The MSME registration asks for the business activity by NIC code. For other non-specialised wholesale trade n.e.c., that activity is 46909.
NIC code · National Industrial Classification 2008
46909 is the 5-digit NIC 2008 code for other non-specialised wholesale trade n.e.c.: a sub-class of class 4690, non-specialized wholesale trade, within division 46, wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles. Search a code or activity below, or copy the code for your Udyam or SPICe+ form.
This code
Division 46Group 469Class 4690Sub-class 46909
Other non-specialised wholesale trade n.e.c.
Sub-class 46909 · Class 4690 · Group 469 · Division 46 · Section G, NIC 2008
The code
Where the code sits in the National Industrial Classification 2008, from section to sub-class, in the official wording.
469095 digits: 46 + 9 + 0 + 9NIC 2025 · Notice dated 16 October 2026
On 18 November 2025 the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released NIC 2025, which uses 6-digit codes aligned with the UN's ISIC Revision 5. This page shows the NIC 2008 code 46909. The matching NIC 2025 code will be added here once it is mapped from MoSPI's official concordance.
How to read it
An NIC code is built in layers. Each digit narrows the one before it: the division, the group, the class, and finally the 5-digit sub-class. Divisions themselves are grouped under lettered sections.
The broadest numbered layer. Division 46 covers wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles. It sits in section G, wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles.
Non-specialized wholesale trade.
Non-specialized wholesale trade. The official note for this class is quoted below.
Other non-specialised wholesale trade n.e.c. The full 5-digit code you enter where a form asks for the business activity by NIC code.
What it covers
46909 is a sub-class of class 4690, non-specialized wholesale trade. The NIC 2008 document explains the class in the note below, quoted exactly.
This class includes wholesale of a variety of goods without any particular specialization
Where you use it
Two registration forms ask for the business activity by NIC code. This is where 46909 is entered.
The MSME registration asks for the business activity by NIC code. For other non-specialised wholesale trade n.e.c., that activity is 46909.
The company incorporation form asks for the main industrial activity of the proposed company by NIC code.
Not GST. GST registration does not use NIC codes; goods and services there are classified by HSN and SAC codes.
Choosing the right code
46909 is for other non-specialised wholesale trade n.e.c. The codes below sit closest to it in NIC 2008: the other sub-classes of class 4690. Each has its own page with the official wording.
Class 4690 has 2 sub-classes in NIC 2008, including 46909.
Questions
Other non-specialised wholesale trade n.e.c., in the National Industrial Classification 2008. It is a sub-class of class 4690, non-specialized wholesale trade.
Class 4690, non-specialized wholesale trade, has 2 sub-classes in NIC 2008. Besides 46909, they are: 46901 (Wholesale trade via e-commerce excluding activities of commission agents).
In Udyam Registration, which asks for the business activity by NIC code, and in the SPICe+ company incorporation form, which asks for the main industrial activity by NIC code. GST registration does not use NIC codes.
About this page
The section, division, group, class and sub-class on this page, and the explanatory note for class 4690, are taken word for word from the official document “National Industrial Classification (All Economic Activities) 2008”, Central Statistical Organisation, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.
This is reference information on the classification of a business activity. It is not advice on which code your own business should declare, and the official NIC document prevails if the two ever differ. A change in the classification, including the MoSPI concordance to NIC 2025, re-opens this page for checking.
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