DIVISION 61: WHOLESALE TRADE AND COMMISSION TRADE, EXCEPT OF
MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTOR CYCLES
This division includes the resale (sale without
transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, to industrial,
commercial, institutional or professional users; or to other wholesalers; or
acting as agents or brokers in buying merchandise for or selling merchandise
to such persons or firms. The principal types of businesses included are
merchant wholesalers, i.e. wholesalers who take title to the goods they
sell, such as wholesale merchants or jobbers, industrial distributors,
exporters, importers, and co-operative buying associations, sales branches
(but not retail stores) which are maintained by manufacturing or mining
units apart from their plants or mines for the purpose of marketing their
products and which do not merely take orders to be filled by direct
shipments from the plants or mines. Also included are merchandise and
commodity brokers, commission merchants and agents, buyers and co-operative
associations engaged in the marketing of farm products. Wholesalers
frequently physically, sort and grade goods in large lots, break bulk,
repack, redistribute in smaller lots, e.g. pharmaceuticals, store,
refrigerate, deliver and install goods, engage in sales promotion for their
customers and design labels.
Exclusions:
Wholesale trade in motor vehicles, or in motor cycles and
the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles is classified under groups 6311
(Wholesale sale of motor vehicles), 6340 (Sale, maintenance and repair of
motor cycles and related parts and accessories) and 6320 (Maintenance and
repair of motor vehicles), respectively. Activities of dealers and brokers
of commodity future contracts and exchanges for trading in such contracts
are classified under the appropriate group of major group 831 (Activities
auxiliary to financial intermediation, except insurance and pension
funding).
Marketing boards instituted in terms of the Marketing Act,
1937, for the marketing of agricultural products are classified under
subgroup 91109 (Other Central Government activities).
The handling and storage activities of businesses and
co-operatives appointed as agents by a control board to store products on
behalf of the control board is classified under subgroup 74120 (Storage and
warehousing).
Sales to farmers as household consumers of items such as
food, clothing and household goods are classified under the appropriate
groups of Division 62 (Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motor
cycles; repair of personal and household goods).
The repair and maintenance of office machinery and computers
are classified under group 8650 (Maintenance and repair of office,
accounting and computing machinery).
Repair work to mining, agricultural, industrial and
construction machinery is classified under Manufacturing along with the
manufacture of the relevant type of machinery.
The renting of motor cars and trucks is classified under
group 8511 (Renting of land transport equipment), and the renting of
machinery and equipment is classified under major group 852 (Renting of
other machinery and equipment).
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6110 Wholesale trade on a fee or contract
basis
This group includes commission agents, commodity brokers and
auctioneers and all other wholesalers who trade on behalf and on the account
of others. They usually make it their business to bring sellers and buyers
together or undertake commercial transactions on behalf of a principal.
Included are the activities of -
- commission agents e.g. market agents who market fresh
products such as vegetables, fruit, flowers and plants on a commission basis
at fresh produce markets;
- commodity brokers, e.g. hides, skins, wool, mohair and
similar brokers;
- auctioneers selling goods at auctions on behalf of others
on a commission basis; and
- other commercial agents selling goods on a commission
basis, e.g. agents representing local manufacturers and
- dealers for the marketing of products on a commission
basis. Agents importing and/or exporting goods on a commission basis and
dry-cleaning, waste paper and similar agents.
Exclusions:
The activities of commission agents regarding the sale of
motor vehicles and motor cycles are classified under Division 63 (Sale,
maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles; retail trade in
automotive fuel). Wholesale trade in own name, whether on own account or on
the account of others, is classified under groups 6121-6190.
The activities of dealers and brokers of commodity future
contracts and exchanges for trading in such contracts are classified under
the appropriate group of major group 831 (Activities auxiliary to financial
intermediation, except insurance and pension funding).
The activities of insurance agents are classified under
group 8320 (Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension
funding).
The activities of real estate agents are classified under
group 8421 (Activities of estate agencies, rent collectors, appraisers and
valuers).
Forwarding agents are classified under group 7419
(Activities of other transport agencies).
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612
Wholesale trade in agricultural raw
materials, livestock, food, beverages and tobacco
6121 Wholesale trade in
agricultural raw materials and livestock
This group includes wholesale trade in agricultural
products, such as grain, oats, lucerne, flowers, plants, unmanufactured
tobacco, and livestock and livestock products such as wool, hides, skins and
feathers.
