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source: Visa Merchant Data Standards Manual (Nov 2021)
5912
Drug Stores and Pharmacies

Merchants classified with this MCC sell prescription and proprietary drugs, nonprescription (over-the-counter) medicines, vitamins, cannabis (where legal to do so) and may also sell related items such as cosmetics, toiletries, tobacco, heating pads, back supports, novelty merchandise, greeting cards, and a limited supply of food items.

Examples:

Medicine – Prescription, Pharmacies

Pharmacies

Prescription Medication

Toiletries

Similar MCC Codes:

5499 – Miscellaneous Food Stores – Convenience Stores and Specialty Markets

Category:
5921
Package Stores – Beer, Wine, and Liquor

Merchants classified with this MCC sell packaged alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, and liquor for consumption off the premises and may also sell a limited variety of food and snack items, newspapers and magazines, and a limited selection of toiletries and over-the-counter medicines.

Examples:

Alcohol – Liquor Stores

Similar MCC Codes:

5499 – Miscellaneous Food Stores – Convenience Stores and Specialty Markets

5813 – Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) – Bars, Taverns, Nightclubs, Cocktail Lounges, and Discotheques

Category:
5931
Used Merchandise and Secondhand Stores

Merchants classified with this MCC sell used merchandise or secondhand goods such as accessories, shoes and clothing, furniture, books, bicycles, musical instruments, sewing machines, electronic equipment, appliances, and other household items. Typically, the items for sale have been donated or are on consignment.

Examples:

Consignment Shops

Secondhand Stores

Thrift Stores

Vintage Clothing

Similar MCC Codes:

5932 – Antique Shops – Sales, Repairs, and Restoration Services

5933 – Pawn Shops

Category:
5932
Antique Shops – Sales, Repairs, and Restoration Services

Merchants classified with this MCC sell antiques such as furniture, jewelry, cameras and photographic equipment, tools, art work, books, appliances and other household items. This MCC does not include retail sellers of antique automobiles.

Examples:

Services – Antique Restoration

Similar MCC Codes:

5521 – Car and Truck Dealers (Used Only) Sales, Service, Repairs, Parts, and Leasing

7641 – Furniture – Reupholstery, Repair, and Refinishing

Category:
5933
Pawn Shops

Merchants classified with this MCC lend money in exchange for personal property left with the merchants as security.

Examples:
Similar MCC Codes:

5931 – Used Merchandise and Secondhand Stores

5932 – Antique Shops – Sales, Repairs, and Restoration Services

Category:
5935
Wrecking and Salvage Yards

Merchants classified with this MCC provide wrecking and salvaging services.

Examples:

Junk Yards

Similar MCC Codes:

7549 – Towing Services

Category:
5937
Antique Reproductions

Merchants classified with this MCC sell antique reproductions or facsimiles of clothing, furniture, rugs, paintings and art work, mirrors, glassware, jewelry, and other household and personal items and may also provide antique photograph reproduction and restoration services.

Examples:
Similar MCC Codes:

5932 – Antique Shops – Sales, Repairs, and Restoration Services

Category:
5940
Bicycle Shops – Sales and Service

Merchants classified with this MCC sell bicycles, bicycle parts, and accessories (including a limited variety of related sporting apparel) and may also conduct repair work.

Examples:

Mountain Bikes

Service – Bicycles

Similar MCC Codes:

5941 – Sporting Goods Stores

7699 – Miscellaneous Repair Shops and Related Services

7999 – Recreation Services (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Category:
5941
Sporting Goods Stores

Merchants classified with this MCC sell sporting goods, sports equipment, camping supplies, and related parts and accessories, and may also rent or repair equipment.

Examples:

Backpacking Equipment

Bait, Tackle Stores

Billiard Tables – Sales Camping Equipment

Cutlery – Sporting Knives

Exercise Equipment

Fishing – Equipment, Bait, Tackle

Golf Equipment

Gun Shops

Hiking Equipment

Hunting Equipment,

Supplies

In-Line Skates Shops

Pool Tables – Sales

Rollerblade Shops

Scuba, Skin Diving Equipment

Skateboard Shops

Ski Shops

Skin Diving, Scuba Equipment

Surfboards, Accessories

Trekking Equipment

Windsurf Boards, Accessories

Similar MCC Codes:

5551 – Boat Dealers

5561 – Camper, Recreational and Utility Trailer Dealers

5571 – Motorcycle Shops and Dealers

5598 – Snowmobile Dealers

5940 – Bicycle Shops – Sales and Service

7699 – Miscellaneous Repair Shops and Related Services

7999 – Recreation Services (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Category:
5942
Book Stores

Merchants classified with this MCC sell new and/or used books, journals, magazines, textbooks, maps and atlases, audio books, and calendars.

Examples:

Paperbacks – Book Stores

Textbooks

Similar MCC Codes:

5943 – Stationery Stores, Office and School Supply Stores

Category:
5943
Stationery Stores, Office and School Supply Stores

Merchants classified with this MCC are retail sellers of paper goods used in offices and schools, office and school supplies, , and small office equipment and furniture.

Examples:

Office Supply Stores

School Supply Store

Similar MCC Codes:

5732 – Electronics Stores

5734 – Computer Software Stores

5978 – Typewriter Stores – Sales, Rentals, and Service

7394 – Equipment, Tool, Furniture, and Appliance Rental and Leasing

Category:
5944
Jewelry Stores, Watches, Clocks, and Silverware Stores

Merchants classified with this MCC sell fine jewelry, watches, clocks, and sterling silver and silver-plated flatware and accessories, and may also repair fine jewelry.

