461400 Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft


This type includes:

  • activities of agents involved in the sale of machinery, including office machinery and computers, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft

This type excludes:

  • activities of commission agents for motor vehicles (see 451)
  • auctions of motor vehicles (see 451)
  • wholesale trade in own name (see 462 to 469)
  • retail sale by non-store commission agents (see 479900)

agricultural machinery, trade agencies; airplanes; alarm systems for households; computer programs; data processing and computer equipment; fire detection apparatuses; hardware; machines; office machines; planes; technical aid; television sets; tool-machines; watercrafts

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