4612 Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals


Corresponding CPA codes

  • 46.12.1 Wholesale trade services on a fee or contract basis of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals
  • 46.12.11 Wholesale trade services on a fee or contract basis of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products
  • 46.12.12 Wholesale trade services on a fee or contract basis of metal ores and metal in primary forms
  • 46.12.13 Wholesale trade services on a fee or contract basis of industrial chemicals, fertilisers and agrochemical products

Codification rules

Priority in case of multiple activities

If production, repair and sales activities are carried out, the priority is as follows :

- if production and sale: production takes priority
- if production and repair: production takes priority
- if repair and sale: repair takes priority

For mail order and internet sales of wholesale products (NOGA 46), the sales channel is not considered but the product in the corresponding wholesale sector.

A wholesaler (NOGA 46) sells these goods to businesses. A retailer (NOGA 47) sells its products to the final consumer. If both activities are carried out without predominance, retail trade (47) takes precedence.

Definition of wholesale trade intermediary(461…)

- Puts professional buyers and sellers in touch with each other so they can exchange merchandise or carry out commercial transactions on behalf of a third party, including on the internet
- Does not buy or sell merchandise but offers a service
- Is not the owner of the merchandise exchanged
- Remuneration on a commission basis in proportion to the volume of business handled