Class 8018
This classification applies to stores engaged in the wholesale selling of merchandise not described by a specialty wholesale store classification in the manual. Stores assigned to this classification sell such items as: Art Supplies; Books; Candy; Carpets and Linoleum; Cigars and Cigarettes; Computers - Personal or Home Type; Cosmetic and Toilet Items; Fur Skins; Giftware; Greeting Cards; Hotel Supplies; Household Appliances - Small Housewares; Lamps and lighting fixtures; Musical Instruments; Paint and Related Supplies; Phonograph Records; Photographic Supplies and Equipment; Radios, Televisions, and Stereophonic or High Fidelity Equipment; Sheet Music; Soft Drinks; Stationery and related items; Tires - no installation; Toys; Wines and Liquors.
Store engaged principally in the wholesale or retail mail order sales of merchandise such as that described above are also included in this classification.
Wholesale operations generally include the maintenance of warehouse inventories; the physical assembling, sorting and grading of goods, the breaking of bulk quantities and repackaging into smaller lots; and the promoting of sales through utilization of an outside sales force. Other types of operations assigned to this classification are: Package Consolidators - receiving packages from other firms for sorting and consolidating; Packing - receiving bulk merchandise for repackaging; Storage of rugs and carpets; Dealers in charcoal in bags; Sawdust Dealers - no grinding operations.
This classification applies to stores principally engaged in the wholesale distribution of drugs, medicines and pharmaceutical ingredients used for the compounding and dispensing of prescriptions. In addition, such stores perform, as a minor and incidental operation, the selling of other merchandise such as cosmetics, hair preparations, combs, brushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, deodorants, disinfectants, soap, shampoo, baby products, bandages, dressings, cotton, fever thermometers, heating pads, vaporizers, sterilizers, elastic stockings, abdominal supports, splints, rubber water bottles, ice caps and shower caps. This classification does not include compounding, blending, or mixing of drugs, medicines or pharmaceutical ingredients. If such operations are performed, they are assigned to Code 4611 drug, medicine or pharmaceutical preparations mfg.
This classification does not apply to any wholesale store that is described by one of the specialty store classifications.
Dealers engaged in the exclusive sale of plywood who do no handling of any other lumber, shall be assigned to Code 8235 plywood dealers.
Wholesale distribution of newspapers and magazines shall be assigned to Code 8745 newsagents or distributors of magazines.
The installation of wall-to-wall carpets, linoleum or non-ceramic floor tile by a wholesale store shall be assigned to Code 5478 Carpet, Linoleum, Vinyl, Asphalt or Rubber Floor Tile Installation.
Stores engaged in the selling of the following articles shall be assigned to Code 8017 store retail NOC. If the sales are principally retail in nature, regardless of the definition of retail and the buyer or ultimate use of the merchandise sold: Computers and allied supplies; Paint, wallpaper and allied supplies.
Refer to Note listed under Code 8001 for the approved interpretations applicable to stores and dealers.
Class 8018
Codes 8018 and 2121 brewery shall not be assigned to the same risk unless the operations described by these classifications are conducted as separate and distinct businesses.
Applies to cleaning, grading or shelling. Hull grinding or mfg. of oil to be separately rated.