NACE 46.87: Wholesale of waste and scrap

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 46.77. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 4669.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 46.87 is "Wholesale of waste and scrap". 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 46.77 (Wholesale of waste and scrap).

What the class includes

This class includes: - wholesale of metal and non-metal waste and scrap and materials for recycling, including collecting, sorting, separating, stripping of used goods (e.g. cars in order to obtain reusable parts), packing and repacking, storage and delivery, but without a transformation process. Additionally, the purchased and sold waste has a remaining value - wholesale of usable goods (metal, plastics), following the dismantling of cars, computers, televisions and other equipment on own account by the unit without further transformation of the goods - wholesale of car wrecks

What it excludes

This class excludes: - collection of household and industrial waste, see 38.1 - processing of waste and scrap and other articles into secondary raw materials when a transformation process is required (the resulting secondary raw material is fit for direct use in an industrial manufacturing process, but is not a final product), see 38.21 - dismantling of unusable automobiles, computers, televisions, and other equipment and parts for materials recovery, see 38.21 - ship-breaking, see 38.21 - shredding of cars by means of a mechanical process, see 38.21 - treatment of waste for disposal without recovery, see 38.3 - retail sale of second-hand goods, see 47.79

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
46.77	Wholesale of waste and scrap	-

The label in 24 languages

bgТърговия на едро с отпадъци и скрап
csVelkoobchod s odpadem a šrotem
daEngroshandel med affaldsprodukter
deGroßhandel mit Altmaterialien und Reststoffen
elΧονδρικό εμπόριο απορριμμάτων και υπολειμμάτων
enWholesale of waste and scrap
esComercio al por mayor de chatarra y productos de desecho
etJäätmete ja jääkide hulgikaubandus
fiJätteen ja romun tukkukauppa
frCommerce de gros de déchets et débris
gaMórdhíol dramhaíola agus draimh
hrTrgovina na veliko ostacima i otpacima
huHulladék-nagykereskedelem
itCommercio all’ingrosso di rottami e cascami
ltAtliekų ir laužo didmeninė prekyba
lvAtkritumu un lūžņu vairumtirdzniecība
mtKummerċ bl-ingrossa tal-iskart u r-ruttam
nlGroothandel in afval en schroot
plSprzedaż hurtowa odpadów i złomu
ptComércio por grosso de desperdícios e sucata
roVânzări cu ridicata de deșeuri și resturi
skVeľkoobchod s odpadom a šrotom
slTrgovina na debelo z ostanki in odpadki
svPartihandel med avfallsprodukter och skrot

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… · 46.85 Wholesale of chemical products · 46.86 Wholesale of other intermediate products · 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.