Recommended INPS scheme:
COMMERCIO
Flat-rate scheme (forfettario)
Eligible for the flat-rate scheme?
Yes
Threshold:
€85,000
Profitability coefficient:
62%
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Classification
- GCOMMERCIO ALL'INGROSSO E AL DETTAGLIO
- 46Commercio all'ingrosso
- 46.1Attività di servizi di intermediazione per il commercio all'ingrosso
- 46.18Attività di intermediari del commercio all'ingrosso di altri prodotti specifici
- 46.18.9Attività di intermediari del commercio all'ingrosso di altri prodotti specifici n.c.a.
- 46.18.93Attività di intermediari del commercio all'ingrosso di strumenti musicali
Description
- activities of agents involved in the wholesale of musical instruments
Exclusion notes
Excluded from division 46:
- trade of electricity, see 35.15
- trade of gaseous fuels for energy supply through mains, see 35.23
- rental and leasing of goods, see division 77
- packaging of solid goods and bottling of liquid or gaseous goods, including blending and filtering for third parties, see 82.92
Excluded from group 46.1:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2, 46.3, 46.4, 46.5, 46.6, 46.7, 46.8, 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2, 46.3, 46.4, 46.5, 46.6, 46.7, 46.8, 46.9
- intermediation service activities for retail sale, see 47.9
- intermediation service activities for real estate activities, see 68.31
- operation of websites providing searches for goods that link the customers to sellers, see the corresponding classes for intermediation service activities
- activities of advertising, market research and public relations, see division 73
Excluded from class 46.18:
- wholesale on own account, see 46.2, 46.3, 46.4, 46.5, 46.6, 46.7, 46.8, 46.9
- activities of commission agents who assume ownership of the goods, even if they are acting in the name of a third party, see 46.2, 46.3, 46.4, 46.5, 46.6, 46.7, 46.8, 46.9
- waste trade activities as wholesalers, see 46.87
- activities of insurance agents, see 66.22
- activities of real estate agents, see 68.31
- activities of sale representatives, for promotion purposes, see 73.30
Frequently asked questions
I am an agent for guitars, pianos, and instruments on behalf of music brands — this code or the audio-video one?
Yes, musical instruments sold on a wholesale commission basis fall under 46.18.93. The distinction is instruments versus consumer electronics: amplifiers and audio-video systems as consumer products go in 46.18.50.
What changes for the ATECO code between being a musical instrument agent and a shop that buys and resells them?
The difference lies in ownership of the goods. As a commission agent who never purchases the instruments, you fall in 46.18.93. If you buy and resell instruments on your own account, the activity is direct trade, outside the 46.18 agents' family.
I handle musical instruments as well as sheet music, accessories, and various small items — do I stay here?
Usually yes, as long as musical instruments remain the predominant product. When the mandates expand to a varied assortment with no dominant product line, the activity shifts to the catch-all code 46.18.99.