Group · NACE Rev. 2.1
46.1 — Wholesale on a fee or contract basis
- Previous NACE Rev. 2 codes
- 45.1, 45.3, 45.4, 46.1, 82.9
- Parent
- 46 — Wholesale trade
- Source
- Eurostat — NACE Rev. 2.1
- Last verified
- 2026-07-20
Includes
This group includes intermediation service activities, in other words, the facilitation of transactions between sellers and buyers for the ordering of goods for a fee or commission without taking ownership of the goods intermediated, including:
- 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
Excludes
- 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
Rev. 2 mapping
Official correspondence: Eurostat NACE correspondence tables.
| Previous code | Previous label | 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 |