NAICS Code 424940: Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers

National industry

SBA small business size standard: 250 employees

Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of tobacco products, such as cigarettes, snuff, cigars, pipe tobacco, and electronic cigarettes (including related parts and accessories).

Code facts

NAICS codes and definitions come from the U.S. Census Bureau, size standards from the SBA and contract spending from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Business activities under NAICS 424940

  • Chewing tobacco merchant wholesalers
  • Cigarettes merchant wholesalers
  • Cigars merchant wholesalers
  • Pipe tobacco merchant wholesalers
  • Snuff merchant wholesalers
  • Tobacco (except leaf) merchant wholesalers
  • Tobacco products merchant wholesalers

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Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $0
FY2026 $0
FY2025 $0
FY2024 -$76,667

Size standard history

Federal Register rules that named this code

Final rule Published Effective
Small Business Size Standards: Adoption of 2022 North American Industry Classification System for Size Standards 87 FR 59240 · 3245-AH89
Small Business Size Standards: Employee Based Size Standards in Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade 81 FR 3941 · 3245-AG49
Small Business Size Standards; Adoption of Size Standards by 2002 North American Industry Classification System for Size Standards 67 FR 56905 · 3245-AF00

From the NAICS codes each rule's amendments to 13 CFR 121.201 name. Rules that print their size standard tables as images aren't listed.

Quick answers

What is NAICS 424940?

NAICS 424940 is Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers, a national industry in NAICS 42, Wholesale Trade.

What is the NAICS code for snuff merchant wholesalers?

The NAICS code for snuff merchant wholesalers is 424940, Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers.

What is the NAICS code for cigars merchant wholesalers?

The NAICS code for cigars merchant wholesalers is 424940, Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers.

What is the NAICS code for cigarettes merchant wholesalers?

The NAICS code for cigarettes merchant wholesalers is 424940, Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers.

When did the size standard for NAICS 424940 last change?

The most recent Federal Register rule on record that names NAICS 424940 in the SBA's size standards is "Small Business Size Standards: Adoption of 2022 North American Industry Classification System for Size Standards" (87 FR 59240), published Sep 29, 2022 and effective Oct 1, 2022.

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