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Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 423490 · United States · 2022 edition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of professional equipment and supplies (except ophthalmic goods and medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies).
Activities described by this code
- Church supplies (except silverware, plated ware) merchant wholesalers
- School equipment and supplies (except books, furniture) merchant wholesalers
- Drafting tables and instruments merchant wholesalers
- WHOLESALE TRADE 315
- Scientific instruments merchant wholesalers
- Laboratory equipment (except medical, dental) merchant wholesalers
- Surveying equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
Other activities to examine
- Merchant wholesale distribution of professional equipment, instruments, and/or goods sold, prescribed, or used by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians, such as ophthalmic frames and lenses, and sunglasses: 423460 — Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers
- Merchant wholesale distribution of professional medical equipment, instruments, and supplies used by medical and dental practitioners (except ophthalmic equipment, instruments, and goods used by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians) and medical facilities: 423450 — Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Merchant wholesale distribution of silverware and plated flatware: 423940 — Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers
- Merchant wholesale distribution of books: 424920 — Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers;
- Merchant wholesale distribution of school furniture: 423210 — Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
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These establishments purchase professional equipment and supplies from manufacturers and resell them to institutional, commercial, or professional buyers — schools, laboratories, churches, government agencies, and surveying or engineering firms, among others. Day-to-day activity typically involves receiving, warehousing, picking, packing, and shipping product, with some operations also handling customer service, light assembly, or equipment calibration.
Questions to investigate
- What are the primary product categories distributed — scientific instruments, school equipment, church supplies, surveying gear, or other?
- Does the operation import directly from foreign manufacturers, or purchase domestically from U.S.-based suppliers?
- Are any hazardous materials, chemicals, or regulated substances warehoused or distributed alongside equipment?
- What is the approximate average per-unit value of the highest-value products handled?
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