461012 - Activities of commission agents involved in the wholesale of construction materials, hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies | NIC-2025 Code
The most specific NIC-2025 activity code for this business activity, within class 4610 (Wholesale on a fee or contract basis).
What NIC code 461012 covers
NIC Code 461012 of NIC-2025 covers 461012 - Activities of commission agents involved in the wholesale of construction materials, hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies | NIC-2025 Code. It falls under class 4610 (Wholesale on a fee or contract basis).
Excluded from class 4610
- wholesale on own account, see 462 to 469
- activities of commission agents who assumes ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 462 to 469
- activities of opaque intermediaries (intermediaries that are acting in the name of a third party), see 462 to 469
- intermediation service activities for retail trade, see 479
- intermediation service activities for real estate activities, see 6821
- websites providing searches for goods that link the customers to sellers
How to choose code 461012
A quick check before you use this code in a registration.
- 1Match your main business activity with the activity name: Activities of commission agents involved in the wholesale of construction materials, hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies.
- 2Check the exclusions. If your activity is listed there, follow the referenced code instead.
- 3If you carry out more than one activity, pick a NIC code for each activity and mark the main one (registrations like Udyam allow multiple codes).
- 4Use the NIC-2025 code in forms that ask for this classification version, and the mapped code where the older or newer version is required.
Where you use NIC code 461012
The same activity code carries across these registrations. IncorpX provides assistance for each one.
GST registration classifies goods and services with HSN and SAC codes rather than NIC codes. Your NIC activity description helps keep the business activity consistent across applications.
Get assistance with GST RegistrationUdyam registration asks for the NIC code of every activity you carry out. You can select multiple NIC codes at 2-digit, 4-digit and 5-digit levels.
Get assistance with MSME (Udyam) RegistrationDPIIT startup recognition records your industry and sector based on the national industrial classification, so the right NIC code keeps your profile accurate.
Get assistance with Startup India (DPIIT)The SPICe+ incorporation form records the main division of industrial activity of the proposed company, which is derived from the NIC classification.
Get assistance with Private Limited CompanyThe FiLLiP incorporation form for LLPs also captures the business activity classification based on NIC codes.
Get assistance with LLP RegistrationOPC incorporation follows the same SPICe+ process, so the NIC-based activity classification applies here as well.
Get assistance with One Person Company (OPC)Trademarks use the NICE classification (Classes 1 to 45), not NIC codes. Your NIC activity helps identify which trademark classes fit your goods or services.
Get assistance with Trademark RegistrationThe NIC-2008 equivalent
When a form uses NIC-2008, map this activity through the concordance at the 4-digit class level.
Concordance published by MoSPI between the 4-digit industry classes of NIC-2008 and this version. Partial mappings mean the activity is split across more than one class.
Related NIC codes
Other activity codes in class 4610.
NIC code 461012, answered
What is NIC code 461012?
NIC code 461012 is the NIC-2025 sub-class for "Activities of commission agents involved in the wholesale of construction materials, hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies". It sits inside class 4610 (Wholesale on a fee or contract basis), so it is the most specific code you can select for this activity.
Where do I use NIC code 461012?
You quote this code where a registration asks for your business activity, most directly in Udyam (MSME) registration and in the industrial activity captured during company or LLP incorporation. GST uses HSN and SAC codes instead, and the NIC code keeps your activity description consistent across applications.
Can I register more than one NIC code?
Yes. Udyam registration lets you add several NIC codes for the different activities you carry out and mark the main one. If you are unsure which codes apply, IncorpX provides assistance for selecting them correctly.
What is the NIC-2008 equivalent of code 461012?
At the 4-digit class level, NIC-2025 class 4610 corresponds to NIC-2008 class 4610. Use the mapped code where a form asks for the NIC-2008 classification.
This directory reproduces the National Industrial Classification for reference. Titles, notes and codes are sourced from the MoSPI publications; the official gazette remains the authoritative source. IncorpX provides assistance for registrations that use these codes and does not issue the classification itself.
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