Analysis
NAICS 45999 is the 2022 NAICS industry for all other miscellaneous retailers, part of 4599 (Other Miscellaneous Retailers). Census lists 35 example activities under it in the official index.
Census lists 10 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 45991, 45992, 45993 and 45921. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Across its national industries Census lists 35 index entries; typical ones are cigar stores and architectural supply stores.
For example, retailing pets and pet supplies are classified in 45991 (Pet and Pet Supplies Retailers) instead.
County Business Patterns publishes no national count for it, either because the code is out of the survey's scope or because the figures are suppressed to protect individual businesses.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing miscellaneous specialized lines of merchandise (except motor vehicle and parts dealers; building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers; food and beverage retailers; furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers; general merchandise retailers; health and personal care retailers; gasoline stations and fuel dealers; clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers; sporting goods, hobby, and musical instrument retailers; book retailers and news dealers; florists; office supplies, stationery, and gift retailers; used merchandise retailers; pet and pet supplies retailers; art dealers; and manufactured (mobile) home dealers).
Illustrative Examples:
Art supply retailers Swimming pool (above-ground) and supply retailers Cemetery memorial (e.g., headstones, markers, vaults) dealers Home security equipment retailers Tobacco retailers Cigar retailers E-cigarette retailers Vape shops
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Retailing pets and pet supplies | 45991 Pet and Pet Supplies Retailers |
| Retailing original and limited edition art works created by others | 45992 Art Dealers |
| Retailing manufactured homes (i.e., mobile homes) | 45993 Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers |
| Retailing new books | 45921 Book Retailers and News Dealers |
| Retailing new jewelry (except costume jewelry) | 45831 Jewelry Retailers |
| Retailing new costume jewelry | 45811 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers |
| Retailing used merchandise (except automobiles, RVs, mobile homes, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), boats, motor vehicle parts, tires, aircraft, snowmobiles, and utility trailers) | 45951 Used Merchandise Retailers |
| Constructing outdoor below-ground swimming pools | 23899 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
| Selling security alarm systems combined with installation, repair, and/or remote alarm monitoring | 56162 Security Systems Services |
| Operating funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories | 8122 Death Care Services |
Index entries (35)
- Cigar stores
- Architectural supply stores