Examples:

Clock Shop

Diamond Stores

Gems, Precious Metals, Jewelry

Jewelry – Fine

Precious Gems, Metals, Jewelry

Silversmiths

Silverware Stores

Watch Shops

Similar MCC Codes:

5932 – Antique Shops – Sales, Repairs, and Restoration Services

5933 – Pawn Shops

5947 – Gift, Card, Novelty and Souvenir Shops

5950 – Glassware/Crystal Stores

5972 – Stamp and Coin Stores

7699 – Miscellaneous Repair Shops and Related Services

Category:
5945
Hobby, Toy, and Game Shops

Merchants classified with this MCC sell toys and games, and may also sell a limited selection of do-it-yourself craft or hobby kits.

Examples:

Games Stores

Hobby Shops

Toy Stores

Toy, Game Shops

Similar MCC Codes:

5970 – Artist’s Supply and Craft Shops

Category:
5946
Camera and Photographic Supply Stores

Merchants classified with this MCC sell cameras, film, video equipment, printers, and other photographic equipment and supplies, and may provide photo/video processing services.

Examples:

Camcorders, Photographic Equipment

Equipment – Photographic Supply Stores

Photography Supply Stores

Supplies – Photographic

Video Cameras, Photographic Equipment

Similar MCC Codes:

5732 – Electronics Stores

7395 – Photofinishing Laboratories and Photo Developing

Category:
5947
Gift, Card, Novelty and Souvenir Shops

Merchants classified with this MCC sell gifts and novelty items, greeting cards, balloons, souvenirs, holiday decorations, stationery, wrapping paper and bows, photo albums, and a limited selection of office supplies.

Examples:

Memorabilia, Souvenir Shops

Novelty Shops

Souvenir, Memorabilia Shops

Similar MCC Codes:

5943 – Stationery Stores, Office and School Supply Stores

Category:
5948
Luggage and Leather Goods Stores

Merchants classified with this MCC are retail sellers of luggage, trunks, briefcases, leather backpacks, wallets, purses, gloves, and other leather goods, and may also sell a limited selection of leather apparel.

Examples:
Similar MCC Codes:

5999 – Miscellaneous and Specialty Retail Stores

Category:
5949
Sewing, Needlework, Fabric and Piece Goods Stores

Merchants classified with this MCC are retail sellers of fabric, patterns, yarn and other needlework/sewing supplies, and may offer sewing classes or instruction.

Examples:

Fabric Stores

Knitting Shops

Needlework Shops

Supplies – Sewing, Fabric, Notions,

Needlework, Piece Goods

Yarn Shops

Similar MCC Codes:

5970 – Artist’s Supply and Craft Shops

8299 – Schools and Educational Services (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Category:
5950
Glassware/Crystal Stores

Merchants classified with this MCC sell glassware, china and crystal tableware, and glass, china, or crystal gift items.

Examples:

China, Crystal Stores

Crystal Stores

Cut Glass, Crystal

Similar MCC Codes:

5719 – Miscellaneous Home Furnishing Specialty Stores

Category:
5960
Direct Marketing – Insurance Services

Merchants classified with this MCC sell insurance via direct mail, billing statement stuffers, and magazine or television ads, all of which include either a toll-free telephone number or an address to which prospective customers may respond.

Examples:

Automobile Insurance – Sales (Direct Marketing)

Insurance Services – Direct Marketing

Services – Insurance, Direct Marketing

Similar MCC Codes:

6300 – Insurance Sales, Underwriting, and Premiums

Category:
5962
Direct Marketing – Travel-Related Arrangement Services

Merchants classified with this MCC sell travel-related services (including discount travel clubs or newsletters) via outbound telemarketing calls, mailings, magazine or television ads, or other direct marketing methods that include either a toll-free telephone number or an address to which prospective customers may respond.

Examples:

Services – Direct Marketing Travel-Related Arrangement Services

Telemarketing Travel-Related Arrangement Services (Excluding Travel Agencies)

Travel Clubs (Direct Marketing)

Travel-Related Arrangement Services-Direct Marketing

Similar MCC Codes:

4722 – Travel Agencies and Tour Operators

4789 – Transportation Services (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Category:
5963
Door-To-Door Sales

Merchants classified with this MCC sell a variety of products by means of house-to-house visits.

Examples:
Similar MCC Codes:
Category:
5964
Direct Marketing – Catalog Merchant

Merchants classified with this MCC sell a variety of goods via catalogs and offer no means by which customers may purchase products in a face-to-face manner.

Examples:
Similar MCC Codes:

5965 – Direct Marketing – Combination Catalog and Retail Merchant

Category:
5965
Direct Marketing – Combination Catalog and Retail Merchant

Merchants classified with this MCC sell a variety of goods via catalog and one or more retail outlets. MCC 5965 is used for goods sold via catalog, while the MCC relevant to what is sold in the retail outlets is used for goods sold in the retail outlets.

Examples:
Similar MCC Codes:

5964 – Direct Marketing – Catalog Merchant

Category:
5966
Direct Marketing – Outbound Telemarketing Merchant

Merchants classified with this MCC sell a variety of products using outbound telemarketing methods, where the merchant initiates contact with prospective buyers via telephone or mailing (other than a catalog) that instructs the cardholder to contact the merchant. This MCC excludes charitable organizations that conduct outbound telemarketing.

Examples:
Similar MCC Codes:
Category:
5967
Direct Marketing – Inbound Teleservices Merchant

Merchants classified with this MCC sell information or content services (or goods sold through the service) that customers access via telephone or fax or over the internet.

Examples:

Adult Content

Audiotext Merchants

Videotext Merchants

Digital Content Merchants

Similar MCC Codes:

4816 – Computer Network Information Services

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