Statistical classification of economic activities NACE 2.1 version

This class includes:
- wholesale of fossil, low-carbon or carbon-free fuels, greases, lubricants, oils, e.g.:
charcoal, coal, coke, fuelwood, pellets of wood or biomass, naphtha
crude petroleum, crude oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, fuel oil, heating oil, kerosene, biofuels, recycled carbon fuels, synthetic fuels, in blending or pure
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), butane and propane gas and their related bio and renewable forms, in blending or pure
lubricating oils and greases, refined petroleum products

This class excludes:
- wholesale of hydrogen, see 46.85

This class includes:
- wholesale of ferrous and non-ferrous metal ores
- wholesale of ferrous and non-ferrous metals in primary forms
- wholesale of gold and other precious metals
- wholesale of semi-finished metal products and metal ores
- wholesale of ferrous and non-ferrous semi-finished metal products n.e.c.
This class also includes:
- wholesale of steel sheets on own account, including usual cutting operations associated with trade which do not include the production of new goods
- wholesale of gold and other precious metals, purchased from households or enterprises and sold to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers
This class excludes:
- wholesale of metal scrap, see 46.87
- gold bullion sales, see section L

This class includes:
- wholesale of wood in the rough
- wholesale of products of primary processing of wood
- wholesale of pallets, other load boards of wood, and barrels
- wholesale of raw and assembled wood flooring
- wholesale of construction materials:
sand, gravel, cement, bricks, etc.
- wholesale of scaffolding
- wholesale of paints, varnishes and lacquers
- wholesale of wallpaper and floor coverings (e.g. laminate, tiles, vinyl flooring)
- wholesale of flat glass
- wholesale of sanitary equipment:
baths, washbasins, toilets and other sanitary porcelain
- wholesale of doors, windows and shutters (of any material)
This class also includes:
- wholesale of used marble bricks, steps, roof tiles
- wholesale of street furniture, i.e. benches, traffic barriers, bollards, streetlamps, traffic lights, traffic signs, bus and tram stops
- wholesale of prefabricated buildings
- wholesale of thermal insulation material
- wholesale of reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers of plastics for construction

This class includes:
- wholesale of ironware and similar household hardware
- wholesale of fittings
- wholesale of hot water heaters, radiators and boilers
- wholesale of sanitary installation equipment:
tubes, pipes, fittings, taps, T pieces, connections, rubber pipes, etc.
- wholesale of tools (e.g. hammers, saws, screwdrivers and other hand tools), including power hand tools
- wholesale of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment, for non-domestic use

This class excludes:
- wholesale of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment, for domestic use, see 46.43
- wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery, see 46.63
- wholesale of sanitary equipment, see 46.83

This class includes:
- wholesale of industrial chemicals (e.g. aniline, essential oils, chemical glues, methanol, paraffin, scents and flavourings, soda, industrial salt, acids and sulphurs, starch derivates, industrial gases, dyes and pigments, other organic and inorganic basic chemicals, glazes, printing inks and adhesives)
- wholesale of explosives and pyrotechnic products
- wholesale of fertilisers and agrochemical products
- wholesale of hydrogen
This class also includes:
- wholesale of e-liquids for electronic cigarettes
This class excludes:
- sale of gaseous fuels through mains on the account of others, see 35.40

This class includes:
- wholesale of plastic materials in primary forms
- wholesale of rubber
- wholesale of textile fibres
- wholesale of packaging articles
- wholesale of raw precious stones
- wholesale of unworked synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones
- wholesale of non-metallic ores
- wholesale of paper in bulk and of paper pulp

This class excludes:
- wholesale of agricultural raw products, see 46.21
- wholesale of processed precious stones, see 46.48
- wholesale of stationery, see 46.49

This class includes:
- wholesale of metal and non-metal waste and scrap and materials for recycling, including collecting, sorting, separating, stripping of used goods (e.g. cars in order to obtain reusable parts), packing and repacking, storage and delivery, but without a transformation process. Additionally, the purchased and sold waste has a remaining value
- wholesale of usable goods (metal, plastics), following the dismantling of cars, computers, televisions and other equipment on own account by the unit without further transformation of the goods
- wholesale of car wrecks

This class excludes:
- collection of household and industrial waste, see 38.1
- processing of waste and scrap and other articles into secondary raw materials when a transformation process is required (the resulting secondary raw material is fit for direct use in an industrial manufacturing process, but is not a final product), see 38.21
- dismantling of unusable automobiles, computers, televisions, and other equipment and parts for materials recovery, see 38.21
- ship-breaking, see 38.21
- shredding of cars by means of a mechanical process, see 38.21
- treatment of waste for disposal without recovery, see 38.3
- retail sale of second-hand goods, see 47.79

This class includes other specialised wholesale activities not classified in other classes of this division.