6122 Wholesale trade in food,
beverages and tobacco
This group includes wholesale trade in food, beverages and
tobacco products.
61221 Wholesale trade in
foodstuffs
This subgroup includes wholesale trade in fresh, frozen,
canned and dried food and food products such as vegetables and fruit, meat,
fish, dairy products, eggs, edible oils and fats, sugar, confectionery and
bakery products, flavouring essences and other edible groceries. Included
are fruit juices and other soft drinks such as soft drink juices and
syrups.
Exclusions:
Wholesale trade in aerated soft drinks, juices and syrups is
classified under subgroup 61222 (Wholesale trade in
beverages).
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61222 Wholesale trade in
beverages
This subgroup includes wholesale trade in alcoholic and
non-alcoholic beverages. The bottling of beverages by wholesalers as part of
buying and selling is included.
Exclusions:
Wholesale trade in fruit juices and other non-aerated soft
drinks is classified under subgroup 61221 (Wholesale trade in
foodstuffs).
Bottling done on a fee or contract basis is classified under
group 8895 (Packaging activities).
61223 Wholesale trade in
tobacco products
This subgroup includes wholesale trade in tobacco products
such as tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and
snuff.
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613
Wholesale trade in household goods
6131 Wholesale trade in
textiles, clothing and footwear
This group includes wholesale trade in textiles and woven
fabrics such as blankets, rugs, carpets, soft furnishings, bags, tents and
tarpaulins, automotive textile goods, ropes, cables and yarns; footwear; and
apparel, including hats and handbags.
6139 Wholesale trade in
other household goods
This group includes the wholesale of household appliances,
articles and equipment.
61391 Wholesale trade in
household furniture, requisites and appliances
This subgroup includes wholesale trade in furniture;
household requisites such as pots, pans, dishes, cutlery, brooms and
brushes; and household appliances such as vacuum cleaners and polishers,
refrigerators, washing machines, stoves and food-mixers. Dealers in sound
and visual apparatus, such as radio and television sets and video recorders,
are included.
Exclusions:
Wholesale trade in lawnmowers, garden tools, musical
instruments and wallpaper is classified under subgroup 61399 (Wholesale
trade in other household goods n.e.c.).
Wholesale trade in office furniture is classified under
subgroup 61501 (Office machinery and equipment including
computers).
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61392 Wholesale trade in books
and stationery
This subgroup includes wholesale trade in books, magazines,
newspapers, stationery, posters, cards, paper and
paperboard.
61393 Wholesale trade in
precious stones, jewellery and silverware
This subgroup includes wholesale trade in diamonds, pearls,
other precious and semi-precious stones, jewellery, gold and silverware and
medals. Wholesale trade in watches and clocks is also
included.
61394 Wholesale of
pharmaceuticals and toiletries
This subgroup includes wholesale trade in medicine,
including biological products such as bacterial virus vaccines, antibiotics
and vitamins; other pharmaceutical products for human and veterinary use;
soap, cosmetics, perfumes, shampoos and shaving products and other similar
toilet preparations. Wholesale trade in surgical and orthopaedic instruments
and devices is also included.
61399 Wholesale trade in other
household goods n.e.c.
This subgroup includes wholesale trade in other household
goods n.e.c. such as photographic and optical goods, games and toys,
bicycles, musical instruments, sport and recreational goods, firearms,
travel goods, leather goods, garden tools and lawnmowers, lighting equipment
and cleaning material.
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614
Wholesale trade in non-agricultural
intermediate products, waste and scrap
6141 Wholesale trade
in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products
This group includes wholesale trade in solid fuel such as
firewood and coal; petroleum products such as petrol, diesel, lubricating
oils, greases and paraffin, and gaseous fuel such as liquefied petroleum
gas.
6142 Wholesale trade in
metals and metal ores
This group includes wholesale trade in metal ores and metals
in primary or mill forms.
6143 Wholesale trade
in construction materials, hardware, plumbing and
heating equipment and supplies
This group includes wholesale trade in construction
materials such as wood, steel, glass, concrete products, electrical cables
and accessories; tiles, plumbing accessories and other building materials
such as nails, hinges, bolts and screws; paints, varnish and lacquers and
floor coverings other than carpets and
tiles.
6149 Wholesale trade in
other intermediate products, waste and scrap
This group includes wholesale trade in goods such as basic
industrial chemicals, fertilizers and plastic materials in primary form,
waste and scrap and materials for recycling,
etc.
