Detailed structure and explanatory notes 183 wholesale of oleaginous fruits — — wholesale of flowers and plants — — wholesale of unmanufactured tobacco — — wholesale of live animals — — wholesale of hides and skins — — wholesale of leather — — wholesale of agricultural material, waste, residues and by-products used for animal — — feed This class excludes: wholesale of textile fibres, see 4669 — — 463 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco See class 4630. 4630 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco This class includes: wholesale of fruit and vegetables — — wholesale of dairy products — — wholesale of eggs and egg products — — wholesale of edible oils and fats of animal or vegetable origin — — wholesale of meat and meat products — — wholesale of fishery products — — wholesale of sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery — — wholesale of bakery products — — wholesale of beverages — — wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices — — wholesale of tobacco products — — This class also includes: buying of wine in bulk and bottling without transformation — — wholesale of feed for pet animals — — This class excludes: blending of wine or distilled spirits, see 1101, 1102 — — 464 Wholesale of household goods This group includes the wholesale of household goods, including textiles. 4641 Wholesale of textiles, clothing and footwear This class includes: wholesale of yarn — — wholesale of fabrics — — wholesale of household linen etc. — — wholesale of haberdashery: needles, sewing thread etc. — — wholesale of clothing, including sports clothes — — wholesale of clothing accessories such as gloves, ties and braces — —
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4 184 wholesale of footwear — — wholesale of fur articles — — wholesale of umbrellas — — This class excludes: wholesale of jewellery and leather goods, see 4649 — — wholesale of textile fibres, see 4669 — — 4649 Wholesale of other household goods This class includes: wholesale of household furniture — — wholesale of household appliances — — wholesale of consumer electronics: — — radio and TV equipment CD and DVD players and recorders stereo equipment video game consoles wholesale of lighting equipment — — wholesale of cutlery — — wholesale of china and glassware — — wholesale of woodenware, wickerwork and corkware etc. — — wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods — — wholesale of perfumeries, cosmetics and soaps — — wholesale of bicycles and their parts and accessories — — wholesale of stationery, books, magazines and newspapers — — wholesale of photographic and optical goods (e.g. sunglasses, binoculars, magnifying — — glasses) wholesale of recorded audio and video tapes, CDs, DVDs — — wholesale of leather goods and travel accessories — — wholesale of watches, clocks and jewellery — — wholesale of musical instruments, games and toys, sports goods — — This class excludes: wholesale of blank audio and video tapes, CDs, DVDs, see 4652 — — wholesale of radio and TV broadcasting equipment, see 4652 — — wholesale of office furniture, see 4659 — — 465 Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies This group includes the wholesale of computers, telecommunications equipment, spe- cialized machinery for all kinds of industries and general-purpose machinery. 4651 Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software This class includes: wholesale of computers and computer peripheral equipment — — wholesale of software — — This class excludes: wholesale of electronic parts, see 4652 — —
Detailed structure and explanatory notes 185 wholesale of office machinery and equipment, (except computers and peripheral equip- — — ment), see 4659 wholesale of computer-controlled machinery, see 4659 — — 4652 Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts This class includes: wholesale of electronic valves and tubes — — wholesale of semiconductor devices — — wholesale of microchips and integrated circuits — — wholesale of printed circuits — — wholesale of blank audio and video tapes and diskettes, magnetic and optical disks — — (CDs, DVDs) wholesale of telephone and communications equipment — — This class excludes: wholesale of recorded audio and video tapes, CDs, DVDs, see 4649 — — wholesale of consumer electronics, see 4649 — — wholesale of computers and computer peripheral equipment, see 4651 — — 4653 Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies This class includes: wholesale of agricultural machinery and equipment: — — ploughs, manure spreaders, seeders harvesters threshers milking machines poultry-keeping machines, bee-keeping machines tractors used in agriculture and forestry This class also includes: lawn mowers however operated — — 4659 Wholesale of other machinery and equipment This class includes: wholesale of office machinery and