This U.S. Census Bureau NAICS-based industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in buying or selling nondurable goods such as farm supplies; books, periodicals, and newspapers; flowers, nursery stock, and florists' supplies; paints; varnishes; tobacco and tobacco products; and other miscellaneous nondurable goods 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 nondurable goods such as farm supplies; books, periodicals, and newspapers; flowers, nursery stock, and florists' supplies; paints; varnishes; tobacco and tobacco products; and other miscellaneous nondurable goods--are classified in Industry Group 4249, Miscellaneous Nondurable 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.