2017 NAICS Definition

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

424950 Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of paints, varnishes, and similar coatings; pigments; wallpaper; and supplies, such as paintbrushes and rollers.

Cross-References.
  • Establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of artists' paints are classified in Industry 424990, Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
424950   424950   424950   Automotive paints merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Calcimines merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Enamels merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Lacquers merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Paint removers merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Paint rollers merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Paint thinners merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Paintbrushes merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Painter's supplies (except artists', turpentine) merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Paints (except artists') merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Pigments, paint, merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Shellac merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Spray painting equipment (except industrial-type) merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Stains merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Varnishes merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Wall coverings (e.g., fabric, plastics) merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Wallpaper merchant wholesalers
424950   424950   424950   Wood paste merchant wholesalers