Official classification context
Industry overview This class comprises establishments engaged in wholesale purchasing of goods from more than one of Major group 5 1 – Wholesale trade (Textile and apparel), 52 – Wholesale trade (Food and beverages), 5 3 – Wholesale trade (Building materials, minerals and metals), 5 4 – Wholesale trade (Machinery and equipment), and 55 – Other wholesale trade (however, excluding Industry 5598 – Agents and brokers) and from at least 3 Groups, whose nature is such that it is not possible to distinguish which of these is their principal business, and which have less than 100 employees at all times.
Group context 5011 Wholesale trade, general merchandise (with 100 or more employees) This class comprises establishments engaged in wholesale purchasing of goods from more than one of Major group 5 1 – Wholesale trade (Textile and apparel), 52 – Wholesale trade (Food and beverages), 5 3 – Wholesale trade (Building materials, minerals and metals), 5 4 – Wholesale trade (Machinery and equipment), and 55 – Other wholesale trade (however, excluding Industry 5598 – Agents and brokers) and from at least 3 Groups, whose nature is such that it is not possible to distinguish which of these is their principal business, and which have at least 100 employees at all times.
Major group context This Major group comprises establishments primarily engaged in the purchase -and-wholesale of various goods. They are the establishments that purchase and wholesale the goods which fall under multiple Major groups in the Major groups of 51 - Wholesale trade (Textile and apparel), 52 - Wholesale trade (Food and beverages), 53 - Wholesale trade (Building materials, minerals and metals, etc.), 54 - Wholesale trade (Machinery and equipment), and 55 – Other wholesale trade (except however the industry item 5598- Agents and brokers) and which fall under three and more Industry items, and it is difficult by their nature to determine the primary business of the establishments. Group Class Number Number