> Enrich.chat gives AI agents verified work emails and mobiles. To use it from an agent, read https://enrich.chat/agents.md . This is the Markdown version of https://enrich.chat/naics/424940/ # NAICS code 424940: Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers The companies classified under NAICS 424940, where they are based, how big they are and how the code maps to SIC. By Enrich.chat Editorial. Updated October 22, 2026. **Short answer:** NAICS 424940 is the code for Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers, in sector 42: Wholesale Trade. The companies counted under it are mostly small: 80% have 200 or fewer employees, and 77% are headquartered in the United States. ## What is NAICS 424940? NAICS 424940 is the code for Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers. It belongs to sector 42: Wholesale Trade. NAICS, the North American Industry Classification System, is the standard U.S. government agencies use to sort businesses by what they mainly do, and each digit narrows the category. Most of the companies counted also carry SIC 5194, Wholesale tobacco products, in the older SIC system (98%). NAICS is a North American system, so companies outside the US, Canada and Mexico are placed in it by classification. - 48% of the companies counted have 50 or fewer employees, and the middle one is in the 51 to 200 range. - The largest group is headquartered in the United States (77%). - Most were founded in the 2010s (36%), then the 2000s (25%). **Figure: How NAICS 424940 is built.** The code 424940 split into its parts: sector 42, then subsector, industry group, NAICS industry and U.S. industry. *The six digits of NAICS 424940. Each digit narrows the category.* ## Which companies are classified under NAICS 424940? The biggest by headcount range include Ysq International, Itg Brands, Logista Italia, Logista France and Mercata Vt. Names link to a company profile where we have one. | Company | Headquarters | Employees | | --- | --- | --- | | Ysq International | Singapore, Singapore | 1,001 to 5,000 | | Itg Brands | Greensboro, NC | 1,001 to 5,000 | | Logista Italia | Rome, Italy | 501 to 1,000 | | Mercata Vt | Novi Sad, Serbia | 501 to 1,000 | | Republic Brands | Glenview, IL | 201 to 500 | | Kretek International | Moorpark, CA | 201 to 500 | | Demand Vape | Buffalo, NY | 201 to 500 | | Rocky Patel Premium Cigars | Naples, FL | 51 to 200 | | The Cock 'n Bull | Cape Town, South Africa | 51 to 200 | | Cheyenne International | Grover, NC | 51 to 200 | | Hbi International | Phoenix, AZ | 51 to 200 | | Starbuzz Tobacco | Lake Forest, CA | 51 to 200 | | E-Alternative Solutions | Darien, CT | 51 to 200 | | Vapor Craze | Long Beach, CA | 51 to 200 | | Ripe Vapes | Camarillo, CA | 51 to 200 | | Dannemann El Noble Cigarro | Luebbecke, Germany | 51 to 200 | | Kilo E-Liquids | Los Angeles, United States | 51 to 200 | | Hail & Cotton | Springfield, TN | 51 to 200 | | Kaliman Caribe | Sofia, Bulgaria | 51 to 200 | | Hinrich Wolters | Bremen, Germany | 51 to 200 | | Dotmod | Carlsbad, CA | 11 to 50 | | 7 Daze | Ontario, CA | 11 to 50 | | Mister-E-Liquid | Grand Rapids, MI | 11 to 50 | | Puro Tabaco | Caba, Argentina | 11 to 50 | | Bat Chile | Santiago, Chile | 11 to 50 | The table shows the 25 biggest by headcount range, with ties broken by audience size. The charts and percentages below cover every company counted for this page, not just these 25, and companies with fewer than 11 employees are not counted. Headquarters is the location on each company's public profile. ## How big are the companies counted for NAICS 424940? 48% of them have 50 or fewer employees, and the middle one is in the 51 to 200 range. Companies with fewer than 11 employees are not counted. **Figure: Size of companies in NAICS 424940.** Seven columns for the share of counted companies in NAICS 424940 in each employee range: 11 to 50 48%, 51 to 200 33%, 201 to 500 9%, 501 to 1,000 7%, 1,001 to 5,000 4%, 5,001 to 10,000 0%, 10,001+ 0%. *Share of counted companies in NAICS 424940 in each employee range.* ## How NAICS 424940 compares - 48% of companies in NAICS 424940 have 50 or fewer employees, against 60% across all NAICS codes on this site. ## How do NAICS 424940 companies describe themselves? A code is assigned by classification, and a company does not choose its own, so the label a company uses for itself can differ. The most common labels here are Tobacco Manufacturing (30%), Retail (28%) and Manufacturing (9%). **Figure: How companies in NAICS 424940 describe themselves.** Bars for the share of counted companies in NAICS 424940 that give each industry on their public profile: Tobacco Manufacturing 30%, Retail 28%, Manufacturing 9%, Tobacco 9%, Wholesale 9%, Consumer Goods 7%. *Share of counted companies in NAICS 424940 by the industry they list on their public profile.