies 73
466200 Wholesale of machine tools 39
466300 Wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery 38
466400 Wholesale of other machinery and equipment 120
467 Wholesale of motor vehicles, motorcycles and related parts and accessories 126
4671 Wholesale of motor vehicles 46
467101 Wholesale of motor vehicles (< 3.5 t) 24
467102 Wholesale of motor vehicles (> 3.5 t) 7
467200 Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 72
467300 Wholesale of motorcycles, motorcycle parts and accessories 4
468 Other specialised wholesale 1,307
4681 Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products 349
468101 Wholesale of solid fuels and related products 8
468102 Wholesale of liquid and gaseous fuels 338
4682 Wholesale of metals and metal ores 257
468201 Wholesale of metals 217
468202 Wholesale of metal ores 23
4683 Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment 197
468301 Wholesale of wood and wooden building components 38
468302 Wholesale of construction materials 133
468303 Wholesale of flat glass, sanitary ware, paints and varnishes 19
468400 Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies 101
468500 Wholesale of chemical products 188
468600 Wholesale of other intermediate products 86
468700 Wholesale of waste and scrap 6
468900 Other specialised wholesale n.e.c. 2
469000 Non-specialised wholesale trade 725

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Company counts cover the 145,068 of 782,904 active companies in the commercial register that Prospex has coded so far, from their registered purpose and website, so they are a floor. Geneva is 93% coded, because its cantonal register publishes a code per company; the other cantons 11% so far. They are Prospex's codes, not the code the BFS assigns in its business register (BUR). Codes, labels and notes: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS), NOGA 2025, through the I14Y interoperability platform and the KUBB coding tool.