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6150 Wholesale trade in machinery, equipment
and supplies
61501 Office machinery and equipment,
including computers
This subgroup includes wholesale trade in office machinery,
furniture and equipment such as adding machines, photocopy machines,
typewriters, typist chairs and tables, scales, cash registers, safes, filing
cabinets, show cases and shelves, and as computer equipment such as central
processors, printers, word processors and
micro-computers.
61509 Other machinery
This subgroup includes wholesale trade in agricultural
machinery such as tractors, ploughs and harvesters; mining and industrial
machinery, equipment and apparatus such as engines, turbines and pumps;
ventilation and lift systems and communication apparatus; construction
machinery such as concrete mixers, cranes and water drilling and other
drilling machines; transport equipment (except motor vehicles, motor cycles
and cycles). Wholesale trade in spare parts of such machinery and equipment
are included.
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619
Other wholesale trade
61901 General wholesale
trade
This subgroup includes wholesale trade in a variety of
products, the sales of which of a single product or group of products is not
predominant, so that they cannot be classified under a particular suitable
subgroup.
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61909 Other wholesale trade
n.e.c.
This subgroup includes specialised wholesale not covered in
one of the previous categories.
DIVISION 62: RETAIL TRADE, EXCEPT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND
MOTOR CYCLES; REPAIR OF PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS
This division includes the resale (sale without
transformation) of new and used goods to the general public for personal or
household consumption or use by shops, department stores, stalls, mail-order
houses, hawkers and peddlers, consumer co-operatives, etc.
Establishments engaged in selling to the general public,
from displayed merchandise products, such as typewriters, stationery, paint
or lumber, are classified under this division, though these sales may not be
for personal or household consumption or use only.
The goods sold in this division are for obvious reasons,
limited to so-called consumer goods. Accordingly, examples of goods not
normally entering retail trade include cereal grains, ores, crude petroleum,
industrial chemicals, iron and steel and industrial machinery and
equipment.
In some instances some processing of the goods may be
involved, but this should only be incidental to selling.
Also included in this division are the repair and
installation of personal and household goods whether or not done in
combination with retail sales.
A fundamental distinction is made in the detail of the
division for retail trade between sales by stores, in major groups 621-624,
and sales by other methods, in major group 625.
Exclusions:
The sale of farmers’ products by farmers is classified under
Division 11 (Agriculture, hunting and related services).
The manufacture of goods (e.g. draperies, food) to be sold
exclusively to the general public for personal or household consumption
purposes is classified as Manufacturing, under divisions 30-39.
The sale of motor vehicles and motor cycles and their parts
and of automotive fuel is classified under Division 63 (Sale, maintenance
and repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles; retail trade in automotive
fuel).
The sale of motor vehicles or other goods to institutional
or industrial users only is classified under Divisions 63 (Sale, maintenance
and repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles; retail trade in automotive
fuel) and 61 (Wholesale and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and
motor cycles), respectively.
The sale of food and drinks for consumption on the premises
is classified under group 6420 (Restaurants, bars and canteens).
The renting of personal and household goods to the general
public is classified under group 8530.
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Non-specialised retail trade in
stores
6211 Retail trade in
non-specialised stores with food, beverages and tobacco
predominating
This group includes stores engaged in retail trade in a
variety of new goods of which food, beverages and tobacco are predominant.
This kind of activity is usually carried out by so-called general stores
which, apart from their main sales of edible groceries, have several other
lines of merchandise such as non-edible groceries, wearing apparel,
furniture, appliances, hardware, cosmetics,
etc.
6219 Other retail
trade in non-specialised stores
This group includes stores engaged in retail trade in a
variety of new goods of which food, beverages or tobacco are not
predominant. This kind of activity is usually carried out in department
stores carrying a general line of merchandise, including wearing apparel,
furniture, appliances, hardware, cosmetics, jewellery, toys, sporting goods,
etc. Such lines are normally arranged in separate departments, but are
integrated under a single management.
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622
Retail trade in food, beverages and
tobacco in specialised stores
62201 Retail trade in
fresh fruit and vegetables
This subgroup includes stores engaged in retail trade in
fresh fruit and vegetables.
62202 Retail trade in meat and meat
products
This subgroup includes stores engaged in retail trade in
meat and meat products.