* ## NAICS 424940 and the SIC system NAICS replaced SIC in 1997, but the two do not line up one to one: companies filed under one NAICS code can carry several SIC codes. These are the ones seen most. | Code | Title | Share of counted | | --- | --- | --- | | SIC 5194 | Wholesale tobacco products | 98% | | SIC 5499 | Retail miscellaneous foods | 2% | ## Where NAICS codes come from NAICS is maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau with Canada and Mexico and revised every five years; the current edition is NAICS 2022. To check exactly what a code includes, search the [official NAICS index](https://www.census.gov/naics/) or read the Census Bureau's [guide to understanding NAICS](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/year/2022/guidance/understanding-naics.html). Pick a code by what a company mostly does, not by who it sells to. ## How do you reach the people at NAICS 424940 companies? The people to talk to are usually sales, supply chain and procurement leaders. You can build the list from this code in three prompts to your AI agent. ### 1. Count them (free) Counting who matches never uses credits. ```text Use www.enrich.chat to count the companies with NAICS code 424940 (Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers) ``` ### 2. Find the people (5 credits per person) Name the roles you sell to. Each person returned is 5 credits, and name, title and company are included. ```text Use www.enrich.chat to find the sales, supply chain and procurement leaders at companies with NAICS code 424940, with their titles ``` ### 3. Get their work emails (10 credits each) An email is 10 credits only when one is found. Every email comes with a status: verified, catch-all or unknown. ```text Use www.enrich.chat to find the work emails for these people and tell me which ones are verified ``` ## More to explore Codes next to it: [NAICS 424910: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers](https://enrich.chat/naics/424910/)[NAICS 424920: Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant](https://enrich.chat/naics/424920/)[NAICS 424930: Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists'](https://enrich.chat/naics/424930/) Others in sector 42: [NAICS 423450: Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment](https://enrich.chat/naics/423450/)[NAICS 423430: Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment](https://enrich.chat/naics/423430/)[NAICS 423610: Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring](https://enrich.chat/naics/423610/)[NAICS 424690: Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant](https://enrich.chat/naics/424690/)[NAICS 423810: Construction and Mining Machinery](https://enrich.chat/naics/423810/)[NAICS 423120: Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts](https://enrich.chat/naics/423120/)[NAICS 423310: Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel](https://enrich.chat/naics/423310/)[NAICS 423420: Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers](https://enrich.chat/naics/423420/) ## Frequently asked questions ### What is NAICS code 424940? NAICS 424940 is the code for Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers, in sector 42: Wholesale Trade. ### What is the SIC code for NAICS 424940 (Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers)? 98% of the companies counted carry SIC 5194 (Wholesale tobacco products), but the two systems do not map one to one. ### Which companies are classified under NAICS 424940? The biggest by headcount range include Ysq International, Itg Brands, Logista Italia, Logista France and Mercata Vt. The page lists 25 with links to their profiles where we have them. ### Where are NAICS 424940 companies based? The largest groups are headquartered in the United States (77%). ### How big are the companies in NAICS 424940? 48% have 50 or fewer employees, and the middle one is in the 51 to 200 range. Companies with fewer than 11 employees are not counted. ### Is NAICS 424940 the same as a SIC code? No. NAICS replaced SIC as the U.S. federal standard in 1997, and the two do not map one to one. The SIC code seen most among these companies is 5194. ## Try this prompt Find the people at NAICS 424940 companies ```text Use www.enrich.chat to find the sales, supply chain and procurement leaders at companies with NAICS code 424940, with titles and verified work emails ``` ## Related - [Companies using a technology](https://enrich.chat/companies-using/) - [NAICS 424910](https://enrich.chat/naics/424910/) - [NAICS 424920](https://enrich.chat/naics/424920/) - [NAICS 424930](https://enrich.chat/naics/424930/) - [Tech stack lookup](https://enrich.chat/tools/tech-stack-lookup/)