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NACE 46.85: Wholesale of chemical products

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 46.75. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 4669.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 46.85 is "Wholesale of chemical products". 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 46.75 (Wholesale of chemical products).

What the class includes

This class includes: - wholesale of industrial chemicals (e.g. aniline, essential oils, chemical glues, methanol, paraffin, scents and flavourings, soda, industrial salt, acids and sulphurs, starch derivates, industrial gases, dyes and pigments, other organic and inorganic basic chemicals, glazes, printing inks and adhesives) - wholesale of explosives and pyrotechnic products - wholesale of fertilisers and agrochemical products - wholesale of hydrogen

What it excludes

This class excludes: - sale of gaseous fuels through mains on the account of others, see 35.40

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2Label (Rev. 2)Also maps to
46.75Wholesale of chemical products-

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Neighbouring classes

46.81 Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and… · 46.82 Wholesale of metals and metal ores · 46.83 Wholesale of wood, construction materials and… · 46.84 Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating… · 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.