The MSME registration asks for the business activity by NIC code. For wholesale of metal and non-metal waste and scrap n.e.c., that activity is 46699.
NIC code · National Industrial Classification 2008
46699 is the 5-digit NIC 2008 code for wholesale of metal and non-metal waste and scrap n.e.c.: a sub-class of class 4669, wholesale of waste and scrap and other products n.e.c., 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 466Class 4669Sub-class 46699
Wholesale of metal and non-metal waste and scrap n.e.c.
Sub-class 46699 · Class 4669 · Group 466 · 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.
466995 digits: 46 + 6 + 9 + 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 46699. 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.
Other specialized wholesale.
Wholesale of waste and scrap and other products n.e.c. The official note for this class is quoted below.
Wholesale of metal and non-metal waste and scrap n.e.c. The full 5-digit code you enter where a form asks for the business activity by NIC code.
What it covers
46699 is a sub-class of class 4669, wholesale of waste and scrap and other products n.e.c. The NIC 2008 document explains the class in the note below, quoted exactly.
This class excludes:
- - collection of household and industrial waste, see 381
- - treatment of waste, not for a further use in an industrial manufacturing process, but with the aim of disposal, see 382
- - processing of waste and scrap and other articles into secondary raw material when a real transformation process is required (the resulting secondary raw material is fit for direct use in an industrial manufacturing process, but is not a final product), see 3830
- - dismantling of automobiles, computers, televisions and other equipment for materials recovery, see 3830
- - shredding of cars by means of a mechanical process, see 3830
- - ship-breaking, see 3830
- - retail sale of second-hand goods, see 4774
Where you use it
Two registration forms ask for the business activity by NIC code. This is where 46699 is entered.
The MSME registration asks for the business activity by NIC code. For wholesale of metal and non-metal waste and scrap n.e.c., that activity is 46699.
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
46699 is for wholesale of metal and non-metal waste and scrap n.e.c. The codes below sit closest to it in NIC 2008: the other sub-classes of class 4669 and other classes in group 466. Each has its own page with the official wording.
46691Class 4669 · another sub-class of the same class46692Class 4669 · another sub-class of the same class46693Class 4669 · another sub-class of the same class46694Class 4669 · another sub-class of the same class46695Class 4669 · another sub-class of the same classClass 4669 has 8 sub-classes in NIC 2008, including 46699. 5 of the others are shown here.
These belong to other classes in group 466, other specialized wholesale. 46699 itself is in class 4669. Use the search above for any other code on this page.
Questions
Wholesale of metal and non-metal waste and scrap n.e.c., in the National Industrial Classification 2008. It is a sub-class of class 4669, wholesale of waste and scrap and other products n.e.c.
Class 4669, wholesale of waste and scrap and other products n.e.c., has 8 sub-classes in NIC 2008. Besides 46699, those with a page here are: 46691 (Wholesale of industrial chemicals,); 46692 (Wholesale of fertilizers and agrochemical products); 46693 (Wholesale of plastic materials in primary forms); 46694 (Wholesale of rubber); 46695 (Wholesale of textile fibres etc.).
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 4669, 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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