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NAICS code 424720: Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of petroleum and petroleum products (except from bulk liquid storage facilities).

SBA small-business size limit
200 staff

Is your company small for 424720?

The SBA limit is 200 employees average number of employees.

What 424720 covers

Included

  • Gasoline merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Lubricating oil and grease merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Bottled liquid petroleum gas merchant wholesalers
  • Fuel oil merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)

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Activities listed under 424720

  • Alternative fuels, blended with petroleum, merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Asphalt binder merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Asphalt, liquid, merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Biodiesel, blended with petroleum, merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Biofuels, blended with petroleum, merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Butane gas merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Crude oil merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Diesel fuel merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Ethanol, blended with petroleum, merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Fuel oil merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Fuel oil truck jobbers
  • Fuel, aircraft, merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
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  • Fueling aircraft (except on contract basis), merchant wholesalers
  • Gasohol merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Gasoline merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Kerosene merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Lubricating oils and greases merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Oil, petroleum, merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)
  • Petroleum coke merchant wholesalers
  • Propane merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)

Questions

What is NAICS code 424720?

NAICS 424720 is “Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals)”. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of petroleum and petroleum products (except from bulk liquid storage facilities).

What businesses use NAICS code 424720?

Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Gasoline merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals); Lubricating oil and grease merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals); Bottled liquid petroleum gas merchant wholesalers; and Fuel oil merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals).

What is not included in NAICS 424720?

Businesses mainly merchant wholesale distribution of crude petroleum and petroleum products from bulk liquid storage facilities are classified in Industry 424710, Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals; and fueling aircraft on a contract or fee basis are classified in Industry 488190, Other Support Activities for Air Transportation.

What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 424720?

200 employees (average over the last 24 months), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.

What is the SIC code for NAICS 424720?

SIC 5172 (Petroleum and Petroleum Products Wholesalers, Except Bulk Stations and Terminals, part), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).

What is the IRS business code for NAICS 424720?

424700 (Petroleum & petroleum products) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes. The IRS code covers NAICS 424710, 424720.

How do I find government contracts for NAICS 424720?

Federal agencies put a NAICS code on each solicitation in SAM.gov, and some states and cities use NAICS codes too. Add 424720 to your SAM.gov registration and to your bid alerts; PublicBeam emails new bids for the codes you choose every morning.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS (public domain). PublicBeam is independent and not affiliated with the Census Bureau or any agency. Always check the NAICS code in the official notice before you bid.