What is NAICS 423450? Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 423450 is used by federal buyers for market research, set-aside size standards, and reporting. Official titles come from the Census Bureau NAICS structure.

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of professional medical equipment, instruments, and supplies (except ophthalmic equipment and instruments and goods used by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians).

Included activity examples

Dental equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
Electromedical equipment merchant wholesalers
First-aid kits (except household) merchant wholesalers
Hospital beds merchant wholesalers
Hospital furniture merchant wholesalers
Medical and dental X-ray machines and parts merchant wholesalers
Patient monitoring equipment merchant wholesalers
Prosthetic appliances and supplies merchant wholesalers
Surgical and medical masks merchant wholesalers
Surgical dressings merchant wholesalers
Surgical instruments and apparatus merchant wholesalers

Official title: Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Code level: 6
Parent industry: Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 42345
Open opportunities: 19 open · 42 active

SBA small-business size standard

500 employees

Employee-count basis · Special exception text applies

Check this standard and its exceptions

Excluded or separately classified activities

Official Census cross-references identify activities that belong under another North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.

Merchant wholesale distribution of household first-aid kits and nonsurgical bandages--are classified in Industry 424210, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers.
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers424210
Merchant wholesale distribution of personal safety devices and supplies (e.g., eye shields, face shields, nonelectric respirators)--are classified in Industry 423990, Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers; and
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers423990
Merchant wholesale distribution of professional equipment, instruments, and/or goods sold, prescribed, or used by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians--are classified in Industry 423460, Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers;
Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers423460