おもちゃおよび趣味用品の卸売業者
Description
このセクターは、ゲーム、おもちゃ、花火、トランプ、およびさまざまな趣味関連用品のサプライチェーンにおける主要な仲介業者となる事業所を含みます。これらの企業は、主に耐久性のある商品を小売業者、他の卸売業者、および大規模な機関向けに卸売流通を行います。彼らの主な機能は、製造業者から完成品または原材料を購入し、それをエンドユーザー向けの販売チャネルを通じて移動することです。典型的なビジネス活動には、在庫管理、バルク注文、ロジスティクス調整、および小売パートナーへの販売サポートが含まれます。これらの業界のオペレーターは、地域市場にサービスを提供する独立した卸売業者から、全国および国際的な境界をまたがる大規模な多店舗企業まで、さまざまな規模があります。多くの企業は、モデルビルディングキット、アクションフィギュア、またはクラフト材料などの特定の製品カテゴリに特化していますが、他の企業は、一般的な小売ニーズに対応するために多様な在庫を維持しています。事業規模は大きく異なり、一部の企業は数十万ドルの年間出荷を管理していますが、他の企業は地域的なハブとして機能しています。地理的には、これらの卸売業者は、都市部または特定の州地域をカバーしていますが、主要なプレーヤーは全国的なプレゼンスを持っています。彼らの役割は、小売店での製品の入手可能性を確保し、小売業者がメーカーとの直接的な関係なしに、幅広いレジャーおよび創造的なアイテムを在庫に置くことを可能にすることにあります。
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Wholesale Trade 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Wholesale Trade sector comprises establishments engaged in wholesaling merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. The merchandise described in this sector includes the outputs of agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and certain information industries, such as publishing. The wholesaling process is an intermediate step in the distribution of merchandise. Wholesalers are organized to sell or arrange the purchase or sale of (a) goods for resale (i.e., goods sold to other wholesalers or retailers), (b) capital or durable nonconsumer goods, and (c) raw and intermediate materials and supplies used in production. Wholesalers sell merchandise to other businesses and normally operate from a warehouse or office. These warehouses and offices are characterized by having little or no display of merchandise. In addition, neither the design nor the location of the premises is intended to solicit walk-in traffic. Wholesalers do not normally use advertising directed to the general public. Customers are generally reached initially via telephone, in-person marketing, or by specialized advertising that may include Internet and other electronic means. Follow-up orders are either vendor-initiated or client-initiated, generally based on previous sales, and typically exhibit strong ties between sellers and buyers. In fact, transactions are often conducted between wholesalers and clients that have long-standing business relationships. This sector comprises two main types of wholesalers: merchant wholesalers that sell goods on their own account and agents and brokers that arrange sales and purchases for others generally for a commission or fee. (1) Establishments that sell goods on their own account are known as wholesale merchants, distributors, jobbers, drop shippers, and import/export merchants. Also included as wholesale merchants are sales offices and sales branches (but not retail stores) maintained by manufacturing, refining, or mining enterprises apart from their plants or mines for the purpose of marketing their products, and group purchasing organizations primarily purchasing and selling goods on their own account. Merchant wholesale establishments typically maintain their own warehouse, where they receive and handle goods for their customers. Goods are generally sold without transformation, but may include integral functions, such as sorting, packaging, labeling, and other marketing services. (2) Establishments arranging for the purchase or sale of goods owned by others or purchasing goods, generally on a commission basis are known as business-to-business electronic markets, agents and brokers, commission merchants, import/export agents and brokers, auction companies, group purchasing organizations (acting as agents), and manufacturers' representatives. These establishments operate from offices and generally do not own or handle the goods they sell. Some wholesale establishments may be connected with a single manufacturer and promote and sell the particular manufacturer's products to a wide range of other wholesalers or retailers. Other wholesalers may be connected to a retail chain, or limited number of retail chains, and only provide a variety of products needed by that particular retail operation(s). These wholesalers may obtain the products from a wide range of manufacturers. Still other wholesalers may not take title to the goods, but act as agents and brokers for a commission. Although, in general, wholesaling normally denotes sales in large volumes, durable nonconsumer goods may be sold in single units. Sales of capital or durable nonconsumer goods used in the production of goods and services, such as farm machinery, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and industrial machinery, are always included in wholesale trade. |
| 423 | Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods subsector sell capital or durable goods to other businesses. Merchant wholesalers generally take title to the goods that they sell; in other words, they buy and sell goods on their own account. Durable goods are new or used items generally with a normal life expectancy of three years or more. Durable goods merchant wholesale trade establishments are engaged in wholesaling products, such as motor vehicles, furniture, construction materials, machinery and equipment (including household-type appliances), metals and minerals (except petroleum), sporting goods, toys and hobby goods, recyclable materials, and parts. Agents and brokers primarily engaged in wholesaling durable goods, generally on a commission or fee basis, are classified in Subsector 425, Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers. |
| 4239 | Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 4-digit industry group | This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of sporting, recreational, toy, hobby, and jewelry goods and supplies, and precious stones and metals. |
| 42392 | Toy and Hobby Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 5-digit NAICS industry | See industry description for 423920. |
| 423920 | おもちゃおよび趣味用品の卸売業者 6-digit U.S. detail | このセクターは、ゲーム、おもちゃ、花火、トランプ、およびさまざまな趣味関連用品のサプライチェーンにおける主要な仲介業者となる事業所を含みます。これらの企業は、主に耐久性のある商品を小売業者、他の卸売業者、および大規模な機関向けに卸売流通を行います。彼らの主な機能は、製造業者から完成品または原材料を購入し、それをエンドユーザー向けの販売チャネルを通じて移動することです。典型的なビジネス活動には、在庫管理、バルク注文、ロジスティクス調整、および小売パートナーへの販売サポートが含まれます。これらの業界のオペレーターは、地域市場にサービスを提供する独立した卸売業者から、全国および国際的な境界をまたがる大規模な多店舗企業まで、さまざまな規模があります。多くの企業は、モデルビルディングキット、アクションフィギュア、またはクラフト材料などの特定の製品カテゴリに特化していますが、他の企業は、一般的な小売ニーズに対応するために多様な在庫を維持しています。事業規模は大きく異なり、一部の企業は数十万ドルの年間出荷を管理していますが、他の企業は地域的なハブとして機能しています。地理的には、これらの卸売業者は、都市部または特定の州地域をカバーしていますが、主要なプレーヤーは全国的なプレゼンスを持っています。彼らの役割は、小売店での製品の入手可能性を確保し、小売業者がメーカーとの直接的な関係なしに、幅広いレジャーおよび創造的なアイテムを在庫に置くことを可能にすることにあります。 |
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Index Items
ボードゲーム、カードゲーム、子供用乗り物（自転車を除く）、塗り絵、クラフトキット、人形、電子ゲーム、花火、ゲーム（コインまたはカード式ではない）、ゲーム機、趣味クラフトキット、趣味用品、模型キット、トランプ、パズル、科学キット、切手、おもちゃ家具、おもちゃ（電子を含む）、トレーディングカード、子供用乗り物（自転車を除く）、ビデオゲーム
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 423920.
National Association of Toy Wholesalers
The primary trade association for toy wholesalers offering industry news, marketing resources, and supplier directories.
U.S. Census Bureau Industry Report
Official government data page providing economic statistics and detailed industry profiles for toy and hobby wholesale merchants.
Toy Biz Directory
An industry resource platform listing manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers of toys, games, and hobby materials.
