Group · NACE Rev. 2.1

46.1 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis

active

Includes

activities of commission agents, commodity brokers and other wholesalers trading on the account of others without owning the intermediated goods at any time
activities of bringing sellers and buyers together
activities of undertaking commercial transactions on the account of a principal, including on the internet

activities of central purchasing units if they are only intermediaries and do not own the goods
activities of wholesale auctioneering houses for third-party goods, including internet wholesale auctions

wholesale on own account, see 46.2 to 46.9
activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
intermediation service activities for retail sale, see 47.9
intermediation service activities for real estate activities, see 68.31
operation of websites providing searches for goods that link customers to sellers, see the corresponding classes for intermediation service activities
activities of advertising, market research and public relations, see division 73

Per the official Eurostat correspondence table (NACE Rev. 2 → NACE Rev. 2.1):

NACE Rev. 2 origin	Heading (Rev. 2)	Mapping	Type
45.1	Sale of motor vehicles	NACE Rev. 2 group 45.1 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 groups 46.1, 46.7, 47.8, 47.9	34:42
45.3	Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories	NACE Rev. 2 group 45.3 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 groups 46.1, 46.7, 47.8, 47.9	34:42
45.4	Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories	NACE Rev. 2 group 45.4 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 groups 46.1, 46.7, 47.8, 47.9, 95.3	34:42
46.1	Wholesale on a fee or contract basis	NACE Rev. 2 group 46.1 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 group 46.1	34:42
82.9	Business support service activities n.e.c.	NACE Rev. 2 group 82.9 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 groups 43.6, 46.1, 47.9, 53.3, 61.2, 77.5, 82.4, 82.9, 85.6, 86.9, 87.9, 95.4, 96.4	34:42

Code	Heading
46.11	Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
46.12	Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals
46.13	Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of timber and building materials
46.14	Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft
46.15	Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery
46.16	Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods
46.17	Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
46.18	Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of other particular products
46.19	Activities of agents involved in non-specialised wholesale

Code	46.1
Level	Group
Parent	46
Classification	NACE Rev. 2.1
Legal basis	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137
Source	Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform)
Data checked	2026-07-20