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46.1 | Wholesale on a fee or contract basis

Description
This group includes intermediation service activities, in other words, the facilitation of transactions between sellers and buyers for the ordering of goods for a fee or commission without taking ownership of the goods intermediated, including:
- activities of commission agents, commodity brokers and other wholesalers trading on the account of others without owning the intermediated goods at any time
- activities of bringing sellers and buyers together
- activities of undertaking commercial transactions on the account of a principal, including on the internet
This group also includes:
- activities of central purchasing units if they are only intermediaries and do not own the goods
- activities of wholesale auctioneering houses for third-party goods, including internet wholesale auctions
This group excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of opaque intermediaries (intermediaries that are acting in the name of a third party), see 46.2 to 46.9
- intermediation service activities for retail sale, see 47.9
- intermediation service activities for real estate activities, see 68.31
- websites providing searches for goods that link customers to sellers, see the corresponding classes for intermediation service activities
- activities of advertising, market research and public relations, see division 73
Companies
This class includes:
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of livestock feed
- fur skin auctions

This class excludes:
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of food for pets, see 46.17
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
This class includes:
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of livestock feed
- fur skin auctions

This class excludes:
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of food for pets, see 46.17
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
Companies
This class includes the activities of agents involved in the wholesale of:
- fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals, including fertilisers

This class excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
This class includes the activities of agents involved in the wholesale of:
- fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals, including fertilisers

This class excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
Companies
This class also includes:
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of:
prefabricated buildings and building equipment
pallets and wooden containers and their parts
sanitary equipment
This class excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
This class also includes:
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of:
prefabricated buildings and building equipment
pallets and wooden containers and their parts
sanitary equipment
This class excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
Companies
This class includes activities of agents involved in the wholesale of:
- machinery, including office machinery and computers, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft
- telephone and communication equipment, including mobile telephones, modems, etc.
This class also includes:
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of agricultural equipment, including tractors
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of yachts and recreational boats
This class excludes:
- activities of commission agents for motor vehicles and motorcycles, see 46.18
- activities of wholesale auctioneering houses for third-party goods of motor vehicles, including internet wholesale auctions of motor vehicles, see 46.18
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
This class includes activities of agents involved in the wholesale of:
- machinery, including office machinery and computers, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft
- telephone and communication equipment, including mobile telephones, modems, etc.
This class also includes:
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of agricultural equipment, including tractors
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of yachts and recreational boats
This class excludes:
- activities of commission agents for motor vehicles and motorcycles, see 46.18
- activities of wholesale auctioneering houses for third-party goods of motor vehicles, including internet wholesale auctions of motor vehicles, see 46.18
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
Companies
This class excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
This class excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
Companies
This class excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
This class excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
Companies
This class includes:
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of food supplements for human consumption
This class also includes:
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of food for pets
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of food supplements for animal consumption
This class excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
This class includes:
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of food supplements for human consumption
This class also includes:
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of food for pets
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of food supplements for animal consumption
This class excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
Companies
This class includes:
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, perfumery and toilet articles, and cleaning materials
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of games and toys, sports goods, bicycles, books, newspapers, magazines and stationery, musical instruments, watches, clocks and jewellery, and photographic and optical equipment
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of cars and light motor vehicles, lorries, trailers and semi-trailers, camping vehicles (e.g. caravans and motorhomes), motorcycles (including mopeds), cycles, motorised personal transport devices, and rolling stock; these motor vehicles include electric vehicles
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories, and parts and accessories for motorcycles, cycles, motorised personal transport devices, and rolling stock
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of waste
- activities of wholesale auctioneering houses of third-party goods of motor vehicles, including internet wholesale auctions of motor vehicles

This class excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of insurance agents, see 66.22
- activities of real estate agents, see 68.31
This class includes:
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, perfumery and toilet articles, and cleaning materials
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of games and toys, sports goods, bicycles, books, newspapers, magazines and stationery, musical instruments, watches, clocks and jewellery, and photographic and optical equipment
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of cars and light motor vehicles, lorries, trailers and semi-trailers, camping vehicles (e.g. caravans and motorhomes), motorcycles (including mopeds), cycles, motorised personal transport devices, and rolling stock; these motor vehicles include electric vehicles
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories, and parts and accessories for motorcycles, cycles, motorised personal transport devices, and rolling stock
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of waste
- activities of wholesale auctioneering houses of third-party goods of motor vehicles, including internet wholesale auctions of motor vehicles

This class excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of insurance agents, see 66.22
- activities of real estate agents, see 68.31
Companies
This class excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of real estate agents, see 68.31
- activities of agents involved in the sale of services for goods (transport, insurance, advertising), see relevant NACE classes according to that particular service
This class excludes:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
- activities of real estate agents, see 68.31
- activities of agents involved in the sale of services for goods (transport, insurance, advertising), see relevant NACE classes according to that particular service
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