Exclusions:
Stores engaged in retail trade in fish and other seafood and
products thereof are classified under subgroup 62209 (Other retail trade in
food, beverages and tobacco n.e.c.).
The slaughtering of livestock (for meat) at a fee is
classified under subgroup 30111 (Slaughtering, dressing and packing of
livestock, including poultry and small game for
meat).
62203 Retail trade in bakery
products
This subgroup includes stores engaged in retail trade in
bakery products such as bread, cakes, biscuits, pastry and sugar
confectionery.
Shops which, as an ancillary activity are engaged in the
baking of bakery products on the premises for sale to the general public are
included.
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62204 Retail trade in beverages
(bottle stores)
This subgroup includes stores engaged in retail trade in
alcoholic beverages such as wine, spirits and beer.
Exclusions:
The sale of beverages for immediate consumption on the
premises of restaurants is classified under subgroup 64201 (Restaurants or
tearooms with liquor licence).
The off-sales of a hotel when operated as an integral part
of the hotel (even if situated on different premises) are classified under
subgroup 64101 (Hotels, motels, botels and inns registered with the SA
Tourism Board).
62209 Other retail trade in
food, beverage and tobacco n.e.c.
This subgroup includes other specialised stores engaged in
retail trade in any one of the following merchandise lines:
- Dairy products and eggs.
- fish and other seafood and products thereof.
- tobacco products.
- food products n.e.c.
Exclusions:
Retailers in smokers’ requisites are classified under
subgroup 62399 (Retail trade by other specialised
stores).
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623
Other retail trade in new goods in
specialised stores
This major group includes stores specialised in retail trade
in any one of the following merchandise lines:
- Pharmaceutical and medical goods and cosmetic and toilet
articles.
- textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods.
- household appliances, articles and equipment.
- hardware, paints, varnishes and lacquers, glass and
articles of glass.
- office equipment, computers and non-customised software,
books, newspapers, magazines and stationery, and photographic, optical and
precision equipment.
- other (excluding food and tobacco
products).
6231 Retail trade in
pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles
This group includes specialised retail trade in
pharmaceutical, medical and orthopaedic goods, including prescribed, patent
and herbal medicines, perfumery articles, cosmetic articles and toilet
soap.
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6232 Retail trade in textiles,
clothing, footwear and leather goods
This group includes the specialised retail trade in
textiles; articles of clothing, articles of fur and clothing accessories;
footwear; leather goods and travel
accessories.
62321 Retail trade in men’s and
boys’ clothing
This subgroup includes specialised retail trade in men’s and
boys’ clothing and accessories.
Exclusions:
Specialised retail trade in both men’s and ladies’ clothing
is classified under subgroup 62323 (Retail trade by general outfitters and
by dealers in piece goods, textiles, leather and travel
accessories).
Specialised retail trade in footwear classified under
subgroup 62324 (Retail trade in shoes).
Bespoke tailoring is classified under subgroup 31403
(Bespoke tailoring).
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62322 Retail trade in ladies’
and girls’ clothing
This subgroup includes specialised retail trade in ladies’
and girls’ clothing and accessories.
Exclusions:
Specialised retail trade in both ladies’
and men’s clothing is classified under subgroup 62323 (Retail trade by
general outfitters and by dealers in piece goods, textiles, leather and
travel accessories).
Specialised retail trade in footwear is classified under
subgroup 62324 (Retail trade in shoes).
Bespoke tailoring is classified under subgroup 31403
(Bespoke tailoring).
62323 Retail trade by general
outfitters and by dealers in piece goods, textiles, leather
and
travel accessories
This subgroup includes specialised retail trade by clothiers
selling men’s, ladies’ and children’s clothes. Also included is specialised
retail trade in babies’ clothing and woven fabrics, linenware, buttons,
yarns, knitting wool and other textiles, articles of fur, leather goods and
travel accessories.
62324 Retail trade in
shoes
This subgroup includes specialised retail trade in men’s,
ladies’, children’s and sports shoes.
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6233 Retail trade in household
furniture, appliances, articles and equipment
This group includes specialised retail trade in household
furniture; household appliances such as radios, record players, television
sets, video machines, sewing machines, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners and
food mixers; miscellaneous household utensils, cutlery, crockery, glassware,
china and pottery; musical instruments and records, sound and video
casettes; articles for lighting; curtains and diverse household articles of
textile materials; wood, cork goods and wickerwork goods; household articles
and equipment n.e.c.
