Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of specialized equipment and supplies of the type used by service establishments (except specialized equipment and supplies used in offices, stores, hotels, restaurants, schools, health and medical facilities, photographic facilities, and specialized equipment used in transportation and construction activities). Illustrative Examples: Amusement park equipment merchant wholesalers Beauty parlor equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers Car wash equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers Drycleaning equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers Voting machines merchant wholesalers Janitorial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers Undertakers' equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers Upholsterers' equipment and supplies (except fabrics) merchant wholesalers Water treatment equipment, municipal, merchant wholesalers Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--