46.42
Class
Wholesale of clothing and footwear
SDMX: G4642
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
8 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This class includes: - wholesale of clothing, including sports clothes - wholesale of clothing accessories (e.g. gloves, ties and braces) - wholesale of footwear, including non-specialised sports footwear - wholesale of fur articles - wholesale of umbrellas
+ Also Includes
This class also includes: - wholesale of work clothes, uniforms, costumes
✗ Excludes
This class excludes: - wholesale of jewellery, see 46.48 - wholesale of leather goods, excluding clothing and footwear, see 46.49 - wholesale of specialised sports footwear only used in the practice of a sport (e.g. ski boots, football shoes, skates, ballet shoes), see 46.49 - wholesale of protective gear for motorcyclists, see 46.75
Frequently Confused With
Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXManagers and directors in retail and wholesale
SOC 2020:1150 Common titles: Shop manager, Retail director
Sales and retail assistants
SOC 2020:7111 Common titles: Shop assistant, Sales person
Retail cashiers and check-out operators
SOC 2020:7112 Common titles: Cashier, Checkout assistant
Related Occupations
Importers and exportersStock control clerks and assistants
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section G (Wholesale of clothing and footwear).
In this section
- 46.41 — Wholesale of Textiles
- 46.43 — Wholesale of Electrical Household Appliances
- 46.44 — Wholesale of China and Glassware and Cleaning Materials
- 46.45 — Wholesale of Perfume and Cosmetics
- 46.46 — Wholesale of Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods
- 46.47 — Wholesale of Household, Office and Shop Furniture, Carpets and Lighting Equipment
- 46.48 — Wholesale of Watches and Jewellery
- 46.49 — Wholesale of Other Household Goods
Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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