6234 Retail trade in hardware,
paint and glass
This group includes specialised retail trade in hardware
such as corrugated iron sheets, window and door frames, bolts, screws and
nails; paint, varnishes and lacquers; glass, construction materials such as
cement, bricks, sand, wood and wood products, plumbing and electrical
requisites; hand tools and equipment for domestic and garden use.
Exclusions:
Specialised retail trade in lawnmowers, swimming pool
equipment and chemicals is classified under subgroup 62399 (Retail trade by
other specialised stores).
The sale of hardware, paint and glass mainly to other
businesses is classified under group 6143 (Wholesale trade in construction
materials, hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and
supplies).
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6239 Other retail trade in
specialised stores
62391 Retail trade of reading
matter and stationery
This subgroup includes the specialised trade in reading
matter, calendars, posters and cards, stationery, such as books, files, pens
and pencils, and other similar items.
Exclusions:
Book exchange shops are classified under group 6240 (Retail
trade in second-hand goods in stores).
Retail trade in books via mail-order houses is classified
under subgroup 62511.
62392 Retail trade in
jewellery, watches and clocks
This subgroup includes specialised trade in jewellery,
watches and clocks.
Exclusions:
Establishments that mainly manufacture such articles on the
premises are classified under subgroup 39211 (Jewellery and related articles
composed of precious metals, precious and semi-precious stones and
pearls).
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62393 Retail trade in sports
goods and entertainment requisites
This subgroup includes specialised trade in sports goods
such as tennis rackets, balls, bats, golf clubs, gymnasium equipment,
bicycles, firearms and ammunition, fishing rods and angling gear;
entertainment requisites such as photographic equipment and video games;
binoculars, camping equipment such as tents, rucksacks and other
accessories; boats and toys.
Exclusions:
Retail trade in caravans and trailers is classified under
group 6312 (Retail sale of motor vehicles).
The retail sale of sports clothing is classified under group
6232 (Retail trade in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather
goods).
62399 Retail trade by other
specialised stores
This subgroup includes retail trade by other specialised
stores such as office supplies and equipment; computers and non-customised
software; wallpaper and floor coverings; flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers
and pets; souvenirs; smokers’ requisites; fuel oil, bottled gas, coal and
firewood; lawnmowers; swimmingpool equipment and chemicals; coins and
stamps; works of art and art requisites and non-food products
n.e.c.
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624
6240 Retail trade in second-hand goods in
stores
This group includes retail trade in used goods in stores.
Also included are pawnshops and book exchange shops.
Exclusions:
Retail trade in used motor vehicles and motor cycles is
classified under Division 63 (Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
and motor cycles; retail trade in automotive
fuel).
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625
Retail trade not in stores
6251 Retail trade via
mail-order houses
This group includes retail trade in any kind of product by
catalogue and mail-order. Goods are sent to the buyer who made his choice on
the basis of catalogues, models or any other
offer.
6252 Retail trade via stalls and
markets
This group includes retail trade in any kind of product in a
usually movable stall either along a public road or on a fixed market
place.
6259 Other retail trade not
in stores
This group includes retail trade in any kind of product in
any way which is not included in previous groups, such as by sales persons
who go from house to house trying to sell their products or by vending
machines or on a fee or contract basis.
Exclusions:
The sale and home delivery of new products by stores are
classified under the appropriate subgroups of major groups 621 to
623.
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626 6260
Repair of personal and household goods
This group includes the repair of personal and household
goods when not done in combination with the manufacture of or wholesale or
retail trade in these goods. The specialised repair of footwear, electrical
and non-electrical household and personal appliances, such as watches,
clocks, jewellery, lawnmowers and bicycles, for the general public is
included. Blacksmith shops are also included.
Exclusions:
Repair work to furniture is classified under group 3910
(Manufacture of furniture).
Repair work to motor vehicles and motor cycles is classified
under groups 6320 (Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles) and 6340 (Sale,
maintenance and repair of motor cycles and related parts and accessories),
respectively.
DIVISION 63: SALE, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES
AND MOTOR CYCLES; RETAIL TRADE IN AUTOMOTIVE FUEL
This division includes wholesale and retail trade in new and
used motor vehicles and motor cycles, maintenance and repair, the sale of
parts and accessories, activities of commission agents involved in the sale
of the vehicles, the washing, polishing and towing of vehicles, etc. Also
included is the retail trade in automotive fuel and lubricating and cooling
products.
