NAICS 423620: Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers

Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers is NAICS code 423620. A business is small under it with 225 employees or fewer. No federal contracts are open under this code right now.

SBA size standard
225 employees or fewer
Open contracts now
0
Federal spending, FY2025
$3.6 million
Share won by small businesses
41%

What NAICS 423620 covers

The Census Bureau's NAICS index lists these kinds of work under 423620:

  • Air-conditioners, room, merchant wholesalers
  • Appliances, household-type (except water heaters, heating stoves (i.e., noncooking)), gas and electric, merchant wholesalers
  • Audio equipment, household-type, merchant wholesalers
  • Automotive radios merchant wholesalers
  • Blankets, electric, merchant wholesalers
  • Clothes dryers merchant wholesalers
  • Coffee makers, household-type, merchant wholesalers
  • Compact disc players merchant wholesalers
  • Consumer electronics merchant wholesalers
  • Cooking equipment, gas and electric, household-type, merchant wholesalers
  • Curling irons, electric, merchant wholesalers
  • Digital video disc (DVD) players merchant wholesalers
  • Dishwashers, household-type, merchant wholesalers
  • Dryers, clothes, merchant wholesalers

The index lists 57 entries for this code in all.

Read the full definition, including what's excluded, on census.gov.

SBA size standard for 423620

To count as a small business for a contract assigned NAICS 423620, your business must have 225 employees or fewer. Employees are averaged over the last 24 months.

From SBA's table of size standards, effective Mar 17, 2023. Confirm it with SBA's size standards tool before you certify your size.

Who buys household appliances, electric housewares, and consumer electronics merchant wholesalers

Agencies that awarded the most under NAICS 423620 over the last three fiscal years, per USAspending.gov:

AgencyObligated
Department of State$5.4 million
Department of the Air Force$3.9 million
Defense Logistics Agency$594,196
Department of the Army$348,552
U.S. Coast Guard$207,096
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$174,615
Department of the Navy$77,862
Agency for International Development$58,466

Federal spending under 423620 by year

Fiscal yearContract obligations
FY2024$5.2 million
FY2025$3.6 million
FY2026$2.1 million
FY2027 (so far)$0

Source: USAspending.gov, all contract awards with this NAICS code. Fiscal years start October 1.

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Frequently asked questions

What is NAICS code 423620?

423620 is the 2022 NAICS code for Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers. The Census Bureau's index lists work such as air-conditioners, room, merchant wholesalers, appliances, household-type (except water heaters, heating stoves (i.e., noncooking)), gas and electric, merchant wholesalers, audio equipment, household-type, merchant wholesalers under it. Federal contracting uses the 2022 codes.

What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 423620?

225 employees or fewer. A business at or under that is small for contracts assigned this code. The current SBA table took effect Mar 17, 2023.

Are there government contracts for household appliances, electric housewares, and consumer electronics merchant wholesalers?

None are open on SAM.gov right now, but new notices post daily. You can set up a free alert for this code.

How do I add NAICS code 423620 to my SAM.gov registration?

Update your entity registration on SAM.gov and add the code on the Goods and Services page, in the Assertions section. You can list several NAICS codes and mark one as your primary. Changes are free.

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