NAICS 424610 size standard: Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers
Sector 42—Wholesale Trade › Subsector 424—Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
150 employees
average number of employees
A business whose primary industry is NAICS 424610 (Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers) is small for SBA and federal contracting purposes if it has no more than 150 employees on average, including affiliates.
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Before you rely on this
- Affiliates count. SBA adds the receipts or employees of your affiliates (companies that control you, that you control, or that share common ownership or management) to yours. See 13 CFR 121.103.
- Receipts are a 5-year average. Average annual receipts are generally your total receipts over your last 5 completed fiscal years divided by 5 (13 CFR 121.104).
- Employees are a 24-month average. Employee-based standards use your average number of employees per pay period over the preceding 24 completed calendar months, counting part-time and temporary staff (13 CFR 121.106).
- The contract decides the code. For a federal contract, the contracting officer assigns one NAICS code in the solicitation, and that code’s size standard is the one that counts.
- Check officially. Use the official SBA Size Standards Tool and keep your SAM.gov registration current.
Not legal or professional advice. This is a free estimate from AwardWatchdog based on SBA’s published table. AwardWatchdog is not affiliated with SBA or the U.S. government. Only SBA can make a formal size determination.
Common questions
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 424610?
A business whose primary industry is NAICS 424610 (Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers) is small for SBA and federal contracting purposes if it has no more than 150 employees on average, including affiliates. The standard comes from SBA’s table at 13 CFR 121.201 (last amended effective March 17, 2023).
How are employees counted for NAICS 424610?
SBA averages the number of employees for each pay period over the preceding 24 completed calendar months, counting full-time, part-time and temporary employees, and includes affiliates (13 CFR 121.106).
Is this an official size determination?
No. This page is an estimate from AwardWatchdog based on SBA’s published table. Use the official SBA Size Standards Tool at sba.gov and only SBA can make a formal size determination.
Related codes in Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
424110 Printing and Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers (225 employees) · 424120 Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (150 employees) · 424130 Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers (150 employees) · 424210 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (250 employees) · 424310 Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers (100 employees) · 424340 Footwear Merchant Wholesalers (200 employees) · 424350 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Merchant Wholesalers (150 employees) · 424410 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers (250 employees) · 424420 Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (200 employees) · 424430 Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers (200 employees) · 424440 Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (150 employees) · 424450 Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers (225 employees)
Source: 13 CFR 121.201 (SBA table of small business size standards, eCFR current as of October 15, 2026; last amended effective March 17, 2023). See also SBA’s table of size standards.
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