equipment, except computers and computer — — peripheral equipment wholesale of office furniture — — wholesale of transport equipment except motor vehicles, motorcycles and bicycles — — wholesale of production-line robots — — wholesale of wires and switches and other installation equipment for industrial use — — wholesale of other electrical material such as electrical motors, transformers — — wholesale of machine tools of any type and for any material — — wholesale of other machinery n.e.c. for use in industry, trade and navigation and other — — services This class also includes: wholesale of computer-controlled machine tools — — wholesale of computer-controlled machinery for the textile industry and of computer- — — controlled sewing and knitting machines
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4 186 wholesale of measuring instruments and equipment — — This class excludes: wholesale of motor vehicles, trailers and caravans, see 4510 — — wholesale of motor vehicle parts, see 4530 — — wholesale of motorcycles, see 4540 — — wholesale of bicycles, see 4649 — — wholesale of computers and peripheral equipment, see 4651 — — wholesale of electronic parts and telephone and communications equipment, see 4652 — — 466 Other specialized wholesale This group includes other specialized wholesale activities not classified in other groups of this division. This includes the wholesale of intermediate products, except agricultural, typically not for household use. 4661 Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products This class includes: wholesale of fuels, greases, lubricants, oils such as: — — charcoal, coal, coke, fuel wood, naphtha crude petroleum, crude oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, fuel oil, heating oil, kerosene liquefied petroleum gases, butane and propane gas lubricating oils and greases, refined petroleum products 4662 Wholesale of metals and metal ores This class includes: wholesale of ferrous and non-ferrous metal ores — — wholesale of ferrous and non-ferrous metals in primary forms — — wholesale of ferrous and non-ferrous semi-finished metal products n.e.c. — — wholesale of gold and other precious metals — — This class excludes: wholesale of metal scrap, see 4669 — — 4663 Wholesale of construction materials, hardware, plumbing and heating equip- ment and supplies This class includes: wholesale of wood in the rough — — wholesale of products of primary processing of wood — — wholesale of paint and varnish — — wholesale of construction materials: — — sand, gravel wholesale of wallpaper and floor coverings — — wholesale of flat glass — — wholesale of hardware and locks — — wholesale of fittings and fixtures — — wholesale of hot water heaters — —
Detailed structure and explanatory notes 187 wholesale of sanitary equipment: — — baths, washbasins, toilets and other sanitary porcelain wholesale of sanitary installation equipment: — — tubes, pipes, fittings, taps, T-pieces, connections, rubber pipes etc. wholesale of tools such as hammers, saws, screwdrivers and other hand tools — — 4669 Wholesale of waste and scrap and other products n.e.c. This class includes: wholesale of industrial chemicals: — — aniline, printing ink, essential oils, industrial gases, chemical glues, colouring matter, synthetic resin, methanol, paraffin, scents and flavourings, soda, industrial salt, acids and sulphurs, starch derivates etc. wholesale of fertilizers and agrochemical products — — wholesale of plastic materials in primary forms — — wholesale of rubber — — wholesale of textile fibres etc. — — wholesale of paper in bulk — — wholesale of precious stones — — wholesale of metal and non-metal waste and scrap and materials for recycling, includ- — — ing collecting, sorting, separating, stripping of used goods such as cars in order to obtain reusable parts, packing and repacking, storage and delivery, but without a real transformation process. Additionally, the purchased and sold waste has a remaining value. This class includes: dismantling of automobiles, computers, televisions and other equipment to obtain — — and re-sell usable parts This class excludes: collection of household and industrial waste, see group 381 — — treatment of waste, not for a further use in an industrial manufacturing process, but with — — the aim of disposal, see group 382 processing of waste and scrap and other articles into secondary raw material when a real — — 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 3830 dismantling of automobiles, computers, televisions and other equipment for materials — — recovery, see 3830 shredding of cars by means of a mechanical process, see 3830 — — ship-breaking, see 3830 — — retail sale of second-hand goods, see 4774 — — 469 Non-specialized wholesale trade See class 4690. 4690 Non-specialized wholesale trade This class includes: wholesale of a variety of goods without any particular specialization — —