Exclusions:
The renting of cars or trucks with drivers is classified
under groups 7122 (Other non-scheduled passenger land transport) and 7123
(Freight transport by road), respectively. The renting of motor vehicles and
motor cycles without drivers is classified under group 8511 (Renting of land
transport equipment).
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631
Sale of motor vehicles
This major group includes the wholesale and retail sale of
new and used passenger motor vehicles, including specialised passenger motor
vehicles (ambulances, caravans, microbuses, etc.), motor vehicles to
negotiate difficult terrain (jeeps, landrovers, etc.), other passenger motor
vehicles with motor car type steering mechanisms, and lorries, trailers and
semi-trailers. The sale of such vehicles by motor auctioneers are
included.
632
6320 Maintenance and repair of motor
vehicles
This group includes the maintenance and repair of motor
vehicles such as -
- electrical repair work and repair to diesel pump
injectors;
- the repair of radiators and the replacement of
cores;
- panel-beating and the replacement and spray-painting of
motor vehicle bodies and parts;
- specialised repair services such as wheel balancing and
alignment, the repair and replacement of exhaust and brake systems, shock
absorbers and clutch equipment; and
- motor vehicle washing and cleaning services, anti-rust
treatment of vehicles and towing services.
Exclusions:
Specialised motor engineers engaged in rebuilding engines
and other automotive parts are classified under Manufacturing under subgroup
38302 (Activities of specialised automotive engineering workshops working
primarily for the motor trade).
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633
Sale of motor vehicle parts and
accessories
This major group includes the wholesale and retail sale of
all kinds of parts and accessories for motor vehicles, when not combined
with sale of such vehicles themselves. The activities of motor scrapyards
that sell used parts and accessories are
included.
634
6340 Sale, maintenance and repair of motor
cycles and related parts and accessories
This group includes the wholesale and retail sale of motor
cycles and their parts and accessories. Maintenance and repair are also
included.
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635 6350
Retail sale of automotive fuel
This group includes the retail sale of fuel (petrol, diesel,
liquefied petroleum gas) for motor vehicles and motor cycles, or of the same
fuels for use in boats.
This activity is often combined with the sale of lubricating
products, cooling products, cleaning and all other kinds of products for
motor vehicles or even for other purposes.
Exclusions:
Wholesale trade in fuel is classified under group 6141
(Wholesale trade in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products).
Retail trade in liquefied petroleum gas for cooking or heating purposes is
classified under group 6239 (Other retail trade in specialised
stores).
DIVISION 64: HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS
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6410 Hotels, camping sites and other provision
of short-stay accommodation
This group includes the provision on a fee basis of
short-term lodging, camping space and camping facilities, whether open to
the general public or restricted to members of a particular organisation.
Restaurant facilities operated in connection with the provision of lodging
and bars and off-sales of hotels operated as an integral part of a hotel
remain classified in this group. Also included is the operation of sleeping
cars when operated as separate units.
Examples of activities included here are those usually
offered by hotels, motels, inns, school dormitories, guest houses, youth
hostels, shelters, etc.
Exclusions:
The operation of sleeping cars as an integral part of
railway companies is classified under group 7111 (Railway
transport).
The rental of long-term furnished accommodation is
classified under Division 84 (Real estate activities).
The management of time-share units is also classified under
Division 84.
Orphanages, homes for the aged and homes for the blind and
other handicapped persons are classified under group 9330 (Social work
activities).
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642 6420
Restaurants, bars and canteens
This group includes the preparation and selling of food and
drink for immediate consumption on the premises, such as by restaurants,
tearooms, bars, including beer halls and beer gardens, lunch counters,
fish-and-chip shops, refreshment stands and other similar businesses that
supply take-aways. Catering is also included in this group. The sale of
prepared food and drink must account for at least 50 per cent of the gross
value of goods sold. Cafés which do not satisfy these requirements are
normally classified under subgroup 62110 (Retail trade in non-specialised
stores with food, beverages and tobacco predominating).
Also included are dining-cars when operated as separate
units.
Exclusions:
Restaurants and bars of establishments providing lodging are
regarded as part and parcel of such establishments and are classified under
group 6410 (Hotels, camping sites and other provision of short-stay
accommodation).
The operation of dining-cars as an integral part of railway
companies is classified under group 7111 (Railway transport).
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Sales through vending machines are classified under group
6259 (Other retail trade not in stores).
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