NAICS 424470: Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers

Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers is NAICS code 424470. A business is small under it with 150 employees or fewer. No federal contracts are open under this code right now.

SBA size standard
150 employees or fewer
Open contracts now
0
Federal spending, FY2025
$864,970
Share won by small businesses
86%
Small businesses registered
335

What NAICS 424470 covers

The Census Bureau's NAICS index lists these kinds of work under 424470:

  • Cutting of purchased carcasses (except boxed meat cut on an assembly line basis) merchant wholesalers
  • Deli meats (except poultry) merchant wholesalers
  • Fresh meats merchant wholesalers
  • Frozen meats (except packaged) merchant wholesalers
  • Lard merchant wholesalers
  • Meats and meat products (except canned, packaged frozen) merchant wholesalers
  • Meats, cured or smoked, merchant wholesalers
  • Processed meats (e.g., luncheon, sausage) merchant wholesalers

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

SBA size standard for 424470

To count as a small business for a contract assigned NAICS 424470, your business must have 150 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 meat and meat product merchant wholesalers

Agencies that awarded the most under NAICS 424470 over the last three fiscal years, per USAspending.gov:

AgencyObligated
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$2.9 million

Your competition

335 businesses with active SAM.gov registrations are rated small under NAICS 424470, most of them in Florida (47), Texas (34), California (32), Georgia (17) and Illinois (17). Look any of them up with the free CAGE code and UEI lookup.

Small businesses winning 424470 contracts

Firms with 424470 as their primary code and the most federal contract dollars over the last three fiscal years:

Federal spending under 424470 by year

Fiscal yearContract obligations
FY2024$917,997
FY2025$864,970
FY2026$1.1 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 424470?

424470 is the 2022 NAICS code for Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers. The Census Bureau's index lists work such as cutting of purchased carcasses (except boxed meat cut on an assembly line basis) merchant wholesalers, deli meats (except poultry) merchant wholesalers, fresh meats merchant wholesalers under it. Federal contracting uses the 2022 codes.

What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 424470?

150 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 meat and meat product 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 424470 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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