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4 188 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles This division includes the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods mainly to the general public for personal or household consumption or utilization, by shops, department stores, stalls, mail-order houses, hawkers and peddlers, consumer cooperatives etc. Retail trade is classified first by type of sale outlet (retail trade in stores: groups 471 to 477; retail trade not in stores: groups 478 and 479). Retail trade in stores includes the retail sale of used goods (class 4774). For retail sale in stores, there exists a further distinction between specialized retail sale (groups 472 to 477) and non-specialized retail sale (group 471). The above groups are further subdivided by the range of products sold. Sale not via stores is subdivided according to the forms of trade, such as retail sale via stalls and mar- kets (group 478) and other non-store retail sale, e.g. mail order, door-to-door, by vending machines etc. (group 479). The goods sold in this division are limited to goods usually referred to as consumer goods or retail goods. Therefore goods not usually entering the retail trade, such as cereal grains, ores, industrial machinery etc., are excluded. This division also includes units engaged primarily in selling to the general public, from displayed goods, products such as personal computers, stationery, paint or timber, although these sales may not be for personal or household use. Some processing of goods may be involved, but only incidental to selling, e.g. sorting or repackaging of goods, installation of a domestic appliance etc. This division also includes the retail sale by commission agents and activities of retail auctioning houses. This division excludes: sale of farmers’ products by farmers, see division 01 — — manufacture and sale of goods, which is generally classified as manufacturing in divi- — — sions 10–32 sale of motor vehicles, motorcycles and their parts, see division 45 — — trade in cereal grains, ores, crude petroleum, industrial chemicals, iron and steel and — — industrial machinery and equipment, see division 46 sale of food and drinks for consumption on the premises and sale of takeaway food, — — see division 56 renting of personal and household goods to the general public, see group 772 — — 471 Retail sale in non-specialized stores This group includes the retail sale of a variety of product lines in the same unit (non- specialized stores), such as supermarkets or department stores. 4711 Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predomi- nating This class includes: retail sale of a large variety of goods of which, however, food products, beverages or — — tobacco should be predominant, such as: retail sale activities of general stores that have, apart from their main sales of food products, beverages or tobacco, several other types of goods such as wearing apparel, furniture, appliances, hardware, cosmetics etc. This class excludes: retail sale of fuel in combination with food, beverages etc., with fuel sales dominating, see — — 4730
Detailed structure and explanatory notes 189 4719 Other retail sale in non-specialized stores This class includes: retail sale of a large variety of goods of which food products, beverages or tobacco are — — not predominant, such as: retail sale activities of department stores carrying a general line of goods, including wearing apparel, furniture, appliances, hardware, cosmetics, jewellery, toys, sports goods etc. 472 Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores This group includes retail sale in stores specialized in selling food, beverage or tobacco products. 4721 Retail sale of food in specialized stores This class includes: retail sale of any the following types of goods: — — fresh or preserved fruit and vegetables dairy products and eggs meat and meat products (including poultry) fish, other seafood and products thereof bakery products sugar confectionery other food products This class excludes: manufacturing of bakery products, i.e. baking on premises, see 1071 — — 4722 Retail sale of beverages in specialized stores This class includes: retail sale of beverages (not for consumption on the premises): — — alcoholic beverages non-alcoholic beverages 4723 Retail sale of tobacco products in specialized stores This class includes: retail sale of tobacco — — retail sale of tobacco products — — 473 Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialized stores See class 4730. 4730 Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialized stores This class includes: retail sale of fuel for motor vehicles and motorcycles — — This class also includes: retail sale of lubricating products and cooling products for motor vehicles — —