2017 NAICS Definition

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

423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of products of the primary metals industries. Service centers maintain inventory and may perform functions, such as sawing, shearing, bending, leveling, cleaning, or edging, on a custom basis as part of sales transactions.

Illustrative Examples:

Cast iron pipe merchant wholesalers
Metal rods merchant wholesalers
Metal bars (except precious) merchant wholesalers
Metal sheets merchant wholesalers
Metal ingots (except precious) merchant wholesalers
Metal spikes merchant wholesalers
Metal pipe merchant wholesalers
Nails merchant wholesalers
Metal plates merchant wholesalers
Noninsulated wire merchant wholesalers


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Merchant wholesale distribution of gold, silver, and platinum--are classified in Industry 423940, Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers;
  • Merchant wholesale distribution of automotive, industrial, and other recyclable metal scrap--are classified in Industry 423930, Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers; and
  • Merchant wholesale distribution of insulated wire--are classified in Industry 423610, Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
423510   423510   423510   Aluminum and aluminum alloy primary forms merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Aluminum foil, plate, sheet, coil, and roll products merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Bars, metal (except precious), merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Bearing piles, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Billets, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Black plate merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Blooms, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Cable, wire (except insulated), merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Carbon and alloy steel primary forms merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Cast iron pipe merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Castings, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Concrete reinforcing bars merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Copper and copper alloy primary forms merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Ferroalloys merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Ferrous metals merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Forgings, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Foundry products merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Galvanized iron and steel products merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Grinding balls merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Ingots (except precious) merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Lead primary forms merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Metal pipe merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Metals sales offices
423510   423510   423510   Metals service centers
423510   423510   423510   Metals, ferrous and nonferrous, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Nails merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Nickel and nickel alloy primary forms merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Nonferrous metals (except precious) merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Noninsulated wire merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Pig iron merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Pilings, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Poles, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Posts, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Rails and accessories, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Reinforcement mesh and wire merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Rods, metal (except precious), merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Ropes, wire (except insulated), merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Semi-finished metal products merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Sewer pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Spikes, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Springs, steel, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Stainless steel merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Steel merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Steel wire cloth (screening) merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Steel wool merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Storage tanks, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Strips, metal (except precious), merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Structural assemblies, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Tanks, storage metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Terneplate merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Tin and tin alloy primary forms merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Tin plate merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Tubing, metal, merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Wire (except insulated) merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Wire and cable (except electrical) merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Wire rope (except insulated) merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Wire screening merchant wholesalers
423510   423510   423510   Zinc and zinc alloy primary forms merchant wholesalers