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NACE 46.82: Wholesale of metals and metal ores

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 46.72. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 4662.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 46.82 is "Wholesale of metals and metal ores". It sits in section G (WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE), then division 46 (Wholesale trade), then group 46.8 (Other specialised wholesale). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 46.72 (Wholesale of metals and metal ores).

What the class includes

This class includes: - wholesale of ferrous and non-ferrous metal ores - wholesale of ferrous and non-ferrous metals in primary forms - wholesale of gold and other precious metals - wholesale of semi-finished metal products and metal ores - wholesale of ferrous and non-ferrous semi-finished products n.e.c.

What it excludes

This class excludes: - wholesale of metal scrap, see 46.87 - gold bullion sales, see section L

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2Label (Rev. 2)Also maps to
46.72Wholesale of metals and metal ores-

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Neighbouring classes

46.81 Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and… · 46.83 Wholesale of wood, construction materials and… · 46.84 Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating… · 46.85 Wholesale of chemical products · 46.86 Wholesale of other intermediate products · 46.87 Wholesale of waste and scrap · 46.89 Other specialised wholesale n.e.c.

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.