This U.S. Census Bureau NAICS-based industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in buying or selling electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment; household-type electrical appliances, room air-conditioners, gas and electric clothes dryers, household-type audio or video equipment; and/or electronic parts and equipment on a commission, brokerage, or agency basis for others through a sales force rather than through electronic means such as the Internet.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

  • Merchant wholesale distribution of electrical apparatus and equipment; electrical and electronic household-type electrical appliances; household-type audio or video equipment; and/or electronic parts and equipment--are classified in Industry Group 4236, Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers; and
  • Bringing together buyers and sellers of goods using the Internet or other electronic means and generally receiving a commission or fee for the service--are classified in Industry 425110, Business to Business Electronic Markets.