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Sub-class

46.342 — Wholesale of Wine, Beer, Spirits and Other Alcoholic Beverages

46.342
Sub-class
Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages
SDMX: G46342
Sub-class Level
1 Depth
0 Children
0 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ Includes

This subclass includes: - wholesale of alcoholic beverages

+ Also Includes

This subclass also includes: - buying of wine in bulk and bottling without transformation

✗ Excludes

This subclass excludes: - blending of wine, distilled spirits and other beverages (in order to make a new product), see 11.01, 11.02, 11.07

Frequently Confused With

11.01
Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits
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 11.02
Manufacture of wine from grape
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 11.07
Manufacture of soft drinks and bottled waters
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Who is this code for?

Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIX

Managers and directors in retail and wholesale

SOC 2020:1150
Common titles: Shop manager, Retail director
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 1420

Sales and retail assistants

SOC 2020:7111
Common titles: Shop assistant, Sales person
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 5223

Retail cashiers and check-out operators

SOC 2020:7112
Common titles: Cashier, Checkout assistant
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 5230

Related Occupations

Importers and exportersStock control clerks and assistants

Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section G (Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages).

Frequently confused with

Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) — UK SIC 2026
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