Business codes

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April 11, 2022
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I am unable to find a code that matches my business very well. I am a solopreneur and I make handcrafted jewelry in my home. I sell my pieces to local and online clients. Because I do both wholesale and retail, the codes under Wholesale Trade don't apply. I don't have a store, so the codes under Retail Trade don't apply. Where to go next? I've read blog and forum posts indicating that 711510 "Independent artists, writers, & performers" is the best fit, but it still doesn't sound exactly right to me.

LudwigVan_fan

Alumni - Champ

Not a definitive answer, but some ideas:

What is the highest concentration of sales coming from:

• Retail Sales?
• Wholesale Sales?
• Web Sales?

If you are hand fabricating, casting, or doing production, and selling a fairly similar amount in all three sales streams, then choose Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing 339910.

If you sell mostly online, even if it is a mix of wholesale and retail, then use Electronic Shopping 454111.

If you are a maker and selling mostly at Jewelry Trade Shows, then choose Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers 423940.

If you don’t have a public store front, but are open by appointment only or sell at Art Shows, and your highest revenue stream is Retail Sales, then select Jewelry Stores 448310.

I don't think 711510 would be appropriate at all. That code really relates to those in artistic productions, cultural works, More for actors, speakers, dancers, writers, etc.

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