2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

423220 Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of home furnishings and/or housewares.

Illustrative Examples:

Carpet merchant wholesalers
Glassware, household-type, merchant wholesalers
Chinaware, household-type, merchant wholesalers
Household-type cooking utensils merchant wholesalers
Curtains merchant wholesalers
Lamps (i.e., lighting fixtures) merchant wholesalers
Draperies merchant wholesalers
Linens (e.g., bath, bed, table) merchant wholesalers
Floor coverings merchant wholesalers
Window shades and blinds merchant wholesalers


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Merchant wholesale distribution of household-type gas and electric appliances (except water heaters and heating stoves (i.e., noncooking))--are classified in Industry 423620, Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers; and
  • Merchant wholesale distribution of precious metal flatware--are classified in Industry 423940, Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
423220   423220   423220   Antique home furnishings merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Antique houseware merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Bathroom accessories merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Blankets (except electric) merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Blinds and shades, window, merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Brooms and brushes, household-type, merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Carpet merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Ceramic wall (except structural) and floor tile merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Chinaware, household-type, merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Closet accessories merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Containers, household (except paper and disposable plastics), merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Cooking utensils, household-type, merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Cups, plastics (except disposable), merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Curtains merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Dishes, household-type (except disposable plastics, paper), merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Draperies merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Fireplaces, prefabricated (except gas), merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Flatware (except plated, precious) merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Floor coverings merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Frames and pictures merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Furniture coverings and protectors merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Glassware, household-type, merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Hollowware (except precious metal) merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Home furnishings merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Housewares (except electric) merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Ironing boards merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Kitchen utensils, household-type, merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Lamps (i.e., lighting fixtures) merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Linens (e.g., bath, bed, table) merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Mirrors (except automotive) merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Mops, household, merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Napkins (except paper) merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Rugs merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Slipcovers merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Tableware (except disposable, plated, precious) merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Towels and washcloths merchant wholesalers
423220   423220   423220   Window shades and blinds merchant wholesalers